Last 16 Game 6 - March 10, 2009 CET: 17:30 Local time: 17:30 - CENTAR MILLENIUM

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Semi-Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
3-2 Last 16 4-1
3-3 Regular Season 6-0
6-5 Overall 10-1

Referees

Crew Chief
KOUKOULEKIDIS, STELIOS, Greece
Referee
CICORIA, GIANPAOLO, Italy
Umpire
JAVOR, DAMIR, Slovenia

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
75.9 Points 80.5
27.8 Rebounds 30.8
8.4 O. Rebounds 9.7
19.5 D. Rebounds 21.1
12.5 Assists 13.2
7.8 Steals 10.0
3.1 Blocks 3.3
15.4 Turnovers 12.9
58.2 % 2PT 52.5 %
31.5 % 3PT 35.3 %
78.3 % FT 79.5 %
78.4 Index 89.6

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
12.4 / Macvan Points 13.4 / WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND
5.2 / Macvan Rebounds 4.7 / Perovic
1.5 / Macvan OR 2.0 / Perovic
3.7 / Macvan DR 3.4 / Nielsen
3.6 / Pavkovic Assists 3.9 / WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND
1.8 / Markovic Steals 2.0 / DOUGLAS, RUBEN
0.8 / Markovic Blocks 1.0 / Nielsen
3.1 / Pavkovic Turnovers 2.3 / WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND
70.8 % / MARJANOVIC, BOBAN 2PT 93.3 % / Avdalovic
44.1 % / Pavkovic 3PT 47.8 % / Martinez
86.7 % / Savovic FT 96.0 % / WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND
13.8 / Macvan Index 15.4 / WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND

THE TAKE

First place is up for grabs in Last 16 Group K as current leader Pamesa Valencia (4-1) travels to Hemofarm Stada (3-2), which is still fighting to join Valencia in the Final Eight. Pamesa is 4-1 in the group and Hemofarm stands at 3-2. Valencia wins the group with a victory or a loss by less than 5 points. Hemofarm meanwhile can finish atop the group or be eliminated at the end of this decisive battle. Head coach Stevan Karadzic's Hemofarm takes Group K honors with a victory by more than 5 points. The Serbian team can advance with a loss as well as long as Azovmash gets beaten by Crvena Zvezda. Karadzic's men have only themselves to blame after failing to settle things last week when it lost 89-71 at Azovmash. Hemofarm would have booked it Final Eight spot with a loss by 10 points or less. But it made just 7 of 25 (28%) three-pointers and watched Azovmash shoot a blistering 73% from two-point range. Guard Miljan Pavkovic collected 17 points and 6 assists off the bench and forward Milan Macvan had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Bojan Krstovic and center Marton Bader both added 10 points, but it was not enough for Hemofarm. Karadzic knows his team was close to knocking off Pamesa in Spain, losing just 65-60 in Week 2. Hemofarm hit just 3 of 18 (17%) three-pointers and turned the ball over 19 times in the loss. Karadzic's men will have to improve in those two aspects to reach the Final Eight. The 2003 ULEB Cup winner Pamesa Valencia, on the other hand, is already secured a ticket to Turin and can afford a loss by less 5 points and still finish first in the group. Head coach Neven Spahija's Spanish side improved to 4-1 with an 82-80 victory against Crvena Zvezda. Pamesa won despite committing 21 turnovers and hitting just 6 of 22 (27%) three-pointers. But Valencia shot 60% from near distance and hit 28 of 35 (80%) free throws. Guard Vule Avdalovic nailed 4 three-pointers in scoring a team-high 19 points and center Matt Nielsen added 13 points. But no other player was in double figures, though Spahija had a balanced lineup with six more players scoring at least 7 points. That kind of balance could lead Pamesa to first place.
Monday, March 09, 2009
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Quotes Head Coaches

KARADZIC, STEVAN
Hemofarm Stada
"We already showed in Valencia that we are able to stay there with Pamesa. With good defensive play and higher motivations than Pamesa I hope we could do it, even to finish the competition as first placed team in our group. In Valencia we had poor three-points percentage and that is the field we can improve in our game. Also there are problems under the boards where Pamesa centers dominated. But with good defense we can beat this great team. Pamesa sees no importance in the game because they already booked the ticket for the Final Eight in Turin. But I am sure they are going to play tight as usual which means we have to boost our own abilities. Pamesa is a team with experienced players who know how to win games like this."
SPAHIJA, NEVEN
Pamesa Valencia
"Of course we are travelling to Serbia to win. Despite all the physical problems we have we can never play a game not to win it. The matchup will be complicated because Hemofarm is a good team and they already gave us a lot of problems in the first game at home. It won't be easy beating them."

