May 23, 2013
Regular Season Game 11 - January 09, 2008 CET: 20:45 Local time: 20:45 - JAKO ARENA BAMBERG
Brose Baskets 59 - 73 Lottomatica Roma

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
1-9 Regular Season 3-7
1-9 Overall 3-7

Referees

Crew Chief
REMS, IZTOK, Slovenia
Referee
HIERREZUELO, DANI, Spain
Umpire
LEFWERTH, OSCAR, Sweden

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
63.7 Points 76.6
28.2 Rebounds 28.9
6.4 O. Rebounds 9.0
21.8 D. Rebounds 19.9
11.7 Assists 12.4
6.8 Steals 11.0
1.5 Blocks 2.1
15.6 Turnovers 12.4
52.0 % 2PT 52.4 %
33.6 % 3PT 33.5 %
62.4 % FT 71.5 %
55.9 Index 72.4
Team Stats - Brose Baskets
Team Stats - Lottomatica Roma

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
10.4 / Suput Points 14.5 / Lorbek
6.4 / OKULAJA, ADEMOLA Rebounds 6.0 / Lorbek
2.1 / OKULAJA, ADEMOLA OR 1.9 / Lorbek
4.3 / OKULAJA, ADEMOLA DR 4.1 / Lorbek
2.7 / HAMANN, STEFFEN Assists 3.4 / Ukic
1.4 / HAMANN, STEFFEN Steals 2.0 / Hawkins
0.7 / FENN, DARREN Blocks 1.0 / Lorbek
2.7 / Suput Turnovers 2.6 / Ray
61.9 % / ENSMINGER, CHRIS 2PT 60.4 % / FUCKA, GREGOR
100.0 % / ENSMINGER, CHRIS 3PT 100.0 % / FUCKA, GREGOR
100.0 % / GREENE, DEMOND FT 100.0 % / Ukic
11.3 / OKULAJA, ADEMOLA Index 15.7 / Lorbek
Team Roster - Brose Baskets
Team Roster - Lottomatica Roma

THE TAKE

Struggling Brose Baskets Bamberg will look to get back on the winning track when it hosts Lottomatica Roma on Wednesday in Germany. Bamberg has dropped four consecutive Euroleague games and at 1-9 would need a miracle to advance to the Top 16. In order to try and make that miracle happen, head coach Dirk Bauermann’s side added playmaker Mithat Demirel to try and spice up the club’s offense, which through 10 games is last in the Euroleague in scoring with 63.7 points per game. Meanwhile Roma was one of the hottest teams in the Euroleague after knocking off defending champion Panathinaikos and Spanish champ Real Madrid before the winter break, but a home loss to Fenerbahce Ulker cooled off head coach Jasmin Repesa’s charges last week. Now Roma will try to bounce back with its first road win of the season that will propel the club back into the race for a spot in the Top 16. Despite a 0-5 road record, Roma enters the game with some confidence after having some close calls on the road and knowing that its biggest win of the season came against Bamberg back in November. In Rome, Roko-Leni Ukic scored 15 and Erazem Lorbek amassed a double-double to lead Lottomatica to an 81-57 win. Ademola Okulaja and Steffen Hamann were the best players for Bamberg that night, but Okulaja could miss this week’s game due to a stomach injury. The big question for the hosts will be if they can cut down on their 15.6 turnovers against a team that is third in the league in steals. That will ride on the shoulders of Hamann, Mark Dickel, Demond Greene and Demirel, who’ll challenge Ukic, David Hawkins and Allan Ray in the Roma backcourt. Roma sharpshooter Jon Stefansson remains sidelined. Meanwhile, with Kimani Ffriend in the middle and Darren Fenn and Chris Ensminger also around, the hosts have the size and muscle to match up with Erazem Lorbek and Gregor Fucka. Bamberg small forward Predrag Suput could be a critical figure, at times lining up against a guard and at other going against Roberto Gabini. Another Roma player who could be an X-factor is forward Christian Drejer, who will travel with the team after returning from injury, but it's not known if he will play. With more to play for and more to prove, Roma could be considered the favorite, but Bamberg has certainly been better than its record this season and with some new faces, could come together for a morale-boosting win.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

BAUERMANN, DIRK
Brose Baskets
"We're really struggling, no doubt. The problem is we're not competing as hard as we should. So we're not playing as well as we can. Obviously being 1-9 has had impact and an influence on our level of confidence. And that affects a lot of things. We just need to get a win and get that confidence back and stop that downward spiral. The team is not sure any more how good we really are."
REPESA, JASMIN
Lottomatica Roma
"We have important but difficult game with Brose Baskets. But now that our bench is a bit longer, I hope we can do better and put on the court the energy we need. In order to win we have to be energetic and aggressive. Drejer will be on the team. We must be patient, but he is coming back to play. The schedule, with the Italian championship and the Euroleague, is tough, and the important thing is practice, but I don't remember when we had a practice with the complete team."

