Regular Season Game 3 - November 20, 2007 CET: 19:30 Local time: 19:30 - SALLE SAINTE-CROIX

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Semi-Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
0-0 Last 32 0-0
1-1 Regular Season 1-1
1-1 Overall 1-1

Referees

Crew Chief
CICORIA, GIANPAOLO, Italy
Referee
HERLT, OLIVER, Australia
Umpire
ZASHCHUK, SERGIY, Ukraine

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
88.5 Points 72.5
31.5 Rebounds 25.5
7.0 O. Rebounds 8.0
24.5 D. Rebounds 17.5
13.5 Assists 8.5
4.5 Steals 6.5
4.5 Blocks 1.0
16.0 Turnovers 18.5
52.7 % 2PT 60.0 %
33.3 % 3PT 33.3 %
73.9 % FT 84.6 %
89.5 Index 59.0

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
19.5 / JOHNSON, KENYETTA Points 16.0 / Micov
7.5 / ESTERKAMP, D. Rebounds 6.0 / DRAGOJLOVIC, V.
3.0 / SLOAN, MARCUS OR 1.5 / Micov
6.5 / ESTERKAMP, D. DR 5.0 / DRAGOJLOVIC, V.
6.5 / PERRIER-DAVID, PASCAL Assists 2.5 / OTASEVIC, NIKOLA
1.5 / SLOAN, MARCUS Steals 1.5 / RAKOCEVIC, ZARKO
3.5 / JOHNSON, KENYETTA Blocks 1.0 / RAKOCEVIC, ZARKO
9.0 / MRAZEK, HAROLD Turnovers 6.5 / Micov
66.7 % / MRAZEK, HAROLD 2PT 80.0 % / Dragicevic
60.0 % / MRAZEK, HAROLD 3PT 100.0 % / Micov
94.1 % / MRAZEK, HAROLD FT 100.0 % / BAKIC, B.
25.5 / JOHNSON, KENYETTA Index 16.0 / DRAGOJLOVIC, V.

THE TAKE

Benetton Fribourg and KK Buducnost meet up in a Group E showdown in Switzerland of teams looking to improve to 2-1. Fribourg struggled from the outside and were out-rebounded 36-26 in losing on the road at Swans Gmunden. Head coach Damien Leyrolles' Swiss boys from Fribourg did a good job taking care of the ball with just nine turnovers, but were clearly missing point guard Harold Mrazek, who scored a team-high 29 points in their opening victory. Without Mrazek, Leyrolles was left with a seven-man rotation as all five starters played at least 30 minutes. And that was evident as the Swiss shooters didn't have their legs in hitting just 23% of their three-pointers against Swans. Mrazek's status will play a critical role in Fribourg's chances, even though they are playing at home. Buducnost, meanwhile, come into the road game after evening their record at 1-1 with a tough win at Antwerp Giants. Head coach Dejan Radonjic's Montenegrins used their dominance inside to collect the win, out-rebounding the Belgians 29-17 and shooting 66% from inside the arc. While Radonjic can be pleased with 85% free throw shooting, he knows the team needs to improve on their outside touch (29%) as well as their ball-handling as they committed 22 turnovers. Small forward Vladimir Micov has 13 turnovers in two games but he also has a team-high 32 points.
Monday, November 19, 2007
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Players

Buducnost improved to 2-1 in Group E and tied for the second spot with Allianz Swans Gmunden by topping Benetton Olympic Fribourg 73-82 in Switzerland on Tuesday. Buducnost improved to 2-1 while Fribourg dropped to 1-2 and now ties with Hapoel Galil Elyon for the fourth spot in Group E. Vladislav Dragojlovic paced the winners with 22 points and 8 rebounds. Bojan Bakic added 16 points, Vladimir Micov had 12 while Ivan Maras barely missed a double-double with 11 points and 9 rebounds for Buducnost. Ken Johnson had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 8 blocks for Fribourg, David Esterkamp added 20 points and 9 rebounds while Harold Mrazek scored 10 points for the hosts. Buducnost led 38-54 at halftime and even when Mrazek and Esterkamp managed to get Fribourg within 73-78 in the final 2 minutes, the hosts could not complete its comeback. A critical basket by Maras and free throws by Nikola Otasevic and Bakic helped Buducnost to cruise to an important win.

