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May 22, 2013

Regular Season Game 1 - October 15, 2009 CET: 21:15 Local time: 21:15 - NOKIA ARENA

Maccabi Electra 85 - 65 Union Olimpija

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 1

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final Four	0-0
0-0	Playoffs	0-0
0-0	Top 16	0-0
0-0	Regular Season	0-0
0-0	Overall	0-0

Referees

Crew Chief

GKONTAS, SPIROS, Greece

Referee

CEREBUCH, GUERRINO, Italy

Umpire

CARDUS, ANNA, Spain

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 - Maccabi Electra

Team Stats - Union Olimpija

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 - Maccabi Electra

Team Roster - Union Olimpija

THE TAKE

The 2009-10 Euroleague season begins with a bang on Thursday when Maccabi Electra hosts Union Olimpija in the traditional opening game before a sellout crowd at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena. A five-time European champion, Maccabi looks to start a new dynasty with head coach Pini Gershon leading a new-look squad into the season. Out to spoil Maccabi's party, however, is an upgraded Olimpija roster full of young talent and a coach that knows something about winning, Jure Zdovc. Both teams have had plenty of fine moments in the preseason, though they have at times been inconsistent as new lineups come together. The story for Maccabi has been the backcourt. Swingmen Chuck Eidson and Alan Anderson are shaping up as the team’s prime offensive weapons, while the point guard rotation of Andrew Wisniewski, Gal Mekel and Doron Perkins always gives Gershon plenty of options. In the paint, D'Or Fischer looks ready to resume the standout campaign he delivered last season, Maciej Lampe is coming off his best game in a Maccabi uniform yet in an exhibition win over Eurocup hopeful Panellinios and Stephane Lasme's athleticism and blue-collar work ethic complete a promising frontline. Olimpija's strength is also in its guards, where the tandem of superstar Sani Becirovic, who is expected to play despite some back problems, and scorer Saso Ozbolt could be something special. Teaming them with sharpshooter Matt Walsh makes all of them even more effective. Olimpija will miss veteran playmaker Vlado Ilievski, out with an injury, but young Jaka Klobucar will get a chance to show his stuff on a big stage. The foursome of Gasper Vidmar, Edin Bavcic, Uros Slokar and Vladimir Golubovic – who are among six Olimpija players aged 26 or younger and listed at 2.09 meters or more – can wreak havoc on the boards at both ends of the floor. While the wild atmosphere at Nokia Arena always works in Maccabi’s favor, there is a window for the visitors to take advantage of as nine players are set to wear yellow in a Euroleague game for the first time. If Olimpija comes out aggressive using its size in the paint and its experience at guard to its advantage, Maccabi's newcomers may start to feel the pressure of pleasing a home crowd used to winning on big occasions. However, if the Israeli champs get on a roll, it will be the visitors who will have their hands full with a home crowd that often functions as sixth man. REFEREES: Guerrino Cerebuch, Spiros Gkontas, Anna Cardus GAME NOTES Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Maccabi has won its last 11 Euroleague home openers. The last time the club lost its first home game in a Euroleague season was 62-84 against Panathinaikos in 1998. Doron Perkins, Gal Mekel and Guy Pnini are set to make their respective Euroleague debuts in the opening game against Olimpija. Maciej Lampe returns to the Euroleague for the first time in nearly seven years. Lampe's last Euroleague game took place in October 2002 for Real Madrid. Andrew Wisniewski enters the season with a streak of at least one three-pointer made in each of his last six Euroleague games. Alan Anderson has scored in double figures in each of his last 10 Euroleague appearances dating back to December 2007. He also has at least 1 steal in 10 straight games. Small forward David Bluthenthal is sidelined as he recovers from a knee injury. Gasper Vidmar will appear in the Euroleague Opening Game for the second season in a row. Vidmar started for Fenerbahce Ulker last season when opened the season at Caja Laboral in Vitoria, Spain. Union Olimpija The visiting team has won the Euroleague Opening Game in five of the past six years. The lone exception was last season, when Caja Laboral bested Fenerbahce Ulker 80-70 in Vitoria, Spain. Sani Becirovic enters the season needing just 1 more steal to reach 100 for his Euroleague career. Becirovic played in the Euroleague Opening Game in 2006, helping his team at the time, Panathinaikos, beat DKV Joventut on the road, 79-82. Uros Slokar makes his return to the Euroleague after three-and-a-half years. Slokar's last Euroleague appearance came with Benetton Treviso in a Top 16 game in March 2006. Matt Walsh, Nemanja Aleksandrov, Pawel Kikowski, Edin Bavcic and Dusan Djordjevic are set to make their respective Euroleague debuts against Maccabi. Panathinaikos first met Roma in the 1991-92 Korac Cup. Led by Dino Radja, who later played for Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, the Italian team beat the Greens twice on the way to winning the trophy. Sani Becirovic and Vlado Ilievski have played on the same three clubs during this decade - Virtus Bologna, Lottomatica Roma and Union Olimpija, now for the second time each - without ever being at one of them simultaneously until now. Alas, their first game together won't happen on opening night, either, because Ilievski is hurt and not going to Tel Aviv. Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Euroleague.net

