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Last 16 Game 3 - February 10, 2009 CET: 19:00 Local time: 19:00 - SPORT CENTAR VISNJIC "KRESIMIR COSIC"

Zadar 93 - 91 Unics

LAST 16, GAME 3

GROUP I

GROUP J

GROUP K

GROUP L

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final	0-0
0-0	Semi-Final	0-0
0-0	Quarter Final	0-0
0-2	Last 16	1-1
4-2	Regular Season	6-0
4-4	Overall	7-1

Referees

Crew Chief

JERSAN, ANDREJ, Slovenia

Referee

CHIARI, ROBERTO, Italy

Umpire

ANASTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS, Greece

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
82.9	Points	78.3
31.5	Rebounds	34.0
10.1	O. Rebounds	7.6
21.4	D. Rebounds	26.4
13.8	Assists	11.6
9.3	Steals	7.8
1.5	Blocks	3.9
11.5	Turnovers	14.3
57.1 %	2PT	54.4 %
34.7 %	3PT	39.2 %
74.2 %	FT	70.7 %
92.6	Index	83.5

Team Stats - Zadar

Team Stats - Unics

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
15.3 / GECEVSKI, TODOR	Points	14.7 / KIRKSAY, TARIQ
8.4 / Ivanov	Rebounds	8.7 / KIRKSAY, TARIQ
3.6 / Ivanov	OR	1.6 / Sokolov
4.8 / Ivanov	DR	7.5 / KIRKSAY, TARIQ
4.8 / Stipcevic	Assists	3.2 / KIRKSAY, TARIQ
1.9 / GECEVSKI, TODOR	Steals	2.5 / KIRKSAY, TARIQ
0.5 / PERIC, HRVOJE	Blocks	1.3 / Sokolov
2.5 / Stipcevic	Turnovers	3.3 / Veremeenko
68.0 % / RUZIC, TOMISLAV	2PT	66.7 % / KIRKSAY, TARIQ
50.0 % / RUZIC, TOMISLAV	3PT	66.7 % / Loncar
90.0 % / Stipcevic	FT	100.0 % / Kuzyakin
17.1 / Ivanov	Index	21.2 / KIRKSAY, TARIQ

Team Roster - Zadar

Team Roster - Unics

THE TAKE

If Zadar looks for its first win in Last 16 Group J on Tuesday when it hosts Unics Kazan. Zadar already has lost one game at home after dropping to 0-2 with a 76-84 home defeat against Benetton last week. Head coach Denis Pleslic's club made 63% from two-point range, committed just 8 turnovers and forced Benetton to lose the ball 19 times. But the Croatian champion also hit just 6 of 29 (21%) three-pointers, was outrebounded 31-21 and allowed Benetton to make 14 of 21 (67%) from three-point range as well as 55% on two-pointers. Center Todor Gecevski led the way with 24 points and 5 steals, while forward Hrvoje Peric scored 13 points and guard Damir Rancic had 11 points. Guard Rok Stipcevic made just 1 of 9 from the field for just 2 points though he had 8 assists. Reserve center Deyan Ivanov struggled to just 2 of 7 from the field for 6 points and 4 rebounds - well below his averages of 13 and 9 respectively. Pleslic could use more scoring from Stipcevic and must hope that Ivanov rebounds from his sub par game as he could be a big weapon against the bigger opponent. Unics Kazan came back from its first loss of the competition to move to 1-1 with a 72-57 home win against Turk Telekom. Head coach Aco Petrovic's Unics dominated Turk in nearly every phase of the game, limiting Telekom to 45% from two-point range, allowing just 2 of 9 (22%) three-pointers, making 28 of 34 (82%) free throws compared to just 11 of 17 (65%) for Turk. Kazan also forced 20 turnovers, though Petrovic's men lost the ball 18 times themselves. One area Petrovic would like to see improvement in was his rebounding as Unics was outrebounded 30-24, including 12 Turk offensive rebounds. Guard Terrell Lyday returned to the lineup though he scored just 5 points. But forward Tariq Kirksay was still out injured and Petrovic once again struggled to find an adequate replacement for him. Center Kressimir Loncar came off the bench for 20 points and forward Vladimir Veremeenko had a perfect shooting game - 5 of 5 from two-point range and 4 of 4 free throws - for 14 points. But no other player scored in double digits. And besides Veremeenko the other starters combined for just 22 points. And guard Marko Popovic made just 1 of 8 shots and missed all 5 three-pointers in scoring 8 points. Having Kirksay back in the lineup will be very important for Petrovic as Kazan looks to improve to 2-1. Monday, February 09, 2009 Eurocupbasketball.com

