Regular Season Game 4 - November 27, 2007 CET: 18:00 Local time: 18:00 - CEZ ARENA

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
1-2 Regular Season 2-1
1-2 Overall 2-1

Referees

Crew Chief
PEREZ PEREZ, MIGUEL, Spain
Referee
BACHANSKI, GRZEGORZ, Poland
Umpire
RUTESIC, ZDRAVKO, Montenegro

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
77.7 Points 85.0
34.3 Rebounds 37.0
10.7 O. Rebounds 10.3
23.7 D. Rebounds 26.7
10.0 Assists 16.7
10.3 Steals 10.7
4.0 Blocks 1.7
11.0 Turnovers 16.7
44.8 % 2PT 56.5 %
24.5 % 3PT 35.1 %
85.5 % FT 70.1 %
78.7 Index 87.0

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
19.0 / Rancik Points 16.0 / GREEN, JERRY
9.0 / Rancik Rebounds 11.3 / OVCINA, E
2.7 / Rancik OR 2.0 / OVCINA, E
6.3 / Rancik DR 9.3 / OVCINA, E
3.0 / Sokolovsky Assists 5.3 / OVCINA, E
2.0 / Rancik Steals 1.7 / OVCINA, E
2.0 / Benda Blocks 0.7 / Davis
3.3 / MACK, M. Turnovers 3.3 / OVCINA, E
61.1 % / Sokolovsky 2PT 81.8 % / McCRAY, CHRIS
50.0 % / BENES, P 3PT 100.0 % / BRUNNER, GREG
100.0 % / BENES, P FT 88.9 % / McCRAY, CHRIS
17.7 / Rancik Index 17.0 / OVCINA, E

THE TAKE

CEZ Nymburk can even its record in Group F with a victory at home against Telindus Oostende. Coach Muli Katzurin's Czech team gathered its first win by coming back in the fourth quarter to beat Panellinios GS and improve to 1-2. Power forward Radoslav Rancik scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead five players in double figures. And Katzurin's bench out-scored the Greek reserves 38-18. Nymburk survived a 2-of-11 shooting performance by shooting guard Arthur Lee, who had been averaging 13 points per game. The contest was decided on the glass and at the free throw line. Katzurin's team made 20-of-22 foul shots (91%) compared to 69% for Panellinios and Nymburk out-rebounded the Greeks 37-26. The Czechs will need another balance effort to knock off Telindus Oostende. The Belgians improved to 2-1 by winning at Beghelli Bologna. Center Elvir Ovcina continued his amazing campaign with 12 points, 13 rebounds and five assists a week after registering the ULEB Cup's first ever non-overtime triple double (and second overall). Playmaker Jerry Green bounced back from a bad outing with 17 points and six assists while small forward Veselin Petrovic added 19 points. Five players in total scored in double digits as the team shot 55%. Sharon Drucker's troops also held the Italians to 40% shooting and out-rebounded them 44-24, which helped them overcome 22 turnovers. If the Belgians can handle the ball better and get the same balanced production, fans should not be surprised to see Oostende standing at 3-1.
Monday, November 26, 2007
ULEBCup.com

Quotes Head Coaches

Players

Czech champion CEZ Nymburk won its second straight game on Tuesday, topping Belgian champ Telindus Oostende 81-75 to improve to 2-2 in Group F of the ULEB Cup. Ladislav Sokolovsky scored 12 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Nymburk hold off Oostende's final charges and remain in the hunt for a spot in the next stage. At 2-2, the hosts will be at least in a tie for third place when the group's games are over later Tuesday. Nymburk travels to co-group-leader Dynamo Moscow next week. Oostende dropped to 2-2 and will host Red Star next week. The game was close for most of the night, with the hosts mostly in control. After trailing 40-38 at halftime, Oostende started the third period strong and took the lead, but Monty Mack hit a pair of triples during an 11-0 run and Nymburk never trailed again. Oostende would get within 3 in the fourth quarter, but a technical foul on the Oostende bench and the hot hand of Sokolovsky secured the Nymburk win. Radoslav Rancik posted a double-double of 16 and 11 rebounds, Arthur Lee scored 13 and dished 8 assists and Mack added 11 points for the winners. Chuck Davis led Oostende with 14 points, Chris McCray and Jerry Green added 13, Elvir Ovcina 11 and Greg Brunner 10.

