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May 24, 2013

Regular Season Game 1 - October 22, 2008 CET: 21:00 Local time: 21:00 - PALAESTRA

Montepaschi Siena 80 - 71 Asseco Prokom

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

BACHAR, SHMUEL, Israel

Referee

SUTULOVIC, ZORAN, Montenegro

Umpire

MAESTRE, NICOLA, France

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 - Montepaschi Siena

Team Stats - Asseco Prokom

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 - Montepaschi Siena

Team Roster - Asseco Prokom

THE TAKE

The Italian champion takes on the Polish champion on Wednesday as Montepaschi Siena hosts Asseco Prokom Sopot in the teams’ Euroleague opener. Both teams finished last year on a high not and would like to continue that momentum, though they did so at different times. Montepaschi reached the Euroleague Final Four and placed third before cruising to the title in Italy. Prokom finished its Euroleague regular season with wins in three of its final four games and even though that wasn’t enough to secure a Top 16 berth, it did help create momentum that would lead to another Polish crown. Head coach Tomas Pacesas begins his first full season on the sidelines for Prokom and features a lineup without any of the starters from last season. His team promises to be smart, tough and team-orientated, exactly the skills that saw Montepaschi take the Euroleague by storm last season. The visitors have an experienced frontline led by former champ Pat Burke, Koko Archibong and Ronnie Burrell, plus 2.17-meter center Adam Lapeta. They will serve up their best to the likes of Ksistof Lavrinovic, Shaun Stonerook, Ben Eze and Tomas Ress, all back from last season. In fact Montepaschi has only added two important pieces to last year’s squad, point guard Morris Finley and swingman Henry Domercant. They join star playmaker Terrell McIntyre, Rimas Kaukenas and small forward Romain Sato to give head coach Simone Pianigiani an ideal backcourt. Prokom’s backcourt is still coming together, but has the makings of something special. David Logan, Dan Ewing and Aleksej Nesovic form a promising guard trio and Prokom veteran Filip Dylewicz and Piotr Szcotka bring toughness at small forward. Although Prokom has the tools to challenge Montepaschi, ultimately the hosts remain the clear favorite to start the season with a win. Aside from the advantage of being a team returning the bulk of its roster as opposed to Prokom being mostly built from scratch, Montepaschi comes off a season here it went 10-1 at home in the Euroleague. Meanwhile Prokom went 1-6 on the road. Nevertheless Prokom should come out hungrier than ever as it looks to prove it can compete with the very best at the start of the 2008-09 Euroleague season. GAME NOTES Montepaschi Siena Guard Morris Finley is the only player on the Montepaschi Siena roster without any previous Euroleague Basketball experience. Montepaschi players Shaun Stonerook and Terrell McIntyre placed first and second, respectively, in the Euroleague in steals per game last season. Teammate Romain Sato was fifth and Ksistof Lavrinovic was ninth. Guard Henry Domercant needs just 2 more steals to reach 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career. Asseco Prokom At least six players – Dan Ewing, Adam Hrycaniuk, David Logan, Aleksej Nesovic, Tomasz Swietonski and Piotr Szczotka – could make their Euroleague Basketball debut this week at Montepaschi. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Euroleague.net

The Italian champion takes on the Polish champion on Wednesday as Montepaschi Siena hosts Asseco Prokom Sopot in the teams’ Euroleague opener. Both teams finished last year on a high not and would like to continue that momentum, though they did so at different times. Montepaschi reached the Euroleague Final Four and placed third before cruising to the title in Italy. Prokom finished its Euroleague regular season with wins in three of its final four games and even though that wasn’t enough to secure a Top 16 berth, it did help create momentum that would lead to another Polish crown. Head coach Tomas Pacesas begins his first full season on the sidelines for Prokom and features a lineup without any of the starters from last season. His team promises to be smart, tough and team-orientated, exactly the skills that saw Montepaschi take the Euroleague by storm last season. The visitors have an experienced frontline led by former champ Pat Burke, Koko Archibong and Ronnie Burrell, plus 2.17-meter center Adam Lapeta. They will serve up their best to the likes of Ksistof Lavrinovic, Shaun Stonerook, Ben Eze and Tomas Ress, all back from last season. In fact Montepaschi has only added two important pieces to last year’s squad, point guard Morris Finley and swingman Henry Domercant. They join star playmaker Terrell McIntyre, Rimas Kaukenas and small forward Romain Sato to give head coach Simone Pianigiani an ideal backcourt. Prokom’s backcourt is still coming together, but has the makings of something special. David Logan, Dan Ewing and Aleksej Nesovic form a promising guard trio and Prokom veteran Filip Dylewicz and Piotr Szcotka bring toughness at small forward. Although Prokom has the tools to challenge Montepaschi, ultimately the hosts remain the clear favorite to start the season with a win. Aside from the advantage of being a team returning the bulk of its roster as opposed to Prokom being mostly built from scratch, Montepaschi comes off a season here it went 10-1 at home in the Euroleague. Meanwhile Prokom went 1-6 on the road. Nevertheless Prokom should come out hungrier than ever as it looks to prove it can compete with the very best at the start of the 2008-09 Euroleague season.