The 2009-10 Euroleague season begins with a bang on Thursday when Maccabi Electra hosts Union Olimpija in the traditional opening game before a sellout crowd at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena. A five-time European champion, Maccabi looks to start a new dynasty with head coach Pini Gershon leading a new-look squad into the season. Out to spoil Maccabi's party, however, is an upgraded Olimpija roster full of young talent and a coach that knows something about winning, Jure Zdovc. Both teams have had plenty of fine moments in the preseason, though they have at times been inconsistent as new lineups come together. The story for Maccabi has been the backcourt. Swingmen Chuck Eidson and Alan Anderson are shaping up as the team’s prime offensive weapons, while the point guard rotation of Andrew Wisniewski, Gal Mekel and Doron Perkins always gives Gershon plenty of options. In the paint, D'Or Fischer looks ready to resume the standout campaign he delivered last season, Maciej Lampe is coming off his best game in a Maccabi uniform yet in an exhibition win over Eurocup hopeful Panellinios and Stephane Lasme's athleticism and blue-collar work ethic complete a promising frontline. Olimpija's strength is also in its guards, where the tandem of superstar Sani Becirovic, who is expected to play despite some back problems, and scorer Saso Ozbolt could be something special. Teaming them with sharpshooter Matt Walsh makes all of them even more effective. Olimpija will miss veteran playmaker Vlado Ilievski, out with an injury, but young Jaka Klobucar will get a chance to show his stuff on a big stage. The foursome of Gasper Vidmar, Edin Bavcic, Uros Slokar and Vladimir Golubovic – who are among six Olimpija players aged 26 or younger and listed at 2.09 meters or more – can wreak havoc on the boards at both ends of the floor. While the wild atmosphere at Nokia Arena always works in Maccabi’s favor, there is a window for the visitors to take advantage of as nine players are set to wear yellow in a Euroleague game for the first time. If Olimpija comes out aggressive using its size in the paint and its experience at guard to its advantage, Maccabi's newcomers may start to feel the pressure of pleasing a home crowd used to winning on big occasions. However, if the Israeli champs get on a roll, it will be the visitors who will have their hands full with a home crowd that often functions as sixth man.

REFEREES: Guerrino Cerebuch, Spiros Gkontas, Anna Cardus

GAME NOTES

Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv

Maccabi has won its last 11 Euroleague home openers. The last time the club lost its first home game in a Euroleague season was 62-84 against Panathinaikos in 1998.
Doron Perkins, Gal Mekel and Guy Pnini are set to make their respective Euroleague debuts in the opening game against Olimpija.
Maciej Lampe returns to the Euroleague for the first time in nearly seven years. Lampe's last Euroleague game took place in October 2002 for Real Madrid.
Andrew Wisniewski enters the season with a streak of at least one three-pointer made in each of his last six Euroleague games.
Alan Anderson has scored in double figures in each of his last 10 Euroleague appearances dating back to December 2007. He also has at least 1 steal in 10 straight games.
Small forward David Bluthenthal is sidelined as he recovers from a knee injury.
Gasper Vidmar will appear in the Euroleague Opening Game for the second season in a row. Vidmar started for Fenerbahce Ulker last season when opened the season at Caja Laboral in Vitoria, Spain.

