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May 21, 2013

Regular Season Game 1 - November 24, 2009 CET: 20:30 Local time: 20:30 - LA MEILLERAIE

Cholet Basket 70 - 71 Benetton Basket

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 1

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

GROUP E

GROUP F

GROUP G

GROUP H

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final	0-0
0-0	Quarter Final	0-0
0-0	Last 16	0-0
0-0	Regular Season	0-0
0-0	Overall	0-0

Referees

Crew Chief

HIERREZUELO, DANI, Spain

Referee

PEREZ NIZ, MIGUEL ANGEL, Spain

Umpire

LOPES, LUIS, Portugal

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
0	Points	0
0	Rebounds	0
0	O. Rebounds	0
0	D. Rebounds	0
0	Assists	0
0	Steals	0
0	Blocks	0
0	Turnovers	0
0	2PT	0
0	3PT	0
0	FT	0
0	Index	0

Team Stats - Cholet Basket

Team Stats - Benetton Basket

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
0	Points	0
0	Rebounds	0
0	OR	0
0	DR	0
0	Assists	0
0	Steals	0
0	Blocks	0
0	Turnovers	0
0	2PT	0
0	3PT	0
0	FT	0
0	Index	0

Team Roster - Cholet Basket

Team Roster - Benetton Basket

THE TAKE

Cholet Basket returns to the competition after four years away and immediately faces a top contender, Benetton Basket, in the teams’ opener in Group F. The hosts will need to receive the full support of their fans to beat a Benetton that reached the Final Eight in last year’s Eurocup. Benetton’s attack starts with scorer Gary Neal, an All-Eurocup Second Team selection last season. Veteran guard Davor Kus and rookie Daniel Hackett share playmaking duties, while Cartier Martin adds more scoring punch. Cholet will look for big contributions from its off-season additions to its backcourt: John Linehan, a former French League All-Star, Samuel Mejia and Fabien Causeur. In the paint, Benetton boasts another All-Eurocup Second Team selection, Sandro Nicevic. Cholet will turn to Randal Falker and teenage prospect Kevin Seraphin, both in their second year with Cholet, to slow Nicevic down. At forward Cholet uses Antywane Robinson and Christophe Leonard, who will be met by Benetton’s C.J. Wallace and big man Andrea Renzi. Two new signings add veteran savvy and young legs to Benetton’s frontline, Jasmin Hukic and 19-year-old Donatas Motiejunas. The depth clearly favors Benetton, however head coach Frank Vitucci’s men saw their Euroleague hopes dashed this season in the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by another French team, Entente Orleanaise, which Cholet has already beaten this year in the French League. One player worth keeping an eye on will be Seraphin, who may need to step up to help Cholet handle Benetton’s bigger frontline in a key aspect of this contest. REFEREES: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Miguel Angel Perez Niz, Luis Lopes Monday, November 23, 2009 Eurocupbasketball.com

Cholet Basket returns to the competition after four years away and immediately faces a top contender, Benetton Basket, in the teams’ opener in Group F. The hosts will need to receive the full support of their fans to beat a Benetton that reached the Final Eight in last year’s Eurocup. Benetton’s attack starts with scorer Gary Neal, an All-Eurocup Second Team selection last season. Veteran guard Davor Kus and rookie Daniel Hackett share playmaking duties, while Cartier Martin adds more scoring punch. Cholet will look for big contributions from its off-season additions to its backcourt: John Linehan, a former French League All-Star, Samuel Mejia and Fabien Causeur. In the paint, Benetton boasts another All-Eurocup Second Team selection, Sandro Nicevic. Cholet will turn to Randal Falker and teenage prospect Kevin Seraphin, both in their second year with Cholet, to slow Nicevic down. At forward Cholet uses Antywane Robinson and Christophe Leonard, who will be met by Benetton’s C.J. Wallace and big man Andrea Renzi. Two new signings add veteran savvy and young legs to Benetton’s frontline, Jasmin Hukic and 19-year-old Donatas Motiejunas. The depth clearly favors Benetton, however head coach Frank Vitucci’s men saw their Euroleague hopes dashed this season in the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds by another French team, Entente Orleanaise, which Cholet has already beaten this year in the French League. One player worth keeping an eye on will be Seraphin, who may need to step up to help Cholet handle Benetton’s bigger frontline in a key aspect of this contest.