Players

GARRETT, ROBERT
Brose Baskets
"We haven't gotten back on track after Christmas that well. But we expect to win our next game, especially at home with our great crowd. We're not playing very good basketball right now. We don't know why. But for sure we haven't been closing games. We have leads, but let teams get back into the game and take it. It's up to us just to stay concentrated and focused."
TONOLLI, ALESSANDRO
Lottomatica Roma
"We had a very tough game last week against Fenerbahce. We made many mistakes, but we won last Sunday in Varese, in the Italian championship, and this win gave us more confidence. It was important to win before the game with Brose as we must go to Germany with the right confidence and energy if we want to win."
Erazem Lorbek - Lottomatica Roma Lottomatica Roma remained strong in the battle for a spot in the Top 16 with a 59-73 road win at Brose Bamberg Bamberg on Wednesday night in Germany. The win was Roma’s first away from home this season and saw the team improve to 4-7 in the Group C standings. Depending upon how Partizan Igokea does on Thursday against Real Madrid, Roma could climb into fifth place in the group. Roma hosts Partizan in a big showdown next week. Meanwhile Bamberg dropped its fifth straight. The hosts put up a fight, keeping the score close for much of the first half, which ended 26-32. Allan Ray and David Hawkins helped Roma take a double-digit lead, but Ademola Okulaja and Predrag Suput sounded a charge in the fourth quarter. However it would not be enough to threaten Roma, which calmly closed out the win. Erazem Lorbek led the winners with 16 points, Hawkins and Ray added 15 points apiece, Roko-Leni Ukic scored 12 and Gregor Fucka 11. Robert Garrett paced Bamberg with 14 points and Okulaja posted 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Darren Fenn opened the scoring for Bamberg with two free throws, but the German champs couldn't handle the ball, turning the ball over five times as Roma finally began hitting from the outside. Ray knocked down back-to-back triples for a 2-7 Roma lead. Chris Ensminger stopped the bleeding with an inside hook and Bamberg's new acquisition Mithat Demirel beat the shot clock with a jumper, which was followed by a long ball from Fenn to even things at 9-9. But Roberto Gambini was open after some confusion in the Bamberg defense for a triple of his own and a 9-12 lead. Two Lorbek foul shots increased the lead and Ukic's jumper put Roma ahead 11-16 after one period.

Demond Greene - Brose BasketsHawkins and Ukic both hit jumpers in the lane as Roma pulled ahead 12-20 early in the second. Fucka beat Bamberg's young big man Tim Ohlbrecht in the post for a 14-22 lead, which Garrett answered with a triple and then 2 foul shots to cut the deficit to 19-22. Hawkins hit from downtown, but Garrett's driving layup made it 21-25. Roma failed to convert on four straight possessions and Demirel pulled Bamberg within 22-25 with a free throw, only to be matched by Lorbek at the other end. Lorbek then nailed a three-pointer and the lead was 7. Fenn made 2 free throws and Okulaja hit a jumper to close to within 26-29. But free throws by Hawkins and Ukic made it 26-32 at the break.

Okulaja opened the second half with a tip-in but Hawkins nailed a three-pointer. Okulaja and Demond Greene hit from downtown and brought Bamberg to within 36-39. But Ray answered with a long ball of his own and then Hawkins scored a lay-up and Roma was back ahead 36-44. Bamberg played tough defense but Ray proved better with a long jumper to push the lead to 10 points and Hawkins's free throws made it 36-48. Lorbek's jumper pushed the advantage to 36-50 but Mark Dickel nailed a three-pointer just before the buzzer to trim the deficit to 39-50 going into the fourth.

Ukic opened the fourth with a triple, which Okulaja answered with a three of his own. But Ray made 2 foul shots and Ukic scored a breakaway layup to push the lead to 42-57. Suput scored 5 points and then Garrett knocked down a triple and the lead was back down to 50-61. But Fucka scored back-to-back baskets sandwiched around Okulaja's three-point play and Roma led 53-65. Bamberg had a final chance to get back into the game as Fucka was charged with an unsportsmanlike foul with 2:30 left. But Ohlbrecht made just one foul shot and Okulaja missed a jumper and Roma still led 54-65. And Ray's tough basket inside made it 55-68. Fucka and Hawkins combined for 3 free throws and Fucka scored inside for the final score, 59-73.

