Regular Season Game 5 - December 14, 2010 CET: 20:00 Local time: 21:00 - LAMIA ARENA

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
2-2 Regular Season 2-2
2-2 Overall 2-2

Referees

Crew Chief
VOJINOVIC, RADOMIR, Montenegro
Referee
CONDE, ANTONIO, Spain
Umpire
MILOJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR, Macedonia, F.Y.R. Of

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
61.0 Points 71.0
33.5 Rebounds 30.8
7.8 O. Rebounds 5.5
25.8 D. Rebounds 25.3
11.3 Assists 15.8
6.8 Steals 7.0
2.0 Blocks 2.5
17.8 Turnovers 13.0
45.0 % 2PT 48.2 %
27.8 % 3PT 37.2 %
76.3 % FT 78.3 %
58.5 Index 79.5

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
10.0 / UDRIH, SAMO Points 10.0 / Micov
5.3 / KRABBENHOFT, JOSEPH Rebounds 4.3 / Urbutis
1.5 / SKLAVOS, EVANGELOS OR 1.3 / Urbutis
4.0 / KRABBENHOFT, JOSEPH DR 3.3 / Micov
2.5 / PAPAMAKARIOS, MANOLIS Assists 3.8 / GREEN, MICHAEL
2.3 / Xanthopoulos Steals 1.5 / Micov
0.8 / KRABBENHOFT, JOSEPH Blocks 1.3 / ORTNER, BENJAMIN
2.8 / KRABBENHOFT, JOSEPH Turnovers 2.5 / Micov
57.1 % / OSTOJIC, DJURO 2PT 100.0 % / DIVIACH, MARCO
43.8 % / PAPAMAKARIOS, MANOLIS 3PT 60.0 % / Tabu
100.0 % / PAPAMAKARIOS, MANOLIS FT 100.0 % / Tabu
11.3 / OSTOJIC, DJURO Index 15.8 / Micov

THE TAKE

With Group E still wide open for all participants and Panellinios and Bennet Cantu holding the two middle spots with equal 2-2 records, both teams face each other on Tuesday knowing a win combined with a Galatasaray victory over GasTerra Flames would land them in the Last 16. In case of Panellionios however, they would have to beat Cantu by at least 15 points to mathematically qualify, so the hosts will keep that in mind as they remember their first loss of the season against Cantu. The Italian team capitalized then on Jonathan Tabu’s 17 points and Nicolo Mazzarino’s 12, all on three-point shots, while holding Panellinios to 3-for-15 in three-point shooting and forcing 15 turnovers. Samo Udrih was the only double-digit scorer for Panellinios, with 15 points, and the Greek side hopes it can muster another strong performance from guards Manolis Papamakarios and Joe Krabbenhoft, who scored 15 and grabbed 6 rebounds each in last week’s impressive win over Galatasaray. Panellinios is strong in the middle with skilled center Djuro Ostojic and can also get some scoring from guard Maurice Bailey, who can hit from long range. Cantu can throw many able bodies in the paint like powerfull Ben Ortner and talented Denis Marconato, while Vladimir Nicov offers a bit of everything at the forward spot and Mazzarino, Marteen Leunen, Arminas Urbutis and Manuchar Markoishvili can all hit the long ball to open things up inside.

REFEREES: Radomir Vojinovic, Antonio Conde, Aleksandar Milojevic
Monday, December 13, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

SKOURTOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS
Panellinios BC
"The game against Bennet Cantu is a very important one for us. We do not just want to win, and we want to cover the difference in the first game in Italy. This is not impossible but our first goal is to win and then see the next game at Gasterra Flames. Bennet Cantu is a good team, play hard but our game is a great opportunity to qualify."
TRINCHIERI, ANDREA
Bennet Cantu
"We are in good moment and we are playing very well. We are going to Lamia for a big game with a great confidence."

Players

OSTOJIC, DJURO
Panellinios BC
"Bennet Cantu is a very good team and the game is very important to us. It is a great opportunity to win and increase their chances of qualification. We must be focused in 40 minutes of the game."
GREEN, MIKE
Bennet Cantu
"I am a player who believes each and every game is very important, however some games have higher stakes. This game against Panellinios is huge and the stakes are extremely high. Both teams need the win badly, to get separation. We are aware that it will be a very tough game on the road. In the European competition you want to win games to control your own destiny, instead of hoping and wishing."
It will al be settled in the last week of the regular season between Panellinios BC and Bennet Cantu since in the Tuesday game that matched them up, hosting Panellinios won by 59-54, not enough to overcome the 15-point loss to the Italian team in the opening week. The win of Galatasaray Cafe Crown over GasTerra Flames earned the Turkish squad a ticket to the Last 16 and therefore, the last berth from Group E will be up for grabs between Panellinios and Cantu. The Greek team improved to a 3-2 record while Cantu drops to 2-3. Panellinios has the upper hand as it depends on itself to advance, but a loss combined with a Cantu win would put the Italian team in the Last 16 due to the favorable point differential. Maurice Bailey led the winners with his 14 points and Vangelis Sklavos added 11. For Bennet Cantu, only Benjamin Ortner scored in double digits with 11.