REFEREES: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Miguel Angel Perez Niz, Luis Lopes

Monday, November 23, 2009

Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

VITUCCI, FRANCESCO Benetton Basket "We start against a high level team. Cholet is one of the protagonists in France, they are very aggressive and with enough players to distribute their play in a balanced way. First of all we will have to start defending strong and controlling the tempo. After two rather dark games of my players, I expect a proud reaction."

VITUCCI, FRANCESCO

Benetton Basket

"We start against a high level team. Cholet is one of the protagonists in France, they are very aggressive and with enough players to distribute their play in a balanced way. First of all we will have to start defending strong and controlling the tempo. After two rather dark games of my players, I expect a proud reaction."

Players

Benetton Treviso survived a tense thriller to win its Group F opener 70-71 on the road at Cholet Basket on a Davor Kus triple at the buzzer. The exciting fourth quarter features six lead changes and two ties before Kus stepped up and granted the visitors the victory. Benetton had double-digit leads in the second and third quarters before Cholet came back behind a red-hot Sammy Mejia. The hosts went ahead 65-61 with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, but All-Eurocup center Sandro Nicevic came through and tied the game twice. Randal Falker Falker thought he won the game for Cholet, but Benetton has enough time for a final shot that proved to the difference. Gary Neal scored 17 of his team-high 19 points for Benetton in the first half. Nicevic finished with 14 points and 3 blocks for the winners, Kus had 11 and C.J. Wallace 10 for Benetton, which hosts Crvena Zvezda next week. Mejia shined for Cholet with 29 points on excellent shooting, Antywane Robinson added 12 points and 9 rebounds, Arvydas Eitutavicius scored 11 and Falker tallied 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocked shots in defeat. Cholet seeks its first win on the road at Dynamo Moscow next week. Benetton took charge early as Donatas Motiejunas and Wallace scored in the paint. Nearly two-and-a-half minutes passed before Fabien Causeur put Cholet on the scoreboard, but Neal made a three-pointer and then a jumper to up the Benetton lead to 3-9. Cholet bounced right back with back-to-back triples from Robinson and Mejia to tie the score at 9-9. Daniel Hackett corrected his own miss and Neal hit from downtown again as Benetton tried to pull away, but another Mejia three lept it close. But Neal’s third triple of the quarter was followed by a Nicevic basket to make it 16-23 after 10 minutes. The teams traded baskets at the start of the second quarter before Nicevic and Daniele Sandri scored back-to-back to give the visitors a double-digit lead. Falker and Causeur scored as Cholet clawed back to 26-31, but that was met by a Neal triple. Neal later converted a basket-plus-foul to increase the Benetton lead to 9 before Robinson answered from downtown to make it 33-39 at halftime. Neal started the second half with a basket and Wallace added another to put Benetton ahead by 10. Cholet stormed back as Eitutavicius drained back-to-back three-pointers and Mejia added another. Then Eitutavicius set up Mejia for a two-point bucket that capped an 11-1 run and tied the game at 44-44. Kus ended Benetton’s drought with a triple for his first points, but Eitutavicius matched him. Jasmin Hukic and Motiejunas put the visitors ahead, but Cholet responded through a red-hot Mejia to go on top 55-51. Kus answered back with 3 free throws and Nicevic ended the quarter with a basket to give Benetton a 56-57 edge. With the pressure on, both teams tightened up and points were few, but nearly every basket provided a lead change early in the fourth quarter. The elad traded hands five teams until Mejia drilled a three-pointer that made it 63-61. Mejia added another basket as Cholet assumed control. However a pair of free throws from Wallace and misses from Mejia and Eitutavicius allowed Nicevic to tie the game at 65-65 with just over a minute to go. Mejia stepped up and drained a three-pointer to the delight of the crowd, however Nicevic matched him to tie it again. Falker came through to put Cholet ahead, but with time running out Kus hit from downtown to beat the buzzer and give Benetton a thrilling 70-71 road win. Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Eurocupbasketball.com