GAME NOTES

Montepaschi Siena

Guard Morris Finley is the only player on the Montepaschi Siena roster without any previous Euroleague Basketball experience.
Montepaschi players Shaun Stonerook and Terrell McIntyre placed first and second, respectively, in the Euroleague in steals per game last season.
Guard Henry Domercant needs just 2 more steals to reach 100 for his Euroleague Basketball career.

Asseco Prokom

At least six players – Dan Ewing, Adam Hrycaniuk, David Logan, Aleksej Nesovic, Tomasz Swietonski and Piotr Szczotka – could make their Euroleague Basketball debut this week at Montepaschi.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

PIANIGIANI, SIMONE Montepaschi Siena "I expect a very tough game. The new format doesn't allow for mistakes because we'll be playing 10 games like 10 play-off games starting from the opener with Prokom. We'll be facing a dangerous team, with a different structure than last year: less "stars", but tough players able to defend strong, to run in fastbreak, to put pressure all over the court. It will be a game full of energy, to be lived without breathing. We know to have enough energy to do it and I expect our fans to push us."

PIANIGIANI, SIMONE

Montepaschi Siena

"I expect a very tough game. The new format doesn't allow for mistakes because we'll be playing 10 games like 10 play-off games starting from the opener with Prokom. We'll be facing a dangerous team, with a different structure than last year: less "stars", but tough players able to defend strong, to run in fastbreak, to put pressure all over the court. It will be a game full of energy, to be lived without breathing. We know to have enough energy to do it and I expect our fans to push us."

Players

DOMERCANT, HENRY Montepaschi Siena "We are very excited to be part of this Euroleague. I think that it is a great competition with a lot of good teams. We are concentrating to be there at the end. Prokom? We respect them a lot, we know that they are a good team. It will be a good test for us at home, and we want to continue to get better. Thare are not easy games in Euroleague. It will be a very tough match, but we are confident of what we do on practice and so we are OK. "

DOMERCANT, HENRY

Montepaschi Siena

"We are very excited to be part of this Euroleague. I think that it is a great competition with a lot of good teams. We are concentrating to be there at the end. Prokom? We respect them a lot, we know that they are a good team. It will be a good test for us at home, and we want to continue to get better. Thare are not easy games in Euroleague. It will be a very tough match, but we are confident of what we do on practice and so we are OK. "