Wednesday, January 09, 2008
David Hein, Bamberg
Referees: REMS, IZTOK (SLO), HIERREZUELO, DANI (ESP), LEFWERTH, OSCAR (SWE)
Attendance: 6800
By Quarter1234
Brose Baskets11151320
Lottomatica Roma16161823
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Brose Baskets11263959
Lottomatica Roma16325073
Head coach: BAUERMANN, DIRK
Brose Baskets
# 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 ENSMINGER, CHRIS 7:02 2 1/1       2 2     4     3 1 -2
6 HAMANN, STEFFEN 17:26 2 1/4     1   1 2     1 1 5 1 -2
7 GREENE, DEMOND 19:25 3 0/1 1/3     1 1 1   1     1 1 1
8 SUPUT, PREDRAG 21:18 5 1/2 0/1 3/4   4 4 1   3     3 6 7
10 FENN, DARREN 24:24 7 0/3 1/2 4/4 1 3 4   1 2       2 8
11 PAVIC, IVAN 2:09 2 1/2               1     1   -1
12 GARRETT, ROBERT 26:49 14 1/2 2/3 6/9   5 5     1     2 5 16
13 OKULAJA, ADEMOLA 30:00 13 3/7 2/4 1/1 2 6 8 1 1 2     1 2 16
14 OHLBRECHT, TIM 12:53 3     3/4 1 1 2     1     3 3 3
20 DEMIREL, MITHAT 21:11 3 1/4 0/2 1/2       1   3   2 4 1 -10
24 DICKEL, MARK 11:55 3   1/1     1 1 3   2 1   2   4
31 FFRIEND, KIMANI 5:28 2 1/1       1 1             1 4
Team             1 1     2         -1
Totals 200:00 59 10/27 7/16 18/24 5 25 30 9 2 22 2 3 25 23 43
37% 43.8% 75%
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: REPESA, JASMIN
Lottomatica Roma
# 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 GIACHETTI, JACOPO 14:46 1 0/1   1/2       1   1     3 3 -1
7 FUCKA, GREGOR 18:38 11 5/6 0/1 1/2 1 1 2     1   1 1 1 8
8 TONOLLI, ALESSANDRO 6:30     0/1     1 1           3 1 -2
10 DREJER, CHRISTIAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 LORBEK, ERAZEM 26:09 16 5/9 1/4 3/4 3 3 6 1 2 1 3   2 5 22
15 RAY, ALLAN 31:14 15 2/5 3/8 2/3   3 3 2 1 2     2 6 14
18 DE LA FUENTE, RODRIGO 14:50   0/1 0/1     4 4           2    
20 UKIC, ROKO 26:13 12 3/4 1/4 3/4 1 1 2 4   1   1 3 2 10
22 GABINI, ROBERTO 28:43 3 0/1 1/3     4 4 1 1 1     3   2
29 BAGNOLI, SIMONE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
34 HAWKINS, DAVID 32:57 15 2/6 2/3 5/6 1 1 2 4 1       4 7 19
Team             1 1               1
Totals 200:00 73 17/33 8/25 15/21 6 19 25 13 5 7 3 2 23 25 73
51.5% 32% 71.4%
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Head Coaches

BAUERMANN, DIRK
Brose Baskets
"Unfortunately we continued our bad performance. As strong as we were to start the season, that's how poor we're playing right now. But we have to accept the criticism. Of course, that wasn't a very good showing. Roma played clever and we wanted to do everything we could but just couldn't. And you can see that we're fighting against ourselves. These are some tough days for us without a question. We have to put behind us these games and get them out of our heads and start concentrating on the league."
REPESA, JASMIN
Lottomatica Roma
"This was a very important game for us after losing the last game to keep the possibility of reaching the last 16. We played pretty good offensively against an aggressive defense. And step by step we turned the game to our side. I was worried before the game with 7,000 fans. So it was important to start smart offensively and play tough defense. And we used our mis-matches really well. I know we have been playing up and down in the last stretch, but we have had some injury problems. That was the reason we signed de la furente. And this victory was very important for us."

Players

OKULAJA, ADEMOLA
Brose Baskets
"We went back and forth with them for a while. But they just kept their poise and made more of their shots. And they just didn't turn over the ball as much as we did. Those are always trouble in the Euroleague. We can't have that many turnovers in the Euroleague."
FUCKA, GREGOR
Lottomatica Roma
"We rebounded really good after a bad match against Fenerbahce. But Fenerbahce played really good. But this victory was very important for us so that we can stay in the fight for the Top 16. We played our game out there today even though we were on the road. And the key was our strong defense. It's good that we still have all the chances to reach the next round."
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