Regular Season Game 5 - December 04, 2007 CET: 22:00 Local time: 21:00 - ARENA DOLCE VITA

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
0-4 Regular Season 2-2
0-4 Overall 2-2

Referees

Crew Chief
CHAMBON, DAVID, France
Referee
PATERNICO, CARMELO, Italy
Umpire
WILLIAMS, KEITH, England

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
76.8 Points 79.0
29.3 Rebounds 31.8
11.0 O. Rebounds 9.8
18.3 D. Rebounds 22.0
13.3 Assists 14.0
10.3 Steals 6.5
2.0 Blocks 1.3
17.8 Turnovers 15.5
45.4 % 2PT 56.1 %
31.8 % 3PT 36.0 %
71.9 % FT 72.8 %
69.0 Index 76.3

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
19.0 / HENRY, CORDELL Points 16.3 / BAILEY, JOHN-GARFIELD
6.8 / STEMPIN, GREGORY Rebounds 5.0 / NADJFEJI, ALEKSANDAR
2.8 / STEMPIN, GREGORY OR 1.8 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
4.0 / BROWN, GRAHAM DR 4.5 / BAILEY, JOHN-GARFIELD
4.0 / HENRY, CORDELL Assists 3.8 / McELROY, IMMANUEL
2.3 / STEMPIN, GREGORY Steals 1.8 / BAILEY, JOHN-GARFIELD
0.8 / STEMPIN, GREGORY Blocks 0.5 / SINANOVIC, NEDZAD
3.0 / BROWN, GRAHAM Turnovers 3.0 / BAILEY, JOHN-GARFIELD
80.0 % / CORTEZ, N 2PT 78.9 % / Bjelica, M.
100.0 % / EVORA, ELVIS 3PT 52.0 % / BAILEY, JOHN-GARFIELD
100.0 % / MANARTE, N. FT 100.0 % / RAIVIO, DEREK
17.5 / HENRY, CORDELL Index 16.8 / BAILEY, JOHN-GARFIELD

THE TAKE

Ovarense Aerosoles looks for its first victory in Group B as it entertains German side Köln 99ers. Coach Luis Magalhaes's Portuguese dropped to 0-4 after a convincing loss at Besiktas, in which Ovarense made just 39% of its shots from the floor and committed 24 turnovers while allowing the Turks to shoot 54% from the field. Center Graham Brown was one of the few bright spots for the Portugal side with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Small forward Gregory Stempin put together an excellent all-around game of 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three assists, but he made just 6-of-19 shots, including 3-of-12 from downtown. Besiktas took point guard Cordell Henry entirely out of the game, as the American scored just two points on two free throws - 22.7 points below his average coming into the game. And having two weapons is usually not enough in the ULEB Cup and Magalhaes will have to find a way to keep all three Henry, Stempin and Brown involved. Any dreams Aerosoles may have of the next round would likely be put to rest with a home loss this week. Köln 99ers on the other hand was outplayed in the first half but came back to knock off FMP at home and move to 2-2. Center Milko Bjelica, power forward Toby Bailey and reserve power forward Aleksandar Nadjfeji combined for 46 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. But the key was point guard Immanuel McElroy - the heart and soul of the team - getting more involved with 14 points, six rebounds and six assists after scoring just three free throws and missing his only field goal attempt two weeks ago. Coach Sasa Obradovic's team is slowly finding itself and last week added small forward Derrick Byars to the lineup for the first time - nine points in 10 minutes off the bench against FMP. Köln has won its two home games but hopes to finally bag that first road victory.
Monday, December 03, 2007
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Players

Five players scored in double figures as Köln 99ers held on to beat Ovarense Aerosoles 78-81 on the road in Group B. Köln improved it record to 3-2 as it was led by 23 points and 8 rebounds from Toby Bailey. Immanuel McElroy collected 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists while Aleksandar Nadjfeji chipped in 11 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals off the bench. Yassin Idbihi also scored 15 points and Derrick Byars had 11 for Köln, which survived missing three foul shots in the final minute. Ovarense dropped to 0-5 despite 18 points from Ben Reed and 17 points each from Gregory Stempin and Graham Brown. Nuno Cortez chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, but Cordell Henry only scored two points in 29 minutes of action. Ovarense goes for victory number one next week at home against FMP while Köln plays at Elan Chalon in hopes of improving its record to 4-2.

