Regular Season Game 3 - November 20, 2007 CET: 17:40 Local time: 18:40 - SIAULIAI ARENA
Siauliai 85 - 76 KK Bosna

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
0-2 Regular Season 1-1
0-2 Overall 1-1

Referees

Crew Chief
LAMONICA, LUIGI, Italy
Referee
JOVCIC, MILIVOJE, Serbia
Umpire
HIERREZUELO, DANI, Spain

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
80.0 Points 83.0
27.5 Rebounds 35.5
10.5 O. Rebounds 14.5
17.0 D. Rebounds 21.0
14.5 Assists 14.5
6.0 Steals 6.0
2.0 Blocks 2.5
14.0 Turnovers 15.0
59.7 % 2PT 54.2 %
33.3 % 3PT 30.8 %
57.5 % FT 60.5 %
70.0 Index 81.5

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
17.5 / GRANT, ANTONIO HYSANA Points 23.0 / WILLIAMS, LANCE
6.0 / KIEZA, AURIMAS Rebounds 8.0 / WILLIAMS, LANCE
3.5 / KIEZA, AURIMAS OR 4.0 / BAVCIC, EDIN
2.5 / KIEZA, AURIMAS DR 6.0 / WILLIAMS, LANCE
3.5 / MACEINA, G. Assists 5.0 / HILL, KYLE
1.0 / KIEZA, AURIMAS Steals 2.0 / IKONIC, GORAN
0.5 / KIEZA, AURIMAS Blocks 1.5 / WILLIAMS, LANCE
3.5 / KUZMINSKAS, S. Turnovers 3.0 / IKONIC, GORAN
100.0 % / RINKEVICIUS, TOMAS 2PT 88.9 % / BAILEY, BRYAN
100.0 % / RINKEVICIUS, TOMAS 3PT 62.5 % / IKONIC, GORAN
83.3 % / PREKEVICIUS, MARIUS FT 100.0 % / IKONIC, GORAN
16.0 / KIEZA, AURIMAS Index 25.0 / WILLIAMS, LANCE

THE TAKE

Looking for its first victory in Group A, Siauliai welcomes visiting KK Bosna of Bosnia-Herzegovina to Lithuania. After losing at home two weeks ago against current group co-leader Turk Telekom, Siauliai struggled with outside shooting while falling at Alba Berlin in Week 2. Small forward Mantas Ruikis missed all six of his triple attempts off the bench, part of a lackluster 5-of-22 (23%) team effort from beyond the arc. Power forward Antonio Grant has been solid in both games, but playmaker Gediminas Maceina tallied just five points after hitting for 15 against Turk Telekom. Which Maceina shows up could decide the Lithuanians' fate against Bosna. The Bosnians hope to improve to 2-1 after also losing to Turk Telekom. Head coach Zure Zdovc's Bosna played well against the Turks but allowed them to shoot 60% from the field. Bosna will not beat Siauliai if their defense does not improve in the post. The leader of the Bosna offense has been center Lance Williams, who has averaged 23 points and 8 rebounds. Another showing like shooting guard Kyle Hill's 21-point effort last week would help Bosna's cause.
Monday, November 19, 2007
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Quotes Head Coaches

Players

Jose Olivero - Siauliai Siauliai posted its first ever ULEB Cup victory as Jose Olivero's 20 points paced four players in double figures in an 85-76 win at home over KK Bosna in Group A. Donatas Zavackas and Antonio Grant each added 18 points and Mantas Ruikis chipped in 11 - including five free throws in the final minute. The Lithuanians improved to 1-2 in Group A and next week host Guildford Heat. The Bosnian team Bosna dropped to 1-2 in the group despite 17 points from Kyle Hill. Lance Williams and Edin Bavcic each scored 12 points and Quemont Greer and Bryan Bailey both hit for 11. Bosnia only trailed by two points with just more than a minute left but Ruikis stole the ball from Greer and then made his foul shots down the stretch. The Bosnians host DKV Joventut next week.