Montepaschi Siena struggled to put away Asseco Prokom Sopot but proved deep enough to hold on for an 80-71 victory at home in its Euroleague opener in Group B. Henry Domercant paced four players in double figures with 15 points while Ksistof Lavrinovic collected 13 points and 13 rebounds, Rimantas Kaukenas added 13 points and Terrell McIntyre chipped in 11 points and seven assists. Simone Pianigiani’s Italian side knocked down 12-of-25 (48%) three-pointers and that proved the difference. Prokom was led by David Logan with 25 points and four assists while Ronnie Burrell added 15 points as the only other player in double digits for Tomas Pacesas’s Polish side, which trailed by just seven points late in the fourth quarter. Daniel Ewing was held to just five points for Sopot. Free throws by Koko Archibong and Burrell gave Prokom the early 0-3 lead and Siena answered with triples by Marco Carraretto and McIntyre to make it 8-6. Domercant and McIntyre both knocked down long balls and the lead was up to 16-10, forcing Prokom coach Tomas Pacesas to call a time out. Sopot was able to trim the margin to 16-14 on Aleksej Nesovic’s basket. But Kaukenas sparked a 6-0 run to finish the first quarter ahead 22-14. Lavrinovic opened the second period for the first double-digit lead. Prokom answered with a Logan three-ball and then getting out of the break to close within 24-21 on Przemyslaw Zamojski’s break away layup. The guests struggled to convert a number of good shots and watched Siena open another 10-point gap, 35-25. Archibong and Pat Burke nailed back-to-back triples to trim the deficit to four points. But Morris Finley knocked down two long balls of his own in the final stretch of the first half as the Italians went into the break ahead 43-36. Lavrinovic started the second half with a triple and Domercant’s steal and break away dunk pushed the gap to 48-36 and Pacesas needed another time out. The Polish side worked its way back into the game and Ewing’s first basket of the game made it 50-42. But Domercant and Lavrinovic connected again from outside and Pianigiani’s men opened their biggest lead of the night at 58-42. Prokom refused to give up and Burrell hit seven straight points for his team including a triple which closed the gap to nine points. But Kaukenas’s jumper left Siena ahead 62-51 after three periods. Filip Dylewicz scored four points and Ewing drained a three-pointer as the guests worked hard defensively in holding Siena without a basket for nearly five minutes in pulling within 63-58. But Benjamin Eze dunked home an offensive rebound and sandwiched a blocked shot around two foul shots by Lavrinovic and Kaukenas to re-establish a 70-58 advantage. Nesovic knocked down a triple to make it a seven-point game only to see Domercant answer with another long ball at the other end. McIntyre’s foul shots gave Siena a 75-63 cushion but Logan went out shooting hitting two triples in the final 1:20 but it was not enough. Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Euroleague.net

Montepaschi Siena struggled to put away Asseco Prokom Sopot but proved deep enough to hold on for an 80-71 victory at home in its Euroleague opener in Group B. Henry Domercant paced four players in double figures with 15 points while Ksistof Lavrinovic collected 13 points and 13 rebounds, Rimantas Kaukenas added 13 points and Terrell McIntyre chipped in 11 points and seven assists. Simone Pianigiani’s Italian side knocked down 12-of-25 (48%) three-pointers and that proved the difference. Prokom was led by David Logan with 25 points and four assists while Ronnie Burrell added 15 points as the only other player in double digits for Tomas Pacesas’s Polish side, which trailed by just seven points late in the fourth quarter. Daniel Ewing was held to just five points for Sopot.

Free throws by Koko Archibong and Burrell gave Prokom the early 0-3 lead and Siena answered with triples by Marco Carraretto and McIntyre to make it 8-6. Domercant and McIntyre both knocked down long balls and the lead was up to 16-10, forcing Prokom coach Tomas Pacesas to call a time out. Sopot was able to trim the margin to 16-14 on Aleksej Nesovic’s basket. But Kaukenas sparked a 6-0 run to finish the first quarter ahead 22-14.

David Logan - Asseco Prokom

Lavrinovic opened the second period for the first double-digit lead. Prokom answered with a Logan three-ball and then getting out of the break to close within 24-21 on Przemyslaw Zamojski’s break away layup. The guests struggled to convert a number of good shots and watched Siena open another 10-point gap, 35-25. Archibong and Pat Burke nailed back-to-back triples to trim the deficit to four points. But Morris Finley knocked down two long balls of his own in the final stretch of the first half as the Italians went into the break ahead 43-36.

Lavrinovic started the second half with a triple and Domercant’s steal and break away dunk pushed the gap to 48-36 and Pacesas needed another time out. The Polish side worked its way back into the game and Ewing’s first basket of the game made it 50-42. But Domercant and Lavrinovic connected again from outside and Pianigiani’s men opened their biggest lead of the night at 58-42. Prokom refused to give up and Burrell hit seven straight points for his team including a triple which closed the gap to nine points. But Kaukenas’s jumper left Siena ahead 62-51 after three periods.

Rimantas Kaukenas - Montepaschi Siena

Filip Dylewicz scored four points and Ewing drained a three-pointer as the guests worked hard defensively in holding Siena without a basket for nearly five minutes in pulling within 63-58. But Benjamin Eze dunked home an offensive rebound and sandwiched a blocked shot around two foul shots by Lavrinovic and Kaukenas to re-establish a 70-58 advantage. Nesovic knocked down a triple to make it a seven-point game only to see Domercant answer with another long ball at the other end. McIntyre’s foul shots gave Siena a 75-63 cushion but Logan went out shooting hitting two triples in the final 1:20 but it was not enough.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Euroleague.net

Referees: BACHAR, SHMUEL (ISR), SUTULOVIC, ZORAN (MNE), MAESTRE, NICOLA (FRA)