If Zadar looks for its first win in Last 16 Group J on Tuesday when it hosts Unics Kazan. Zadar already has lost one game at home after dropping to 0-2 with a 76-84 home defeat against Benetton last week. Head coach Denis Pleslic's club made 63% from two-point range, committed just 8 turnovers and forced Benetton to lose the ball 19 times. But the Croatian champion also hit just 6 of 29 (21%) three-pointers, was outrebounded 31-21 and allowed Benetton to make 14 of 21 (67%) from three-point range as well as 55% on two-pointers. Center Todor Gecevski led the way with 24 points and 5 steals, while forward Hrvoje Peric scored 13 points and guard Damir Rancic had 11 points. Guard Rok Stipcevic made just 1 of 9 from the field for just 2 points though he had 8 assists. Reserve center Deyan Ivanov struggled to just 2 of 7 from the field for 6 points and 4 rebounds - well below his averages of 13 and 9 respectively. Pleslic could use more scoring from Stipcevic and must hope that Ivanov rebounds from his sub par game as he could be a big weapon against the bigger opponent. Unics Kazan came back from its first loss of the competition to move to 1-1 with a 72-57 home win against Turk Telekom. Head coach Aco Petrovic's Unics dominated Turk in nearly every phase of the game, limiting Telekom to 45% from two-point range, allowing just 2 of 9 (22%) three-pointers, making 28 of 34 (82%) free throws compared to just 11 of 17 (65%) for Turk. Kazan also forced 20 turnovers, though Petrovic's men lost the ball 18 times themselves. One area Petrovic would like to see improvement in was his rebounding as Unics was outrebounded 30-24, including 12 Turk offensive rebounds. Guard Terrell Lyday returned to the lineup though he scored just 5 points. But forward Tariq Kirksay was still out injured and Petrovic once again struggled to find an adequate replacement for him. Center Kressimir Loncar came off the bench for 20 points and forward Vladimir Veremeenko had a perfect shooting game - 5 of 5 from two-point range and 4 of 4 free throws - for 14 points. But no other player scored in double digits. And besides Veremeenko the other starters combined for just 22 points. And guard Marko Popovic made just 1 of 8 shots and missed all 5 three-pointers in scoring 8 points. Having Kirksay back in the lineup will be very important for Petrovic as Kazan looks to improve to 2-1.

