May 24, 2013
Last 16 Game 1 - January 26, 2010 CET: 20:30 Local time: 20:30 - ANTARES
Le Mans 63 - 68 Alba Berlin

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
3-3 Regular Season 5-1
3-3 Overall 5-1

Referees

Crew Chief
GARCIA ORTIZ, JOSE RAMON, Spain
Referee
PEREA, OSCAR, Spain
Umpire
GELLER, RENAUD, Belgium

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
80.3 Points 77.2
36.0 Rebounds 30.2
10.2 O. Rebounds 8.5
25.8 D. Rebounds 21.7
17.0 Assists 12.8
6.8 Steals 5.3
1.3 Blocks 1.7
14.5 Turnovers 14.7
49.3 % 2PT 54.9 %
43.0 % 3PT 44.6 %
75.6 % FT 69.9 %
87.5 Index 79.5
Team Stats - Le Mans
Team Stats - Alba Berlin

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
22.3 / SPENCER, DEWARICK Points 17.0 / JENKINS, JULIUS
5.2 / Wright Rebounds 4.5 / SEKULIC, BLAGOTA
2.3 / SALYERS, MARC OR 1.7 / SEKULIC, BLAGOTA
4.2 / Wright DR 3.0 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
4.3 / Wright Assists 3.2 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
2.2 / Wright Steals 1.3 / JENKINS, JULIUS
0.5 / RUPERT, THIERRY Blocks 0.8 / SEKULIC, BLAGOTA
2.5 / DIOT, ANTOINE Turnovers 2.8 / JENKINS, JULIUS
69.0 % / SPENCER, DEWARICK 2PT 63.6 % / DOJCIN, DRAGAN
75.0 % / C. Kahudi 3PT 66.7 % / HAMANN, STEFFEN
100.0 % / C. Kahudi FT 81.3 % / McELROY, IMMANUEL
20.5 / SPENCER, DEWARICK Index 15.5 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
Team Roster - Le Mans
Team Roster - Alba Berlin

THE TAKE

Le Mans hosts Alba Berlin for the second time this with big stakes for both teams. Berlin outlasted Le Mans in a home-and-away series in the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds at the start of the season and now they will open up the Eurocup Last 16 against each other. Le Mans edged Berlin 61-60 thanks to Marc Salyers 28-point effort in the opening leg, but Berlin used a well-balanced team effort to blast Le Mans by 15 in the second leg and advance. However that was a long time ago. Since then, Berlin missed out on the Euroleague by losing to Maroussi, but cruised through the Eurocup regular season with five wins and just one less to win Group A. Meanwhile Le Mans needed a Week 6 victory over Power Electronics Valencia to advance from second place in Group B. Both teams boast deep rotations, however Le Mans is more dependent upon its top players than Berlin seems to be. Shooting guard Dee Spencer, the regular season scoring runner-up, power forward Salyers, center J.P. Batista and playmaker Zach Wright are Le Mans head coach J.D. Jacksons biggest weapons. Berlin will try to match up position for position with stars of its own. Julius Jenkins counters Spencer, Jurica Golemac awaits Salyers, the duo of Blagota Sekulic and Adam Chubb face Batista and Rashad Wright goes against Zach Wright. Swingman Immanuel McElroy, Albas top player this season, will face athletic Le Mans forward Maleye Ndoye in another important matchup. Rising star Antoine Diot could be a X-factor off the bench for the home team, while Berlin head coach Luka Pavicevic may look to veteran guard Steffen Hamann and forward Dragan Dojcin to make the difference in a close game. The numbers point to a fast-paced fun-to-watch game with lots of three-pointers that could well come down to who has the host hand in the end.

REFEREES: Jose Ramon García Ortíz, Oscar Perea, Renaud Geller
Monday, January 25, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

JACKSON, JOHN-DAVID
Le Mans
"We know Alba because we faced them in the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds this season. Since then, they have added Byars and Golemac and have been dominating the German League. I think our players will want to show that we have improved as a team and that we can compete against Alba, who kicked us out of the race for a Euroleague berth. It is a very difficult group, so it will be important to start well from the beginning."