Union Olimpija

The visiting team has won the Euroleague Opening Game in five of the past six years. The lone exception was last season, when Caja Laboral bested Fenerbahce Ulker 80-70 in Vitoria, Spain.
Sani Becirovic enters the season needing just 1 more steal to reach 100 for his Euroleague career.
Becirovic played in the Euroleague Opening Game in 2006, helping his team at the time, Panathinaikos, beat DKV Joventut on the road, 79-82.
Uros Slokar makes his return to the Euroleague after three-and-a-half years. Slokar's last Euroleague appearance came with Benetton Treviso in a Top 16 game in March 2006.
Matt Walsh, Nemanja Aleksandrov, Pawel Kikowski, Edin Bavcic and Dusan Djordjevic are set to make their respective Euroleague debuts against Maccabi.
Panathinaikos first met Roma in the 1991-92 Korac Cup. Led by Dino Radja, who later played for Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, the Italian team beat the Greens twice on the way to winning the trophy.
Sani Becirovic and Vlado Ilievski have played on the same three clubs during this decade - Virtus Bologna, Lottomatica Roma and Union Olimpija, now for the second time each - without ever being at one of them simultaneously until now. Alas, their first game together won't happen on opening night, either, because Ilievski is hurt and not going to Tel Aviv.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

GERSHON, PINI Maccabi Electra "I'll start my eighth season with Maccabi, but this is the first time I play the opening game of the Euroleague. All the eyes of Europe will be focused on this game, because it's separated from the others, and it means we have to perform well. Our fans give us the best support and this season Nokia Arena will be packed once more, so we owe them positive basketball and a win in this special game. Olimpija won't come here to be a stand-in for our show, and they have good players no matter who's missing, for one reason or another, while we still work on molding our team together. Nevertheless, we can't allow ourselves to lose such games if we want to reach our goals. We will try to find the best lineup and match-ups early enough, to start off with a win."

GERSHON, PINI

Maccabi Electra

"I'll start my eighth season with Maccabi, but this is the first time I play the opening game of the Euroleague. All the eyes of Europe will be focused on this game, because it's separated from the others, and it means we have to perform well. Our fans give us the best support and this season Nokia Arena will be packed once more, so we owe them positive basketball and a win in this special game. Olimpija won't come here to be a stand-in for our show, and they have good players no matter who's missing, for one reason or another, while we still work on molding our team together. Nevertheless, we can't allow ourselves to lose such games if we want to reach our goals. We will try to find the best lineup and match-ups early enough, to start off with a win."

ZDOVC, JURE Union Olimpija "For us, the start of the Euroleague has come too soon. Our team is not playing yet at the desired level and we need even more practices and games in order to reach a competitive level. Above all, we lack the ability to play at a consistent level for 40 minutes. We can play some really good minutes, but then in the next moment we play as though we were on the court for the first time. We also have injury problems. Vlado Ilievski won't go to Israel because he took a hit on the same muscle that he was operated on in the summer, while Sani Becirovic has back pains. Even though we have problems, we go to Israel in order to play a good game and to show everyone that we have built a good team that within a month will have an important role in the Euroleague. Surely, it won't be easy, since Maccabi has great players, a legendary coach and every possibility of making it to the Final Four in Paris."

ZDOVC, JURE

Union Olimpija

"For us, the start of the Euroleague has come too soon. Our team is not playing yet at the desired level and we need even more practices and games in order to reach a competitive level. Above all, we lack the ability to play at a consistent level for 40 minutes. We can play some really good minutes, but then in the next moment we play as though we were on the court for the first time. We also have injury problems. Vlado Ilievski won't go to Israel because he took a hit on the same muscle that he was operated on in the summer, while Sani Becirovic has back pains. Even though we have problems, we go to Israel in order to play a good game and to show everyone that we have built a good team that within a month will have an important role in the Euroleague. Surely, it won't be easy, since Maccabi has great players, a legendary coach and every possibility of making it to the Final Four in Paris."