Dragojlovic and Micov fueled a 2-6 opening run for Buducnost but a power layup by Marcus Sloan and 5 quick points by Esterkamp allowed Fribourg to get a 9-8 edge. Dragojlovic kept pacing Buducnost while Nemanja Gordic scored for a 11-16 Buducnost lead. A 7-0 run that Sloan capped with free throws put Olympic back ahead, 18-16. Esterkamp stepped up with a put-back basket while Sloan scored off a steal to make Fribourg regain the lead, 22-21, after 10 minutes. Maras had 7 quick points while Vladimir Dasic scored inside to give the guests a double-digit margin, 24-34. Fribourg struggled to score while Dragojlovic and Bakic combined for 8 quick points to break the game open, 25-42, after a game-breaking 3-21 run. Fribourg improved its offense but Bakic and Dragoljovic allowed the guests to keep a 38-54 margin at halftime. Johnson and Sloan tried to ignit the hosts' comeback but Dragojlovic and a third-chance layup by Dasic made Buducnost keep a 44-60 lead. Esterkamp and Mrazek scored from downtown in a 8-0 run that gave Fribourg some hope, 54-62. It didn't last long, however, as Maras stepped up with consecutive layups while Marko Popovic added a triple to keep Buducnost out of trouble, 58-69, after 30 minutes. Johnson and Mrazek got the hosts even closer, 62-69. Dragojlovic stepped up with a three-point play and Nemanja Gordic added a put-back layup but Esterkamp and Mrazek got Fribourg within 73-78. Maras shined with a key basket while free throws by Otasevic and Bakic sealed the outcome.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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Referees: CICORIA, GIANPAOLO (ITA), HERLT, OLIVER (AUS), ZASHCHUK, SERGIY (UKR)
Attendance: 1200
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Head coach: LEYROLLES, DAMIEN
Benetton Fribourg
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
3FG
M-A
FT
M-A
Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 KAZADI, JONATHAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 SLOAN, MARCUS 21:39 8 3/4   2/3 1 1 2 1 1 2     2 3 9
6 PERRIER-DAVID, PASCAL 36:16 5 1/4 1/6     2 2 6 1 4     3 4 3
7 LAASS, MALTE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 QUIDOME, TRESOR 28:02 3 0/1 1/6   1 2 3   2 1     3   -2
9 MRAZEK, HAROLD 31:24 10 0/2 1/6 7/8   5 5 2   4   1 3 7 8
10 SAVOY, BRIAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11 PETKOVIC, STEFAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 ESTERKAMP, DAVID 35:54 20 3/6 2/8 8/12 2 7 9 4 1 2     4 10 25
13 JOHNSON, KEN 37:23 23 9/12   5/7 3 5 8 1 1 2 8   2 4 36
14 TSHOMBA, DOUGLAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 VOGT, OLIVER 9:22 4 1/1   2/2 1   1           1 1 5
Team           1   1               1
Totals 200:00 73 17/30 5/26 24/32 9 22 31 14 6 15 8 1 18 29 85
56.7% 19.2% 75%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: RADONJIC, DEJAN
KK Buducnost
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
3FG
M-A
FT
M-A
Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 OTASEVIC, NIKOLA 20:27 5 2/2 0/1 1/2   1 1 8 2 3     4 2 9
5 MICOV, VLADIMIR 31:24 12 3/5 2/3     1 1 2   2   1 4 1 6
6 POPOVIC, MARKO 23:05 3 0/3 1/1             1   1 3   -5
8 GORDIC, NEMANJA 20:32 4 2/6     2 2 4 1   1     2 1 3
9 MIJATOVIC, NENAD DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 SEHOVIC, SEAD DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11 RAKOCEVIC, ZARKO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 BAKIC, BOJAN 24:32 16 3/6 1/5 7/8   3 3 2 1 2     2 4 14
14 MARAS, IVAN 17:44 11 5/9 0/2 1/1 2 7 9         2 2 2 12
15 DASIC, VLADIMIR 21:20 9 3/7 1/3   3 2 5 2 4   1 1 4 3 13
22 DRAGICEVIC, VLADIMIR 13:21     0/1     3 3           4   -2
25 DRAGOJLOVIC, VLADISLAV 27:35 22 9/15   4/4 4 4 8 1   1   3 5 5 21
Team                                
Totals 200:00 82 27/53 5/16 13/15 11 23 34 16 7 10 1 8 30 18 71
50.9% 31.3% 86.7%
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Head Coaches

LEYROLLES, DAMIEN
Benetton Fribourg
"It was a very good team with a very good defense. We lost the game in the second quarter because we didn't play during ten minutes and in the ULEB Cup this is not allowed because the level is very high during the whole game. We won three of the four quarters and we lost one by 16 points. That's the key of the game."
RADONJIC, DEJAN
KK Buducnost
"It was a very good game and a big success! I'm very happy tonight. Our defense was very proficient. In the first half, the offensive game was excellent and during the second half the defense worked very well."

Players

ESTERKAMP, DAVID
Benetton Fribourg
"The second quarter killed us! It would have been possible to win the game if we had tried to keep contact with the score during the second part. At the end we tried to came back but without success."
MARAS, IVAN
KK Buducnost
"We didn't start the game very well. Fribourg is a quality team but we made the important points in the important moments. We always kept the game under control."
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