Players

BATISTA, JOAO PAULO
Le Mans
"We know Alba very well. We played two intense games last summer in the Euroleague qualification rounds. This is a very special moment for Le Mans but we do know that Alba is a Euroleague-level team and they will come here to give us a hard time. It will be a very competitive game since we both know a little what to expect from each other."
Julius Jenkins - Alba BerlinAlba Berlin opened the Last 16 with a valuable road win by downing Le Mans 63-68 in France in Group I on Tuesday. Alba stole an important road win and is ready for a big showdown against DKV Joventut next week. Meanwhile, Le Mans needs to bounce back right away and faces Aris BSA 2003 on the road next Tuesday. Julius Jenkins paced the winners with 27 points, 19 of them in the second half. He hit 10-of-10 free throws, 6 of them in the final minute to put the victory on ice. Blagota Sekulic added 20 points on 9-of-14 two-pointers and 8 rebounds for Alba. JP Batista had 18 points for Le Mans while Zach Wright added 11 and 9 rebounds for the hosts. A put-back basket by Thierry Rupert allowed Le Mans to get within 16-19 after 10 minutes. Wright and Marc Salyers kept Le Mans closer, 26-29, but Sekulic and Jenkins boosted Alba's margin to 26-33 at halftime. Jenkins struck twice from downtown and Dragan Dojcin also sank a triple for a 12-point Alba lead, 39-51, after 30 minutes. Le Mans managed to get within 56-60 on a three-pointer by Antoine Diot but Jenkins sealed his outstanding game with 6-of-6 free throws right when it mattered.

Alba went down low to newcomer Jurica Golemac and Sekulic to quickly build a 4-9 lead in which they split all the points. Wright shot Le Mans within 7-9 from downtown, but Jenkins matched him and Sekulic scored again to double the scoreboard, 7-14. Wright got help from Rupert, but with the Le Mans defense necessarily focused inside, Jenkins pumped in another triple. Maleye Ndoye answered him, also from long range, but there the first-quarter scoring stopped, with Alba still leading, 14-17. Sekulic scored again early in the second quarter but a put-back basket by Rupert kept Le Mans within 16-19. Dee Spencer found his first points on a bomb from downtown but a three-pointer by Wright and a put-back basket by Sekulic kept Alba out of trouble at 19-25. Guillaume Yango got the crowd involved with a dunk. Cemal Nalga stepped up with a layup and Immanuel McElroy dunked it for a 21-29 Alba lead. Yango scored again and Salyers soon added a layup-and-foul to bring Le Mans within 26-29. Alba called a much-needed timeout to adjust its offense and managed to do so, as a layup by Sekulic and a jumper by Jenkins allowed the guests to get a 26-33 halftime edge.