Monday, February 09, 2009

Eurocupbasketball.com

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Players

Zadar booked its first victory of the Eurocup Last 16 by holding off Unics Kazan at home 93-91 in a Group J thriller on Tuesday. Zadar improved to 1-2 in the group thanks to 12 three-pointers. After going through the regular season undefeated, Unics has now dropped to 1-2 in Group J. Rok Stipcevic scored 10 points in the final 4 minutes, including 4 free throws in the last 60 seconds, to help Zadar secure the win. The hosts grabbed a six-point lead in the first quarter that grew to 10 in the second, only to see Unics led by 1 point at the break. Zadar used a 13-4 run to start the second half in building an eight-point advantage, and it was still 87-81 with 2 minutes left. Stipcevic made 4 of 4 foul shots down the stretch to seal the win. Stipcevic finished with a team-high 19 points. Todor Gecevski added 17 points, Deyan Ivanov had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Damir Rancic added 13 points. For Unics, Marko Popovic nailed 3 three-pointers in scoring 22 points while dishing out 6 assists. Terrell Lyday added 18 points on 4 triples as well as 5 steals. Kresimir Loncar collected 18 points and 8 rebounds in a losing effort while Vladimir Veremeenko chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Unics played again without team leader Tariq Kirksay. The game opened with 3 straight three-point shots as Ivanov and Rancic gave the hosts a 6-3 lead. Ivanov's three-point play upped Zadar's advantage to 11-5 before Lyday nailed a triple to bring Unics within 11-10. The long range shooting continued with Hrvoje Peric and Stipcevic nailing downtown shots for a 19-14 Zadar advantage. After another Lyday long ball, Ivanov's next basket gave Zadar a 23-17 lead. Stipcevic score last to give the hosts a 23-19 lead after one period. After Peric and Toni Prostran hit the first baskets of the second quarter, the Zadar edge hit double digits, 29-19. Unics fought its way back into the game with Popovic hitting a long ball and Igor Zamanskiy and Veremeenko making back-to-back baskets as the difference was trimmed to 33-30. Gecevski answered with 6 straight points for Zadar and it was 39-32. Unics held the hosts scoreless on four consecutive possessions while Zamanskiy threw down a dunk and Popovic's layup finished a 0-8 run for the first Unics lead of the game, 39-40. Ivanov foul shots stopped the run but Loncar's basket gave Unics a 41-42 advantage at the break. Rancic opened the second half by burying back-to-back triples. He added another basket before Stipcevic knocked down his own three-point shot as Zadar busted out on a 13-4 run to a 54-46 advantage. Loncar scored 3 straight baskets in response, the third coming on a dunk of an offensive rebound to trim the deficit to 54-52. But after Loncar was called for a technical foul, Stipcevic made a free throw and Gecevski hit a layup for a 57-52 Zadar lead. Alexey Zhukanenko answered with a dunk and Popovic evened the game at 59-59 with a triple. After Gecevski and Zhukanenko traded three-point shots, Prostran converted a three-point play. But Popovic and Lyday combined for 3 free throws and the game was even at 65-65 going into the fourth quarter. A pair of Marc Jackson free throws and Zhukanenko's steal and layup gave Unics a 65-69 lead to start the final quarter. Juby Johnson and Ivanov answered with back-to-back three-point shots to push Zadar back in front 71-70. Ivanov hit another basket for a 75-72 lead only to see Zamanskiy make it 75-76. And after Gecevski and Peric scored for a 79-76 Zadar lead, Popovic knotted the game again with a triple. Stipcevic nailed back-to-back triples and Gecevski's score gave Zadar an 87-81 advantage with 2 minutes left. A Lyday three brought Unics to within 87-85. But in the final minute Stipcevic twice made 2 of 2 foul shots for a 91-86 lead. Popovic's free throws cut the margin to 91-88 but Johnson gave Zadar the win with a dunk, althuogh Lyday hit a late three to limit the damage in scoring for later tie-breakers. Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Eurocupbasketball.com

Zadar booked its first victory of the Eurocup Last 16 by holding off Unics Kazan at home 93-91 in a Group J thriller on Tuesday. Zadar improved to 1-2 in the group thanks to 12 three-pointers. After going through the regular season undefeated, Unics has now dropped to 1-2 in Group J. Rok Stipcevic scored 10 points in the final 4 minutes, including 4 free throws in the last 60 seconds, to help Zadar secure the win. The hosts grabbed a six-point lead in the first quarter that grew to 10 in the second, only to see Unics led by 1 point at the break. Zadar used a 13-4 run to start the second half in building an eight-point advantage, and it was still 87-81 with 2 minutes left. Stipcevic made 4 of 4 foul shots down the stretch to seal the win. Stipcevic finished with a team-high 19 points. Todor Gecevski added 17 points, Deyan Ivanov had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Damir Rancic added 13 points. For Unics, Marko Popovic nailed 3 three-pointers in scoring 22 points while dishing out 6 assists. Terrell Lyday added 18 points on 4 triples as well as 5 steals. Kresimir Loncar collected 18 points and 8 rebounds in a losing effort while Vladimir Veremeenko chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Unics played again without team leader Tariq Kirksay.