Stempin put the hosts on the board first and Köln went ahead 4-6 on a three-point play by Bailey. Idbihi's foul shots made it 5-9 before Fernando Neves hit a three-pointer and Brown converted a three-point play for an 11-9 Ovarense lead. A Stempin three-ball and four points by Cortez made the advantage 20-15, which Byars trimmed to 20-18 after one period with a three-pointer. Elvis Evora scored four of Aerosoles's first five points of the second in opening a 25-18 cushion. Four points by McElroy and an Idbihi basket highlighted a 2-10 Köln surge to grab the lead 27-28. Ovarense pulled ahead 33-32 before Byars knocked down another three-pointer. But Reed drained two long balls of his own to give the hosts the lead 39-37 at halftime. Byars started the second half with a three-pointer only to be answered with a three-point play by Brown for Ovarense. Brown tied the game at 46-46 but Idbihi scored back-to-back baskets - the second of which he converted for a three-point play - and Bailey knocked down a long ball for a 48-54 Köln advantage. Bailey hit three foul shots to up the lead to 50-59 and Köln was leading 53-62 after three periods. Cortez hit the first basket of fourth quarter and Stempin's three-pointer cut the margin to 60-66. But Köln's Nadjfeji answered with a basket and Bailey knocked down a three-ball for a 60-71 Köln lead. Reed however scored back-to-back baskets as the advantage shrunk to 68-71 with four minutes left. McElroy converted a three-point play and Bailey followed with another three-ball as Köln again led by nine points - 68-77. Stempin's three-pointer and foul shot trimmed the gap to 76-80. Nadjfeji missed both free throws and Evora knocked down both of his attempts from the stripe to make it a 78-80 game. Misan Nikagbatse made 1-of-2 free throws in the waning seconds and Miguel Miranda missed a desperation three-pointer to tie the game.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
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Referees: CHAMBON, DAVID (FRA), PATERNICO, CARMELO (ITA), WILLIAMS, KEITH (ENG)
Attendance: 350
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Head coach: MAGALHAES, LUIS
Ovarense Aerosoles
# 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 EVORA, ELVIS 12:24 6 1/2   4/4 1 3 4     2 1   2 2 8
5 BROWN, GRAHAM 27:36 17 7/14   3/5 3 4 7     3   1 5 5 11
6 HENRY, CORDELL 29:08 2 1/7 0/1 0/2       4 3       1 2 1
7 MANARTE, NUNO 10:52 2 1/2       1 1 3 1       2 1 5
8 PINTO, ANDRE 10:32     0/1   1   1   1 1     1   -1
9 DA MOTA, RUI DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 NEVES, FERNANDO 9:40 3   1/2   1 1 2   1       1   4
11 REED, BEN 30:20 18 4/8 2/6 4/6 2 2 4 2 1 4     4 6 13
12 SOARES, JOAO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 CORTEZ, NUNO 27:40 13 5/7   3/4 4 7 11   1       5 5 22
14 MIRANDA, MIGUEL 10:16     0/3         1   1     1 1 -3
15 STEMPIN, GREGORY 31:32 17 2/5 4/8 1/2 2 8 10   1 2 1 2 3 2 16
Team           1   1               1
Totals 200:00 78 21/45 7/21 15/23 15 26 41 10 9 13 2 3 25 24 77
46.7% 33.3% 65.2%
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: OBRADOVIC, SASA
Köln 99ers
# 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 RAIVIO, DEREK DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 BYARS, DERRICK 26:54 11 1/2 3/7     2 2     1 1   2   6
8 NADJFEJI, ALEKSANDAR 26:53 11 4/7   3/6 3 2 5 8 2 3     3 4 18
11 BJELICA, MILKO 14:33 2 0/3 0/3 2/2 2 1 3 2   1   1 3 1 -3
12 BAILEY, TOBY 37:33 23 2/6 5/11 4/5 2 6 8 1 3 4 1   5 2 18
14 KESELJ, MARKO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 SINANOVIC, NEDZAD 7:51 3     3/4   1 1   1 1 1   4 4 4
23 McELROY, IMMANUEL 35:43 14 5/8 0/1 4/6 2 4 6 5   1   1 1 7 23
24 NIKAGBATSE, MISAN 20:53 2 0/3 0/2 2/4 1 1 2 1   1     2 3 -2
33 IDBIHI, YASSIN 29:40 15 5/6   5/7 3 3 6 1   1     4 4 18
Team           1 3 4               4
Totals 200:00 81 17/35 8/24 23/34 14 23 37 18 6 13 3 2 24 25 86
48.6% 33.3% 67.6%
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