Dzenan Rahimic - KK BosnaWilliams opened the scoring and his three-point play gave Bosna an 0-7 lead early. Grant answered with seven points in a 9-0 run and a 9-7 lead for the Lithuanians. Hill and Bavcic knocked down three-pointers and Bailey completed a three-point play for the guests while Grant finished the first ten minutes with 12 points in a 22-22 first quarter. Grant hit a three-pointer and converted a three-point play for a 28-24 advantage. But he collected his second foul just three minutes into the second period - having scored 18 points. Olivero did a good job keeping Siauliai ahead. Grant returned and picked up his third foul with three minutes left in half. Ruikis drained a three-pointer for a 41-36 cushion. But Greer finished off the second quarter with 11 points in building a 41-44 lead which was 43-46 at the break. Williams made the gap 43-48 only to see Zavackas bring the Lithuanians back ahead 51-50. Hill hit four straight baskets and Dzenan Rahimic scored for a 57-63 advantage. Olivero's three-point play allowed Siauliai cut the deficit to 60-63 after three periods. Ruikis and Zavackas knocked down three-pointers for a 66-65 lead. Grant picked up back-to-back fouls, fouling out with six minutes left. Bailey made two foul shots for a 72-74 advantage, to which Zavackas answered with a three-pointer. And two Zavackas free throws made it 77-74 with just more than two minutes left. Bavcic hit just one of two foul shots for a 77-75 deficit before Zavackas came up big again with a three-pointer. Ruikis then stole the ball from Greer and hit both of his free throws for an 82-75 lead. Ruikis knocked down three more in the final seconds to complete the home victory.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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Referees: LAMONICA, LUIGI (ITA), JOVCIC, MILIVOJE (SRB), HIERREZUELO, DANI (ESP)
Attendance: 4200
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KK Bosna22241713
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KK Bosna22466376
Head coach: KUNCAITIS, ROBERTAS
Siauliai
# 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 MACEINA, GEDIMINAS 30:29 5 1/4 1/3     1 1 5 2       3   5
5 RINKEVICIUS, TOMAS 2:35               1             1
8 RUIKIS, MANTAS 22:39 11 0/4 2/4 5/6 3 2 5   1     1 1 3 11
9 MASIULIS, ARTURAS 13:45 4 2/3     1 1 2     3     4   -2
10 VAICIUNAS, ROLANDAS 5:23 2 1/2   0/1                 1 1  
11 KUZMINSKAS, SAULIUS 20:26 7 3/8   1/6 2 4 6 1 1 1   1 4 5 4
13 KIEZA, AURIMAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 ZAVACKAS, DONATAS 36:25 18 3/7 3/4 3/3   5 5 3 1 3   1 4 4 18
15 GRANT, ANTONIO 22:58 18 5/5 2/3 2/2   5 5 1         5 4 22
22 OLIVERO, JOSE 36:54 20 7/8 0/4 6/7 2   2 2   4     1 4 17
24 PREKEVICIUS, MARIUS 8:26     0/1     2 2 2   1       1 3
Team                                
Totals 200:00 85 22/41 8/19 17/25 8 20 28 15 5 12 0 3 23 22 79
53.7% 42.1% 68%
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: ZDOVC, JURE
KK Bosna
# 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 GREER, QUEMONT 17:08 11 3/5 0/1 5/6   1 1     2     3 3 6
5 SEHOVIC, SUAD DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 KOVACEVIC, SINISA 17:54     0/1   1   1 1 1       2    
7 IKONIC, GORAN 35:24 5 1/3 1/3   1 3 4 1 2 1 1   4   4
9 BAVCIC, EDIN 27:24 12 3/5 1/4 3/8 1 6 7 1   2 1   4 5 10
11 HILL, KYLE 35:25 17 7/9 1/6     2 2 6 1 3     3 3 16
12 BAILEY, BRYAN 22:50 11 4/5   3/5 1 2 3     4     4 6 9
13 SULJAGIC, AMAR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 RAHIMIC, DZENAN 16:39 8 4/6   0/2 1   1     1     3 3 4
18 PASALIC, MUHAMED 6:25   0/1 0/1                       -2
52 WILLIAMS, LANCE 20:51 12 5/7   2/3 2 3 5   1 3 1   2 3 14
Team                                
Totals 200:00 76 27/41 3/16 13/24 7 17 24 9 5 16 3 0 25 23 61
65.9% 18.8% 54.2%
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Head Coaches

KUNCAITIS, ROBERTAS
Siauliai
"We believed in the victory and we were fighting until the end of the game. The opponents thought that we would lose after Grant got his fifth foul. KK Bosna is a strong team, I saw their game with Guildford Heat and I was worried about the coming game."
ZDOVC, JURE
KK Bosna
"It's our fault that we lost. We had a great chance to win but we lost concentration and made three mistakes in a row."

Players

ZAVACKAS, DONATAS
Siauliai
"KK Bosna isn't a weak team but we always play better at home. At the end of the game I led the team because Antonio Grant had five fouls. It's not important who is the leader, the victory of the team - that's what matters."
OLIVERO, JOSE
Siauliai
"I am happy with our first victory in the ULEB Cup. Donatas is in the team again and he helped a lot. It wasn't a bad game for me, but I took some bad decisions so I am not very satisfied. It's difficult to play excellent all the time but I try to do my best in every game."
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