The game opened with 3 straight three-point shots as Ivanov and Rancic gave the hosts a 6-3 lead. Ivanov's three-point play upped Zadar's advantage to 11-5 before Lyday nailed a triple to bring Unics within 11-10. The long range shooting continued with Hrvoje Peric and Stipcevic nailing downtown shots for a 19-14 Zadar advantage. After another Lyday long ball, Ivanov's next basket gave Zadar a 23-17 lead. Stipcevic score last to give the hosts a 23-19 lead after one period. After Peric and Toni Prostran hit the first baskets of the second quarter, the Zadar edge hit double digits, 29-19. Unics fought its way back into the game with Popovic hitting a long ball and Igor Zamanskiy and Veremeenko making back-to-back baskets as the difference was trimmed to 33-30. Gecevski answered with 6 straight points for Zadar and it was 39-32. Unics held the hosts scoreless on four consecutive possessions while Zamanskiy threw down a dunk and Popovic's layup finished a 0-8 run for the first Unics lead of the game, 39-40. Ivanov foul shots stopped the run but Loncar's basket gave Unics a 41-42 advantage at the break.

Rancic opened the second half by burying back-to-back triples. He added another basket before Stipcevic knocked down his own three-point shot as Zadar busted out on a 13-4 run to a 54-46 advantage. Loncar scored 3 straight baskets in response, the third coming on a dunk of an offensive rebound to trim the deficit to 54-52. But after Loncar was called for a technical foul, Stipcevic made a free throw and Gecevski hit a layup for a 57-52 Zadar lead. Alexey Zhukanenko answered with a dunk and Popovic evened the game at 59-59 with a triple. After Gecevski and Zhukanenko traded three-point shots, Prostran converted a three-point play. But Popovic and Lyday combined for 3 free throws and the game was even at 65-65 going into the fourth quarter. A pair of Marc Jackson free throws and Zhukanenko's steal and layup gave Unics a 65-69 lead to start the final quarter. Juby Johnson and Ivanov answered with back-to-back three-point shots to push Zadar back in front 71-70. Ivanov hit another basket for a 75-72 lead only to see Zamanskiy make it 75-76. And after Gecevski and Peric scored for a 79-76 Zadar lead, Popovic knotted the game again with a triple. Stipcevic nailed back-to-back triples and Gecevski's score gave Zadar an 87-81 advantage with 2 minutes left. A Lyday three brought Unics to within 87-85. But in the final minute Stipcevic twice made 2 of 2 foul shots for a 91-86 lead. Popovic's free throws cut the margin to 91-88 but Johnson gave Zadar the win with a dunk, althuogh Lyday hit a late three to limit the damage in scoring for later tie-breakers.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Eurocupbasketball.com

Referees: JERSAN, ANDREJ (SLO), CHIARI, ROBERTO (ITA), ANASTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS (GRE)

Attendance: 3000

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Zadar	25	16	24	28
Unics	19	23	23	26

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Zadar	25	41	65	93
Unics	19	42	65	91

Head coach: SAGADIN, ZMAGOSLAV

Zadar
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	RANCIC, DAMIR	17:13	13	2/2	3/3						1				5		9
5	PERIC, HRVOJE	23:03	9	3/6	1/1			2	2	2		2			2	2	8
6	STIPCEVIC, ROK	33:17	19	1/2	4/5	5/6	1	1	2	2	1	7		1	4	2	11
8	JOHNSON, JUBY	33:12	7	2/4	1/3		1	1	2	1	1	3		1	2	2	3
10	PROSTRAN, TONI	13:15	7	3/4	0/1	1/1		1	1	1	2				1	1	9
11	GECEVSKI, TODOR	27:39	17	4/7	1/2	6/8	1		1	3	1	1	1	1	1	8	22
12	OLIVARI, SIME	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	RUZIC, TOMISLAV	21:08	6	3/5				2	2		2	1			5		2
14	POPOVIC, DANIEL	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
44	IVANOV, DEJAN	31:13	15	3/9	2/4	3/3	3	7	10	1	3	1		1	3	6	22
	Team															1	1
	Totals	200:00	93	21/39	12/19	15/18	6	14	20	10	11	15	1	4	23	22	87
				53.8%	63.2%	83.3%