Batista scored twice around the basket immediately after the break to get Le Mans as close as 30-34. Alba kept running its offense through an unstoppable Sekulic, who scored inside and added a jumper for an eight-point lead, 30-38. Spencer sank a jumper and Batista scored again to keep Le Mans within 35-40. Jenkins stepped up with a three-pointer and soon added free throws to give Alba its first double-digit lead at 35-45. Wright stepped up with a put-back layup that Jenkins - who else? - bettered with a triple. Batista stayed unstoppable but Dojcin joined the three-point shootout for a 39-51 Alba margin after 30 minutes. Rupert scored early in the fourth quarter and Batista added a jumper to give Le Mans some hope at 43-51. Jenkins stepped up with his fifth triple and Derrick Byars added a jumper for a 44-56 Alba lead. Wright scored in transition and Batista sank a jumper, as Alba had started to use long possessions to run the game clock down. Both teams went scoreless for more than 2 minutes until Golemac shined with a layup. Salyers downed a three-pointer and Batista added a layup for a 53-58 Le Mans deficit with less than 2 minutes left. Golemac shined with a key basket that Diot improved with a triple. Jenkins sank 6-of-6 free throws in crunch time to make Alba seal the outcome down the stretch.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: GARCIA ORTIZ, JOSE RAMON (ESP), PEREA, OSCAR (ESP), GELLER, RENAUD (BEL)
Attendance: 3300
By Quarter1234
Le Mans14121324
Alba Berlin17161817
End of Quarter1234
Le Mans14263963
Alba Berlin17335168
Head coach: JACKSON, JOHN-DAVID
Le Mans
# 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 WRIGHT, ZACH 26:02 11 4/6 1/1 0/1 3 6 9 1     1   1 2 20
5 KAHUDI, CHARLES 11:23   0/1 0/1     2 2 1   1       1 1
6 SPENCER, DEWARICK 28:45 5 1/3 1/6     3 3 2   4     5 2 -4
7 KAHUDI, HENRI DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 DIOT, ANTOINE 26:58 6 0/4 2/4   1 3 4 1 2 2 1   2 3 7
9 NDOYE, MALEYE 26:52 3 0/1 1/4   1 3 4 1 1       2   3
11 YANGO, GUILLAUME 9:39 4 2/2     1   1     2     1 2 4
12 RUPERT, THIERRY 22:30 8 3/6   2/4 2 3 5     1     1 2 8
13 BATISTA, JOAO PAULO 20:42 18 9/12     1 1 2 1 1 3     2 1 15
15 SALYERS, MARC 27:09 8 2/6 1/4 1/1 2 4 6 4 1 4     4 4 8
16 SAMAKE, NEGUEBA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 DROUAULT, PIERRE-ETIENNE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           1   1           1    
Totals 200:00 63 21/41 6/20 3/6 12 25 37 11 5 17 2 0 19 17 62
51.2% 30% 50%
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: PAVICEVIC, LUKA
Alba Berlin
# 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 BYARS, DERRICK 13:06 2 1/3 0/3     2 2   1       1   -1
6 HAMANN, STEFFEN 20:39     0/3         2   1     2 1 -3
7 ZWIENER, PHILLIP DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 DOJCIN, DRAGAN 20:28 3 0/2 1/1   4 4 8 1   3     4 2 5
9 GOLEMAC, JURICA 30:47 6 3/9       3 3 3 2 1     1 3 9
10 SEKULIC, BLAGOTA 25:45 20 9/14 0/1 2/3 2 6 8     2     2 3 20
11 JENKINS, JULIUS 31:31 27 1/6 5/9 10/10 1 2 3 2 2 1   1 3 6 26
12 WRIGHT, RASHAD 24:34 4 0/1 1/4 1/2       3           1 3
15 NALGA, CEMAL 3:00 2 1/1                     1   1
16 SEIFERTH, ANDREAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23 McELROY, IMMANUEL 30:10 4 2/3 0/1   1 2 3 3 3 2   1 3 2 7
Team           2 3 5               5
Totals 200:00 68 17/39 7/22 13/15 10 22 32 14 8 10 0 2 17 18 72
43.6% 31.8% 86.7%
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Head Coaches

JACKSON, JOHN-DAVID
Le Mans
"This is a difficult result for us to accept. Alba was well prepared and tough from the start, and I think we were a little tired from our recent schedule. Both teams were very aggressive on defense and Berlin managed to keep their calm and move the ball on attack. In the last quarter, we made a run but the difference was already too great to catch them."
PAVICEVIC, LUKA
Alba Berlin
"It's the start of a new Europcup round. It was very important to become strong and aggressive, especially in front of Le Mans. We were aggressive to establish the control of this game and we kept the offense of Le Mans under control. We had good shots, and we controlled the game. It's an important victory to start a new round of the Europcup. We have to protect this victory. It's only a start, but a crucial moment, so we are happy."
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