Attendance: 3500

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Montepaschi Siena	22	21	19	18
Asseco Prokom	14	22	15	20

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Montepaschi Siena	22	43	62	80
Asseco Prokom	14	36	51	71

Head coach: PIANIGIANI, SIMONE

Montepaschi Siena
#	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	DOMERCANT, HENRY	25:09	15	3/10	3/5		1	2	3	3	2	2			2		10
5	MCINTYRE, TERRELL	27:45	11	0/1	2/7	5/6	1	2	3	7	1			1	2	5	17
7	FINLEY, MORRIS	12:15	6	0/2	2/2			2	2		1	3				1	5
8	EZE, BENJAMIN	28:14	8	3/6		2/4	3	1	4		1	2	2	1		4	11
9	CARRARETTO, MARCO	6:26	3	0/2	1/1		1	1	2	1					2		2
10	SATO, ROMAIN	19:44	9	3/3	0/1	3/4	2	2	4		1		1			4	17
12	LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF	24:47	13	1/2	3/4	2/2	3	10	13	1		1	1		2	2	25
13	KAUKENAS, RIMANTAS	28:41	13	4/9	1/3	2/2		2	2	2					1	3	12
14	RESS, TOMAS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	COURNOOH, DAVID	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	LECHTHALER, LUCA	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	STONEROOK, SHAUN	26:59	2	1/2	0/2		1	6	7	2	1	1			4	2	6
	Team						1		1								1
	Totals	200:00	80	15/37	12/25	14/18	13	28	41	16	7	9	4	2	13	21	106
				40.5%	48%	77.8%

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: PACESAS, TOMAS

Asseco Prokom
#	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
7	ARCHIBONG, KOKO	34:18	6	1/2	1/2	1/2	2	5	7	2		1			4	2	9
8	DYLEWICZ, FILIP	30:43	6	1/4	0/4	4/4	1	2	3	2	2				4	3	5
10	NESOVIC, ALEKSEJ	14:24	7	1/3	1/2	2/2				1	1	2			1	2	5
12	LOGAN, DAVID	40:00	25	4/8	5/10	2/4	1	2	3	4	1	2			2	4	22
15	SWIETONSKI, TOMASZ	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	LAPETA, ADAM	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	ZAMOJSKI, PRZEMYSLAW	5:58	2	1/1	0/1		2		2								3
20	SZCZOTKA, PIOTR	1:39										1					-1
30	BURRELL, RONNIE	24:40	15	5/8	1/2	2/4	3	4	7	2	2	2		1	4	2	15
31	BURKE, PAT	16:43	5	1/5	1/2		2	3	5				1	2			4
32	EWING, DANIEL	26:28	5	1/4	1/3			4	4	4		1	1	1	5		2
34	HRYCANIUK, ADAM	5:07		0/2			1	2	3						1
	Team						1	2	3			1					2
	Totals	200:00	71	15/37	10/26	11/16	13	24	37	15	6	10	2	4	21	13	66
				40.5%	38.5%	68.8%

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Head Coaches

PIANIGIANI, SIMONE Montepaschi Siena "I am happy. I had already said that this would be a very hard game with great athletic level. We had the need to stop their offense with big potential, but our team was ready to play a high level game. We have played a good match but I am a little displeased with the ending n which we received a couple of threes that cut the advantage at the ending. The game in Poland will be really tough for us."

PIANIGIANI, SIMONE

Montepaschi Siena

"I am happy. I had already said that this would be a very hard game with great athletic level. We had the need to stop their offense with big potential, but our team was ready to play a high level game. We have played a good match but I am a little displeased with the ending n which we received a couple of threes that cut the advantage at the ending. The game in Poland will be really tough for us."

PACESAS, TOMAS Asseco Prokom "I am happy about the performance of my team, but we have committed important mistakes in crucial moments. We are not very experienced as the only guy with good experience is Pat Burke, who has joined the team late and is not at his best level yet. Our regrouping is the most difficult thing. We are a good team but we have to improve a lot to try to get to the Top 16. It will be tough, but in sports anything can happen."

PACESAS, TOMAS

Asseco Prokom

"I am happy about the performance of my team, but we have committed important mistakes in crucial moments. We are not very experienced as the only guy with good experience is Pat Burke, who has joined the team late and is not at his best level yet. Our regrouping is the most difficult thing. We are a good team but we have to improve a lot to try to get to the Top 16. It will be tough, but in sports anything can happen."

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