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: PETROVIC, ACO

Unics
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		PIR
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	LYDAY, TERRELL	35:23	18	0/4	4/8	6/8	1	2	3	2	5	2		1	2	6	19
6	POPOVIC, MARKO	26:29	22	1/4	3/8	11/12		1	1	6	1	2			4	8	23
7	ZAMANSKIY, IGOR	37:09	6	3/4	0/1		2	5	7		1	3			3	1	7
8	KUZYAKIN, ARTEM	2:39			0/1										2	1	-2
9	SAMOYLENKO, PETR	18:43	2	1/2	0/1										2		-2
10	LONCAR, KRESIMIR	26:35	18	9/13	0/1		6	2	8	1	1	3			3	2	19
12	VEREMEENKO, VLADIMIR	25:55	11	2/3	1/1	4/4	1	5	6			2	2		5	2	13
13	TSYPACHEV, ANDREY	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	SOKOLOV, DMITRY	5:33										2					-2
23	ZHUKANENKO, ALEXEY	14:26	9	3/3	1/1		2	1	3		1	1	2		1	1	14
25	JACKSON, MARC	7:08	5	1/1	0/1	3/4					2					2	7
	Team										1						1
	Totals	200:00	91	20/34	9/23	24/28	12	16	28	9	12	15	4	1	22	23	97
				58.8%	39.1%	85.7%

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Head Coaches

SAGADIN, ZMAGOSLAV Zadar "I'm very pleased with our victory. Tonight the ice was broken and there is no more nervousness. There are more things that need to be fixed. Our defense and rebounding are not at the best and we will have to work on that. I hope in a week or two the situation will be better."

SAGADIN, ZMAGOSLAV

Zadar

"I'm very pleased with our victory. Tonight the ice was broken and there is no more nervousness. There are more things that need to be fixed. Our defense and rebounding are not at the best and we will have to work on that. I hope in a week or two the situation will be better."

PETROVIC, ACO Unics "I want to congratulate my colleague. This is a good beginning of his work in a new club. We knew what was waiting for us. We hoped we would win this game because we had more players in our rotation. In our league, we allow fewer points than other teams, and tonight we allowed 93 points. We played very bad defense. We couldn't do anything that we planed. I have to analyze this game to see what happened."

PETROVIC, ACO

Unics

"I want to congratulate my colleague. This is a good beginning of his work in a new club. We knew what was waiting for us. We hoped we would win this game because we had more players in our rotation. In our league, we allow fewer points than other teams, and tonight we allowed 93 points. We played very bad defense. We couldn't do anything that we planed. I have to analyze this game to see what happened."

Players

IVANOV, DEJAN Zadar "I'm satisfied with this victory. This is a very big thing for us. We played really well. This was a very good game for all of us. We played like a complete team and not like individuals and with that kind of play we will go on."

IVANOV, DEJAN

Zadar

"I'm satisfied with this victory. This is a very big thing for us. We played really well. This was a very good game for all of us. We played like a complete team and not like individuals and with that kind of play we will go on."

POPOVIC, MARKO Unics "We are known as a team that gives up small numbers of points and in this game Zadar scored a lot of points against us. We lost by 2 points, which is a similar to what happened in Treviso. We have to win our next games at home. We played very bad. We didn't have a continuum in play. Our game went up and down and if you play like this, you cannot win. We didn't have concentration through all 40 minutes and it cost us."

POPOVIC, MARKO

Unics

"We are known as a team that gives up small numbers of points and in this game Zadar scored a lot of points against us. We lost by 2 points, which is a similar to what happened in Treviso. We have to win our next games at home. We played very bad. We didn't have a continuum in play. Our game went up and down and if you play like this, you cannot win. We didn't have concentration through all 40 minutes and it cost us."

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