Players

Miljan Pavkovic - Hemofarm StadaHemofarm Stada made it to the Eurocup Final Eight! Hemofarm advanced to the big event in Turin, Italy by edging Pamesa Valencia 66-62 in Vrsac, Serbia on Tuesday night. Pamesa and Hemofarm tied atop the Last 16 Group K final standings, each with a 4-2 record. Pamesa finished first due to its 65-60 home win against Hemofarm in Last 16 Week 2. As such, Pamesa will face BC Khimki in the Eurocup quarterfinals while Hemofarm will battle against Group I champion Dynamo Moscow. Miljan Pavkovic paced the winners with 18 points on 6-for-11 three-pointers. Bojan Krstovic added 10 points for Hemofarm. Bozhidar Avramov led Pamesa with 18 points off the bench. Kosta Perovic added 15 while Albert Miralles got 11 for the guests, that overcame an early 31-22 deficit behind an outstanding Avramov. Miralles had 7 points immediately after the break while Avramov gave the guests their biggest margin, 38-49. Milos Borisov and an unstoppable Pavkovic brought Hemofarm back to life, 48-53, at the end of the third quarter. Borisov led a 11-0 run that put Hemofarm ahead for good, 59-53. Perovic brought Pamesa within 64-62 with over a minute to go but free throws by Marton Bader sealed the outcome down the stretch.

Pamesa coach Neven Spahija shocked everyone by placing Victor Claver - his first game since early December - in the starting lineup. Nebojsa Joksimovic got Hemofarm going with a five-meter jumper while Krstovic struck from downtown for a 5-0 lead. Rafa Martinez and Milan Macvan traded triples while back-to-back layups by Perovic kept Pamesa within 8-7. Krstovic and Macvan took over with consecutive layups while Krstovic buried his second three-pointer for a 15-7 Hemofarm margin. Perovic scored twice around the basket but free throws by Krstovic kept the hosts way ahead, 17-11. Albert Oliver nailed one from downtown while Joksimovic and Flo Pietrus exchanged driving layups. Bader and Macvan hit free throws but Kenny Gregory kept Pamesa within 23-18. Miralles took over with a dunk that Pavkovic bettered with a seven-meter bomb that boosted the hosts' lead to 27-20 after 10 minutes. Gregory scored in the low post early in the second quarter but Borisov buried a corner triple for a 31-22 Hemofarm lead. Avramov answered from downtown, as Pamesa was way more aggressive in defense now with Pietrus and Miralles together on court. Vule Avdalovic nailed a three-pointer to bring the guests back to life, 31-28. Avramov took over with a big triple and a driving layup to make Hemofarm call timeout at 34-33. Free throws by an unstoppable Avramov completed Pamesa's comeback, 34-35. Oliver fed Gregory for a wild dunk that Milivoje Bozovic erased with a layup. A free throw by Perovic fixed the halftime score at 36-38.