Both teams started close to each other and until Denir Marconato scored for Cantu for the 2-6, there wasn't a clear team ahead. Panellinios didn't shy away and Maurice Bailey kept the team on the rhythm. Finally, Vangelis Sklavos tied the game at 10-10 and the hosts soon jumped ahead for the 14-10 on another Sklavos bucket. Benjamin Ortner however still had some time to squeeze in a last score to make it 14-12 after 10 minutes. Defenses were the key of the second period also as points came in scarce. Mike Green put Cantu ahead again with a free throw but Djuro Ostojic did the same to keep Panellinios ahead at 24-19. Maarten Leunen pulled Cantu close again but the teams hit the lockerrooms at halftime with a 30-25 Panellinios edge after Ostojic free throws. The hosts dominating the rebounds battle at 22-16 was the key factor at this point.

Nothing much changed after resumption. Both teams were still struggling against tough defenses and it took almost four minutes for the first points to arrive as Marconato hit free throws. Ortner scored to make it 36-31 but a parade of free throws kept Panellinios out of reach when Sklavos hit a couple for 42-31. One of the few field goals in the period arrived from Leunen's hands to close at 44-37 after 30 minutes. Things looked a little better for Panellinios in the first minutes of the last quarter as Manolis Papamakarios finally made it a double-digit game with his basket for 52-41 in minute 34. However that was the wake-up all tha Cantu needed, as it sparked a 2-10 run capped by Nicolas Mazzarino's free throws to enter the last minute with just a three-point game, 54- 51. Free throws by Bailey and a basket by Ostojic made it 58-51 with seconds to go and Ortner only had time for a three-point play to allow Cantu to at least retain the point differential infavor to face the last week.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: VOJINOVIC, RADOMIR (MNE), CONDE, ANTONIO (ESP), MILOJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR (MKD)
Attendance: 800 (Tentative)
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Head coach: SKOURTOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS
Panellinios BC
# 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 XANTHOPOULOS, VASILIS 10:54         1   1           4   -3
5 PAPAMAKARIOS, MANOLIS 27:12 6 3/6 0/4     5 5 3 2 4     4 3 4
9 KRABBENHOFT, JOSEPH 23:02 6 2/8 0/3 2/2 1 5 6 2 3 2     4 1 3
11 KARATHANASIS, IOANNIS 2:19                              
12 SKLAVOS, EVANGELOS 23:46 11 1/2 1/2 6/6 3 7 10   1   1   3 5 23
16 OSTOJIC, DJURO 26:48 12 4/9   4/6 3 6 9 3   1 3 1 3 5 20
18 KOMPODIETAS, DIMITRIOS 22:23 6 1/1 1/1 1/2 1 1 2   1 1     3 1 5
19 TSAKALERIS, EFTHYMIOS 6:24                         1   -1
20 BAILEY, MAURICE 29:26 14 3/8 0/2 8/10 3 4 7 2 1 3 1   2 8 19
22 UDRIH, SAMO 27:46 4 1/6 0/5 2/2   8 8 2   4   1 1 3 1
Team           1   1               1
Totals 200:00 59 15/40 2/17 23/28 13 36 49 12 8 15 5 2 25 26 72
37.5% 11.8% 82.1%
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: TRINCHIERI, ANDREA
Bennet Cantu
# 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
5 MICOV, VLADIMIR 30:19 6 3/5 0/1 0/2   5 5 1 2 1   1 2 4 9
8 ORTNER, BENJAMIN 19:58 11 4/13   3/3   5 5 1 1   1 1 4 2 7
10 LEUNEN, MAARTEN 38:00 15 6/7 0/3 3/4 1 3 4 2   2 1 1 5 5 14
11 MARCONATO, DENIS 12:54 4 1/2   2/2   4 4     2   1 4 1 1
12 MAZZARINO, NICOLAS 28:16 9 1/2 1/6 4/4   3 3 2   1     4 3 6
13 MIAN, MICHELE 16:41 2 1/1 0/1     1 1 3   1     1 1 4
15 URBUTIS, ARMINAS 2:03   0/2               1         -3
17 DIVIACH, MARCO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 TABU, JONATHAN 19:13 2 1/2 0/4     1 1 1       1 1   -3
21 GREEN, MIKE 32:36 5 0/6   5/6 2 3 5 3 3 1     5 9 12
Team           1 2 3               3
Totals 200:00 54 17/40 1/15 17/21 4 27 31 13 6 9 2 5 26 25 50
42.5% 6.7% 81%
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Head Coaches

SKOURTOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS
Panellinios BC
"It is a great victory for the team. I am very happy and the world today came and supported us. It is the fourth game that we have only 10 players. But they have all responded well. Our major goal is to qualify for the Last 16. We got the rebounds, which led us to victory. We play now in Netherlands in the last race and a win qualifies us."
TRINCHIERI, ANDREA
Bennet Cantu
"Panellinios BC played louder and very good defense. We lost the rebounds to miss three-pointers. Because in the end we fought anddidn't lose by 20 points. We're still alive in Eurocup, but we'll play to Galatasaray in the next game but we need Panellinios to lose to advance. Everything is possible."

Players

SKLAVOS, EVANGELOS
Panellinios BC
"We played against a very good team. Bennet Cantu had a leadership role in recent years in Italy. Today we played very well defensively, we had the passion needed. Rushed to believe that we won and did not win tonight by enough points. So we have to win in the Netherlands. Our problem is how to react after the good results."
LEUNEN, MAARTEN
Bennet Cantu
"It was a good game for both teams. Panellinios played tight in defense and we didn't have a good night from three-point range. We no longer have our fate in our hands but we hope to win next week and that Panellinios loses."
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