Players

PNINI, GUY Maccabi Electra "Every basketball player in Israel dreams about the day he'll play in Nokia Arena with Maccabi in a Euroleague game in front of the best 11,000 fans in Europe, and my first time will come this Thursday. Explaining how excited I am is unnecessary. I hope to have a good debut for the season, but the most important thing is for the team to start the season with a win, to gain more confidence for the future. If we want to have a good season, we must protect our home games."

PNINI, GUY

Maccabi Electra

"Every basketball player in Israel dreams about the day he'll play in Nokia Arena with Maccabi in a Euroleague game in front of the best 11,000 fans in Europe, and my first time will come this Thursday. Explaining how excited I am is unnecessary. I hope to have a good debut for the season, but the most important thing is for the team to start the season with a win, to gain more confidence for the future. If we want to have a good season, we must protect our home games."

OZBOLT, SASO Union Olimpija "Already here at the start, a tough game awaits us. It's not easy for any Euroleague team to play at Nokia Arena, even less for us now, considering that we are behind in our preparations. But we have to face up to it and show that by battling it's possible to move forward. Our objective is to play a close game and hope that in the last minutes we have the possibility of surprising one of the favorites to finish among the highest places in the Euroleague."

OZBOLT, SASO

Union Olimpija

"Already here at the start, a tough game awaits us. It's not easy for any Euroleague team to play at Nokia Arena, even less for us now, considering that we are behind in our preparations. But we have to face up to it and show that by battling it's possible to move forward. Our objective is to play a close game and hope that in the last minutes we have the possibility of surprising one of the favorites to finish among the highest places in the Euroleague."

Video: Highlights, D'Or Fischer, Doron Perkins Maccabi Electra opened the 2009-10 Euroleague Regular Season in style by thrashing Union Olimpija Ljubljana 85-65 in the traditional Opening Game before a sold-out crowd of 11,000 at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena. After paying tribute to its past by honoring president Shimon Mizrahi before the game on the occasion of his 40th season at the helm of the club, Maccabi showed off a bright future by controlling the game from start to finish, led by Alan Anderson and Andrew Wisniewski on offense and D'Or Fischer on defense. Maccabi led by 10 after 10 minutes and coasted to 37-25 at the half. Olimpija made its charge early in the third quarter to get within 7, but Fischer's defense quieted the visitors, Wisniewski restored Maccabi control and Anderson took over with a series of jaw-dropping slams in the fourth as Maccabi enjoyed putting on an opening night show for its fans. Anderson led all scorers with 25 points, Wisniewski had 19 points, Doron Perkins scored 10 and Fischer matched his career-high with 5 blocked shots in addition to 7 rebounds. Matt Walsh paced Olimpija with 18, Sani Becirovic had 13, Edin Bavcic 11 and Vladimir Golubovic posted 10 points and 8 rebounds. Maccabi won the opening tip and got things going with a basket inside by Maciej Lampe. Dusan Djordjevic got Olimpija on the scoreboard with a pair of free throws. The game had a fast early pace, but missed shots kept the score low. Wisniewski woke the crowd up with a pull-up three and soon Stephane Lasme kept the momentum going with a blocked shot, but Olimpija’s scrappy defense kept the visitors close. Walsh drilled a three-pointer that made it 9-7 before a TV timeout stopped the action. Maccabi started to pull away as Anderson and Lasme scored from the line and Anderson added a basket to make it 15-7. Becirovic drove around the Maccabi defense and later drained a free throw to help the Olimpija cause. But Wisniewski’s second triple followed by a drive for a basket in the closing seconds lifted Maccabi to 20-10 after 10 minutes. Becirovic continued to lead Olimpija with a basket to start the second quarter. Anderson picked off a Saso Ozbolt pass and finished a one-man break with a slam and then Perkins followed with a fast break layup. Bavcic buried a long jumper, however Anderson bettered him with a triple for a 27-14 advantage. A Golubovic slam had no effect on Anderson, who fired in another three for a 14-point Maccabi lead. Golubovic continued to battle on the glass and that resulted in another second-chance basket and Bavcic cut the deficit to 10 from the line, but Olimpija suffered a blow when Ozbolt was called for his third foul. Nonetheless Becirovic played on and sank a triple. Lasme countered with an acrobatic layin and Fischer upped the lead to 14 again with a basket-plus-foul. Bavcic barely beat the buzzer with a layup to make it 37-25 as the teams went into the locker rooms for halftime. Golubovic crashed the offensive glass for another second-chance basket in the first minute of the second half and Djordjevic followed with a triple as Olimpija fought back. Anderson revived Maccabi with a three in transition, but Golubovic beat the buzzer with a jumper and Becirovic rifled in a three-plus-a-foul as the visitors got within 43-36. Anderson had another highlight with a wicked slam, though Walsh answered for Olimpija. Wisniewski put the hosts back up by 10 and Fischer stood out on defense with a pair of blocked shots. The lead swelled to 52-38 on a pair of Wisniewski free throws. Uros Slokar got his first points on the offensive glass before Eidson sank a jumper. Gasper Vidmar scored inside and Walsh sank a three as Olimpija stayed within 55-45 after three quarters. Eidson and Fischer struck quickly at the start of the fourth quarter to increase their lead to 14. After an Olimpija timeout, Wisniewski iced the game with a three-pointer and then a steal and a layup as the Maccabi advantage hit 19. A Perkins layup capped an 11-0 start to the quarter before Slokar finally ended his team’s nearly four-minute long scoring drought with a basket-plus-foul. Bavcic added a triple, but any doubt remaining was erased when Anderson rocked the house with a two-handed 360 slam. Guy Pnini’s first Euroleague basket gave Maccabi its biggest lead to that point, 75-53, however Anderson thrilled the crowd with a reverse slam as Maccabi played out the closing minutes wearing big smiles across their faces. Thursday, October 15, 2009 Euroleague.net