Miralles shined with a put-back layup immediately after the break but a fast break basket by Joksimovic kept Hemofarm within 38-40. Miralles kept pacing Pamesa while another layup and a fast break basket to boost the guests' lead to 38-45. Avramov stepped up with back-to-back jumpers that broke the game open, 38-49, after a 0-9 run. Pavkovic rescued Hemofarm with consecutive triples - exactly from the same spot - while a layup by Macvan got the hosts as close as 46-49. Miralles scored again in the paint while Avramov buried a six-meer shot to give Pamesa some fresh air, 48-53, at the end of the third quarter. Bader scored early in the fourth period while Borisov dunked it of a steal to get the crowd involved at 52-53. Pavkovic sank his fifth three-pointer and even when Pamesa called timeout, Borisov buried a corner triple for a 58-53 score. Borisov capped an 11-0 run with a free throw, as the guests had been scoreless for more than 4 minutes Perovic sank a foul shot. Avramov provided a highlight with a driving layup but yet another triple by Pavkovic made it a six-point game, 63-56, with 4 minutes remaining. Perovic and Jose Simeon made free throws to give Pamesa some hope, 62-59. Bader took over with a critical put-back dunk that Perovic bettered with a layup-plus-foul, 64-62, with 1:26 to go. Bader hit free throws while Avramov and Simeon missed from downtown. Perovic missed a four-chance layup to make all Hemofarm fans celebrate that their team had clinched a Final Eight spot!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Referees: KOUKOULEKIDIS, STELIOS (GRE), CICORIA, GIANPAOLO (ITA), JAVOR, DAMIR (SLO)
Attendance: 2500
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Hemofarm Stada2791218
Pamesa Valencia2018159
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Hemofarm Stada27364866
Pamesa Valencia20385362
Head coach: KARADZIC, STEVAN
Hemofarm Stada
# 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 PAVKOVIC, MILJAN 25:34 18   6/11     1 1 3 1 1     5 2 14
5 DESPOTOVIC, PETAR 2:17                         1   -1
7 JOKSIMOVIC, NEBOJSA 33:52 9 3/7 0/2 3/4 1   1 2   2     3 6 6
8 BOZOVIC, MILIVOJE 15:20 4 2/3 0/1 0/1   4 4       2   2 1 6
9 MARKOVIC, STEFAN 23:57   0/1 0/3   1 2 3 5 2       2 2 6
10 SAVOVIC, BORIS 10:30 1 0/2 0/1 1/2 2 2 4   1       1 1 2
11 KRSTOVIC, BOJAN 18:26 10 1/6 2/5 2/4   2 2   2       2 3 5
13 MACVAN, MILAN 19:31 9 2/2 1/4 2/2 1   1   2 1       1 9
14 PETROVIC, UROS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 BORISOV, MILOS 15:54 9 1/3 2/4 1/2 3 1 4   2       3 1 8
20 MARJANOVIC, BOBAN 9:05   0/1       1 1     1     1   -2
25 BADER, MARTON 25:34 6 1/2   4/4 4 4 8   4 2     4 2 13
Team                                
Totals 200:00 66 10/27 11/31 13/19 12 17 29 10 14 7 2 0 24 19 66
37% 35.5% 68.4%
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: SPAHIJA, NEVEN
Pamesa Valencia
# 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 OLIVER, ALBERT 17:36 3 0/2 1/4   1 3 4 3 1 2     1 1 4
5 GREGORY, KENNY 21:52 6 3/7 0/1     2 2 2 1 2     1 1 4
7 PEROVIC, KOSTA 25:05 15 5/8   5/8 2 2 4     1     3 9 18
9 CLAVER, VICTOR 14:24   0/1       5 5 4   3     2 1 4
13 MIRALLES, ALBERT 22:28 11 5/7   1/2 3 2 5     2     1 3 13
14 AVDALOVIC, VULE 20:14 3 0/1 1/1   1 3 4 1   1   1 1   4
17 MARTINEZ, RAFA 14:15 3   1/3     3 3 1   1     3 2 3
20 PIETRUS, FLORENT 28:39 2 1/2     1 5 6   2 2     2 1 6
31 SIMEON, JOSE 11:05 1 0/1 0/1 1/4   1 1 1 1 1     2 3 -1
32 AVRAMOV, BOZHIDAR 24:22 18 5/6 2/4 2/4   1 1 2   3   1 3 3 12
Team                                
Totals 200:00 62 19/35 5/14 9/18 8 27 35 14 5 18 0 2 19 24 67
54.3% 35.7% 50%
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Head Coaches

KARADZIC, STEVAN
Hemofarm Stada
"First of all thanks a lot to our great fans. They really helped us. This game was a real tough one for this young team. We opened the game strong and then we flopped on offense. We made numerous mistakes and Pamesa punished us with experience. In the second half we raised the intensity of our game first of all in defense. This is real big thing to Hemofarm to reach the Final Eight. In Turin we will be free, without any pressure. There we will try to show what we are able to do."
SPAHIJA, NEVEN
Pamesa Valencia
"Congratulations to Hemofarm. It was important to us to try so many young players. But some of the players I was expecting more from disappointed me. That was the reason we lost the game in Vrsac."
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