Benetton Treviso survived a tense thriller to win its Group F opener 70-71 on the road at Cholet Basket on a Davor Kus triple at the buzzer. The exciting fourth quarter features six lead changes and two ties before Kus stepped up and granted the visitors the victory. Benetton had double-digit leads in the second and third quarters before Cholet came back behind a red-hot Sammy Mejia. The hosts went ahead 65-61 with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, but All-Eurocup center Sandro Nicevic came through and tied the game twice. Randal Falker Falker thought he won the game for Cholet, but Benetton has enough time for a final shot that proved to the difference. Gary Neal scored 17 of his team-high 19 points for Benetton in the first half. Nicevic finished with 14 points and 3 blocks for the winners, Kus had 11 and C.J. Wallace 10 for Benetton, which hosts Crvena Zvezda next week. Mejia shined for Cholet with 29 points on excellent shooting, Antywane Robinson added 12 points and 9 rebounds, Arvydas Eitutavicius scored 11 and Falker tallied 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocked shots in defeat. Cholet seeks its first win on the road at Dynamo Moscow next week.

Benetton took charge early as Donatas Motiejunas and Wallace scored in the paint. Nearly two-and-a-half minutes passed before Fabien Causeur put Cholet on the scoreboard, but Neal made a three-pointer and then a jumper to up the Benetton lead to 3-9. Cholet bounced right back with back-to-back triples from Robinson and Mejia to tie the score at 9-9. Daniel Hackett corrected his own miss and Neal hit from downtown again as Benetton tried to pull away, but another Mejia three lept it close. But Neal’s third triple of the quarter was followed by a Nicevic basket to make it 16-23 after 10 minutes. The teams traded baskets at the start of the second quarter before Nicevic and Daniele Sandri scored back-to-back to give the visitors a double-digit lead. Falker and Causeur scored as Cholet clawed back to 26-31, but that was met by a Neal triple. Neal later converted a basket-plus-foul to increase the Benetton lead to 9 before Robinson answered from downtown to make it 33-39 at halftime.

Neal started the second half with a basket and Wallace added another to put Benetton ahead by 10. Cholet stormed back as Eitutavicius drained back-to-back three-pointers and Mejia added another. Then Eitutavicius set up Mejia for a two-point bucket that capped an 11-1 run and tied the game at 44-44. Kus ended Benetton’s drought with a triple for his first points, but Eitutavicius matched him. Jasmin Hukic and Motiejunas put the visitors ahead, but Cholet responded through a red-hot Mejia to go on top 55-51. Kus answered back with 3 free throws and Nicevic ended the quarter with a basket to give Benetton a 56-57 edge. With the pressure on, both teams tightened up and points were few, but nearly every basket provided a lead change early in the fourth quarter. The elad traded hands five teams until Mejia drilled a three-pointer that made it 63-61. Mejia added another basket as Cholet assumed control. However a pair of free throws from Wallace and misses from Mejia and Eitutavicius allowed Nicevic to tie the game at 65-65 with just over a minute to go. Mejia stepped up and drained a three-pointer to the delight of the crowd, however Nicevic matched him to tie it again. Falker came through to put Cholet ahead, but with time running out Kus hit from downtown to beat the buzzer and give Benetton a thrilling 70-71 road win.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Eurocupbasketball.com

Referees: HIERREZUELO, DANI (ESP), PEREZ NIZ, MIGUEL ANGEL (ESP), LOPES, LUIS (POR)

Attendance: 4017

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Cholet Basket	16	17	23	14
Benetton Basket	23	16	18	14

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Cholet Basket	16	33	56	70
Benetton Basket	23	39	57	71

Head coach: KUNTER, ERMAN

Cholet Basket
#	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
5	CAUSEUR, FABIEN	26:29	4	2/2	0/3			2	2		1		1		3	1	3
7	LARROUQUIS, THOMAS	25:13	4	2/5	0/2		1	2	3	1		3			5	1	-4
8	EITUTAVICIUS, ARVYDAS	28:18	11	1/2	3/4			3	3	1		3			1	2	11
9	MEJIA, SAMMY	30:17	29	5/6	5/7	4/7	1	1	2	3		4			2	6	28
12	LEONARD, CHRISTOPHE	9:43		0/2	0/1										2		-5
13	SERAPHIN, KEVIN	11:58	2	1/6			4	4	8		1	2		3	1	2	2
14	FALKER, RANDAL	38:14	8	4/10			4	6	10	4		1	4		1	2	20
15	CHUPIN, MAXIME	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	ANDRE, ERWAN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	ROBINSON, ANTYWANE	29:48	12	3/5	2/5		2	7	9	3	1		1		3		18
19	IDOMENEE, KEVIN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team							2	2			1					1
	Totals	200:00	70	18/38	10/22	4/7	12	27	39	12	3	14	6	3	18	14	74
				47.4%	45.5%	57.1%