Video: Highlights, D'Or Fischer, Doron Perkins

Alan Anderson - Maccabi Electra

Maccabi Electra opened the 2009-10 Euroleague Regular Season in style by thrashing Union Olimpija Ljubljana 85-65 in the traditional Opening Game before a sold-out crowd of 11,000 at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena. After paying tribute to its past by honoring president Shimon Mizrahi before the game on the occasion of his 40th season at the helm of the club, Maccabi showed off a bright future by controlling the game from start to finish, led by Alan Anderson and Andrew Wisniewski on offense and D'Or Fischer on defense. Maccabi led by 10 after 10 minutes and coasted to 37-25 at the half. Olimpija made its charge early in the third quarter to get within 7, but Fischer's defense quieted the visitors, Wisniewski restored Maccabi control and Anderson took over with a series of jaw-dropping slams in the fourth as Maccabi enjoyed putting on an opening night show for its fans. Anderson led all scorers with 25 points, Wisniewski had 19 points, Doron Perkins scored 10 and Fischer matched his career-high with 5 blocked shots in addition to 7 rebounds. Matt Walsh paced Olimpija with 18, Sani Becirovic had 13, Edin Bavcic 11 and Vladimir Golubovic posted 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Vladimir Golubovic - Union Olimpija

Maccabi won the opening tip and got things going with a basket inside by Maciej Lampe. Dusan Djordjevic got Olimpija on the scoreboard with a pair of free throws. The game had a fast early pace, but missed shots kept the score low. Wisniewski woke the crowd up with a pull-up three and soon Stephane Lasme kept the momentum going with a blocked shot, but Olimpija’s scrappy defense kept the visitors close. Walsh drilled a three-pointer that made it 9-7 before a TV timeout stopped the action. Maccabi started to pull away as Anderson and Lasme scored from the line and Anderson added a basket to make it 15-7. Becirovic drove around the Maccabi defense and later drained a free throw to help the Olimpija cause. But Wisniewski’s second triple followed by a drive for a basket in the closing seconds lifted Maccabi to 20-10 after 10 minutes.