The hosts started in style with a Lee basket and a Sokolovsky three and soon led 10-4 after Petr Benda got involved. However Ovcina and Veselin Petrovic kept Oostende within striking distance until Lee capped the period with his third basket, good for a 25-20 advantage. Ales Chan put Nymburk up 7 early in the second period, but McCray's hustle helped Oostende tie the game at 32-32 and even the visitors even took a brief lead after a Davis free throw. Blake Schilb ensured Oostende a 40-38 halftime edge. Davis's triple sparked a 0-7 Oostende spurt to start the third period, but Mack drilled a pair of threes as Nymburk answered with 11 straight points to resume control. McCray still kept Oostende in the picture till free throws by Sokolovsky made it 59-54 heading into the fourth quarter. Back-to-back baskets by Rancik and Sokolovsky to start the last period gave Nymburk a 9-point lead. Brunner and 4 points from Ovcina cut the deficit to 63-60, however a technical foul on the Oostende bench completely changed the momentum. Sokolovsky made free throws and soon a triple to put the hosts up 10 and Oostende never fully recovered.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
ULEBcup.com
Referees: PEREZ PEREZ, MIGUEL (ESP), BACHANSKI, GRZEGORZ (POL), RUTESIC, ZDRAVKO (MNE)
Attendance: 5130
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Head coach: KATZURIN, MULI
CEZ Nymburk
# 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 BENDA, PETR 15:51 6 2/2   2/2 2 2 4 1     1   4 2 10
5 SOKOLOVSKY, LADISLAV 30:11 22 3/5 4/5 4/4 1 4 5 1   4 1   3 5 24
6 MACK, MONTY 19:04 11 2/4 2/5 1/1   3 3 1   1     4 3 8
7 SCHILB, BLAKE 8:47 4 2/4 0/2   1 1 2     2 1 1      
8 CHAN, ALES 4:23 2 1/3     2   2               2
9 KREMEN, MICHAL 1:07                              
10 BENES, PAVEL 7:27               2   1     1    
12 NECAS, RADEK 21:59 2 1/4 0/1   1 3 4 1 1   1   4 2 3
13 RANCIK, RADOSLAV 37:52 18 7/16 1/3 1/2 2 9 11 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 24
15 LEE, ARTHUR 37:48 13 5/10 1/2         8 1 2   1 1 1 13
16 SLEZAK, PAVEL 15:31 3   1/1   1   1 2 2 1         7
Team                                
Totals 200:00 81 23/48 9/19 8/9 10 22 32 20 6 13 6 3 19 17 91
47.9% 47.4% 88.9%
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: DRUCKER, SHARON
Telindus Oostende
# 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 ILONGO, CHRISTIAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 OVCINA, ELVIR 31:16 11 3/6 1/2 2/2 1 4 5 2 1 3     2 1 11
6 VAN ROSSOM, SAM 21:48 3 0/2 1/3           1 1   1   1 -1
7 GREEN, JERRY 31:58 13 6/7 0/1 1/3 2 5 7 3 3 2     2 4 22
8 GEUKENS, SENNE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 BELLIN, SEBASTIEN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 PETROVIC, VESELIN 21:29 6 2/7 0/1 2/2 1 2 3 1   4   3 2 2 -3
11 IVORY, TITUS 24:12 5 2/4   1/2   6 6 3 1 2     2 2 10
12 DAVIS, CHUCK 29:30 14 3/4 1/1 5/9   3 3 2   3 3 1 4 6 15
13 McCRAY, CHRIS 22:35 13 2/5 2/4 3/3 1 1 2   3       4 2 11
14 BRUNNER, GREG 17:12 10 5/8     3 1 4   1 3   1 1 1 8
15 ENOBAKHARE, LEIGH DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team                           1   -1
Totals 200:00 75 23/43 5/12 14/21 8 22 30 11 10 18 3 6 18 19 72
53.5% 41.7% 66.7%
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Head Coaches

KATZURIN, MULI
CEZ Nymburk
"I think we came very well prepared for this game. Even though we knew very well what to expect from Oostende tonight we made a lot of unneccessary mistakes that allowed our opponent to score easy points. However, I think we can be very happy about the result because Oostende managed to beat Dynamo, leads the Belgian league and has a long tradition of playing in ULEB Cup. Tonight we were able to hit the long distance shots in contrast with the first two home games. I am again very proud of my players and feel happy for our club. I hope a good number of fans will come to support us in the last home game this year. We are playing for them."
DRUCKER, SHARON
Telindus Oostende
"I think it was a pretty good game even though we did not win at the end. The teams today knew each other well. We lost the game because of lack of agressiveness - to be precise - not using our fouls in moments to stop the game. We could have used our fouls to prevent Nymburk from scoring some points and at the end we paid the price. In general I think we are OK in this league. It is a short competition of 10 rounds in which we played 3 games on the road and home game against group favorite Dynamo and still we managed to survive with 2 wins."
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