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: VITUCCI, FRANCESCO

Benetton Basket
#	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
5	KUS, DAVOR	23:13	11	1/2	2/4	3/4		1	1	3	1					3	15
7	HUKIC, JASMIN	26:33	4	1/3	0/1	2/2		5	5	3	1	1			3	1	7
8	MARTIN, CARTIER	13:27	3	1/1	0/2	1/2					1				2	1
10	NICEVIC, SANDRO	27:53	14	5/10	1/1	1/2	1	3	4			1	3		1	3	16
11	MOTIEJUNAS, DONATAS	19:45	6	3/9				1	1						1	1	1
12	SANDRI, DANIELE	2:56	2	1/1													2
13	HACKETT, DANIEL	19:47	2	1/3			1	3	4	1		1			2	3	5
14	NEAL, GARY	34:04	19	3/6	4/8	1/1	1	3	4	4	2	2		3	2	5	20
15	GENTILE, ALESSANDRO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	WALLACE, C.J.	32:22	10	4/9	0/1	2/2	2	4	6	3		3		1	3	1	7
20	SACCAGGI, ANDREA	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team						2	1	3								3
	Totals	200:00	71	20/44	7/17	10/13	7	21	28	14	5	8	3	4	14	18	76
				45.5%	41.2%	76.9%

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Head Coaches

KUNTER, ERMAN Cholet Basket "We did not begin this competition in a good way. It is very difficult for us to lose this game in the last second. After a first half where the team was not playing as hard as it could, we came back from the locker room with more desire. We played better in second half, especially in defense. Sometimes, we did not take the right decision. My team is young and we lacked experience tonight. For me the key of the game was when Sandro Nicevic scored a three-pointer to level the game in the last minute. Now we know that we will have to won some games on the road."

KUNTER, ERMAN

Cholet Basket

"We did not begin this competition in a good way. It is very difficult for us to lose this game in the last second. After a first half where the team was not playing as hard as it could, we came back from the locker room with more desire. We played better in second half, especially in defense. Sometimes, we did not take the right decision. My team is young and we lacked experience tonight. For me the key of the game was when Sandro Nicevic scored a three-pointer to level the game in the last minute. Now we know that we will have to won some games on the road."

VITUCCI, FRANCESCO Benetton Basket "It was as tough a game as we could imagine. We are very happy to win here against a very good team. I proud of my players' attitude tonight. They played at a good level, especially in defense. We knew that Cholet Basket was a strong rebounding team, but tonight my team was focused on rebounding and did the job. To start this competition with a win in this round is a good result for us. Now we have to still keep going to reach a spot in the Last 16."

VITUCCI, FRANCESCO

Benetton Basket

"It was as tough a game as we could imagine. We are very happy to win here against a very good team. I proud of my players' attitude tonight. They played at a good level, especially in defense. We knew that Cholet Basket was a strong rebounding team, but tonight my team was focused on rebounding and did the job. To start this competition with a win in this round is a good result for us. Now we have to still keep going to reach a spot in the Last 16."

Players

CAUSEUR, FABIEN Cholet Basket "We are very disappointed tonight to lose this game. We played with desire during the whole game and we should have won tonight, but you know how it is sports. We lost against a good team from Treviso tonight. Now we know that we have to win the two other games at home and another one on the road to have chance to be qualified for the Last 16."

CAUSEUR, FABIEN

Cholet Basket

"We are very disappointed tonight to lose this game. We played with desire during the whole game and we should have won tonight, but you know how it is sports. We lost against a good team from Treviso tonight. Now we know that we have to win the two other games at home and another one on the road to have chance to be qualified for the Last 16."

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