Becirovic continued to lead Olimpija with a basket to start the second quarter. Anderson picked off a Saso Ozbolt pass and finished a one-man break with a slam and then Perkins followed with a fast break layup. Bavcic buried a long jumper, however Anderson bettered him with a triple for a 27-14 advantage. A Golubovic slam had no effect on Anderson, who fired in another three for a 14-point Maccabi lead. Golubovic continued to battle on the glass and that resulted in another second-chance basket and Bavcic cut the deficit to 10 from the line, but Olimpija suffered a blow when Ozbolt was called for his third foul. Nonetheless Becirovic played on and sank a triple. Lasme countered with an acrobatic layin and Fischer upped the lead to 14 again with a basket-plus-foul. Bavcic barely beat the buzzer with a layup to make it 37-25 as the teams went into the locker rooms for halftime.

Chuck Eidson - Maccabi Electra

Golubovic crashed the offensive glass for another second-chance basket in the first minute of the second half and Djordjevic followed with a triple as Olimpija fought back. Anderson revived Maccabi with a three in transition, but Golubovic beat the buzzer with a jumper and Becirovic rifled in a three-plus-a-foul as the visitors got within 43-36. Anderson had another highlight with a wicked slam, though Walsh answered for Olimpija. Wisniewski put the hosts back up by 10 and Fischer stood out on defense with a pair of blocked shots. The lead swelled to 52-38 on a pair of Wisniewski free throws. Uros Slokar got his first points on the offensive glass before Eidson sank a jumper. Gasper Vidmar scored inside and Walsh sank a three as Olimpija stayed within 55-45 after three quarters.

Eidson and Fischer struck quickly at the start of the fourth quarter to increase their lead to 14. After an Olimpija timeout, Wisniewski iced the game with a three-pointer and then a steal and a layup as the Maccabi advantage hit 19. A Perkins layup capped an 11-0 start to the quarter before Slokar finally ended his team’s nearly four-minute long scoring drought with a basket-plus-foul. Bavcic added a triple, but any doubt remaining was erased when Anderson rocked the house with a two-handed 360 slam. Guy Pnini’s first Euroleague basket gave Maccabi its biggest lead to that point, 75-53, however Anderson thrilled the crowd with a reverse slam as Maccabi played out the closing minutes wearing big smiles across their faces.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Euroleague.net

Referees: GKONTAS, SPIROS (GRE), CEREBUCH, GUERRINO (ITA), CARDUS, ANNA (ESP)

Attendance: 11000

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Maccabi Electra	20	17	18	30
Union Olimpija	10	15	20	20

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Maccabi Electra	20	37	55	85
Union Olimpija	10	25	45	65

Head coach: GERSHON, PINI

Maccabi Electra
#	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	MEKEL, GAL	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	LIMONAD, RAVIV	1:02	3		1/1												3
6	SHARP, DERRICK	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	WISNIEWSKI, ANDREW	33:52	19	3/4	3/5	4/5		1	1	4	4	2			4	4	22
8	PERKINS, DORON	17:04	10	5/5	0/1			1	1	2	1		1		3	2	13
9	GREEN, YANIV	5:40						2	2						1		1
10	PNINI, GUY	7:25	3	1/1	0/1	1/2				1	1	1			1	1	2
11	ANDERSON, ALAN	31:46	25	5/9	3/4	6/10		2	2	1	3	4			2	8	24
12	LASME, STEPHANE	18:06	5	1/2		3/4	1	5	6	2	1	1	1		3	4	13
13	EIDSON, CHUCK	32:12	7	3/7	0/1	1/2		2	2	4	3	2			1	2	9
14	LAMPE, MACIEJ	27:59	6	3/5	0/1		1	5	6	1	1	4	2	1	2	1	7
21	FISCHER, D'OR	24:54	7	3/3		1/1	3	4	7	2		1	5		3	2	19
	Team						1	1	2								2
	Totals	200:00	85	24/36	7/14	16/24	6	23	29	17	14	15	9	1	20	24	115
				66.7%	50%	66.7%

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

Union Olimpija
#	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	SUTULOVIC, MILORAD	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	BECIROVIC, SANI	32:48	13	2/7	2/5	3/5	1	2	3	2	2	4		1	2	8	11
8	KLOBUCAR, JAKA	15:35		0/1						1	1	1			1	1
9	BAVCIC, EDIN	26:20	11	2/3	1/5	4/4	3	2	5	2	1	3		2	1	4	12
10	DJORDJEVIC, DUSAN	18:21	5	0/2	1/3	2/2				2		1			4	1	-1
11	KIKOWSKI, PAWEL	1:02
12	ALEKSANDROV, NEMANJA	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	VIDMAR, GASPER	15:08	2	1/2		0/2		2	2		2	1		1	3	2
15	SLOKAR, UROS	15:14	5	2/2	0/3	1/1	4	2	6			2		1	4	2	3
21	GOLUBOVIC, VLADIMIR	21:10	10	5/8			5	3	8		1	4	1		2	1	12
31	OZBOLT, SASO	19:26	1	0/3	0/3	1/2	1	2	3	3		2		2	4	1	-7
44	WALSH, MATT	34:56	18	3/7	4/9		1	4	5	2	2	2		2	3		11
	Team						3	1	4								4
	Totals	200:00	65	15/35	8/28	11/16	18	18	36	12	9	20	1	9	24	20	45
				42.9%	28.6%	68.8%

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Head Coaches

GERSHON, PINI Maccabi Electra "We wanted to survive this game and we have done that. There were many good things in this game that we didn't show before, like good defense: we forced a lot of turnovers. I said before the game we're not fully ready so I wasn't surprised that we weren't in our best shape. Today we played good defense and it helped us get the win. I know we can play better and we have the potential to play better, but it will take us a few more weeks. Olimpija has players with a lot of experience in the Euroleague, so we wanted to get a big gap early in the game, and that's what we did."

GERSHON, PINI

Maccabi Electra

"We wanted to survive this game and we have done that. There were many good things in this game that we didn't show before, like good defense: we forced a lot of turnovers. I said before the game we're not fully ready so I wasn't surprised that we weren't in our best shape. Today we played good defense and it helped us get the win. I know we can play better and we have the potential to play better, but it will take us a few more weeks. Olimpija has players with a lot of experience in the Euroleague, so we wanted to get a big gap early in the game, and that's what we did."

ZDOVC, JURE Union Olimpija "We made a lot of turnovers today. Twenty turnovers in one game on the road against Maccabi is too much. We missed more weapons on offense, and sometimes we were a bit too selfish, and didn't make the extra pass, and it hurt us. Maccabi played better and pressured us on defense to score many easy baskets off steals. We want to win every game and I believe in my players, so I'm sure we'll do better in the future."

ZDOVC, JURE

Union Olimpija

"We made a lot of turnovers today. Twenty turnovers in one game on the road against Maccabi is too much. We missed more weapons on offense, and sometimes we were a bit too selfish, and didn't make the extra pass, and it hurt us. Maccabi played better and pressured us on defense to score many easy baskets off steals. We want to win every game and I believe in my players, so I'm sure we'll do better in the future."

Players

EIDSON, CHUCK Maccabi Electra "It was big fun and we got a lot of love from the fans. In the first quarter, we still tried to calm down and get used to this atmosphere, but once we passed that, we played good basketball. There are a lot of professional and skilled players on this team, and I'm sure we'll play much better basketball in the future."

EIDSON, CHUCK

Maccabi Electra

"It was big fun and we got a lot of love from the fans. In the first quarter, we still tried to calm down and get used to this atmosphere, but once we passed that, we played good basketball. There are a lot of professional and skilled players on this team, and I'm sure we'll play much better basketball in the future."

BECIROVIC, SANI Union Olimpija "Maccabi scored many easy points in its transition offense and we made a lot of turnovers that helped them open a big gap. We don't feel fully ready yet for the season, but now we have two weeks until the next game so I hope we'll be more prepared then."

BECIROVIC, SANI

Union Olimpija

"Maccabi scored many easy points in its transition offense and we made a lot of turnovers that helped them open a big gap. We don't feel fully ready yet for the season, but now we have two weeks until the next game so I hope we'll be more prepared then."

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