May 20, 2013
Regular Season Game 10 - January 03, 2007 CET: 18:15 Local time: 20:15 - UNIVERSAL SPORTS HALL CSKA
CSKA Moscow 78 - 58 Pau-Orthez

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
1-0 Regular Season 0-0
8-1 Overall 5-4

Referees

Crew Chief
ZAVLANOS, NIKOLAOS, Greece
Referee
MUHVIC, DUBRAVKO, Croatia
Umpire
SABETTA, ENRICO, Italy

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
75.8 Points 80.2
32.9 Rebounds 35.3
7.9 O. Rebounds 9.9
25.0 D. Rebounds 25.4
14.3 Assists 13.9
10.8 Steals 10.7
2.3 Blocks 3.6
11.4 Turnovers 14.7
53.3 % 2PT 54.8 %
38.8 % 3PT 35.9 %
74.5 % FT 77.3 %
91.9 Index 89.3
Team Stats - CSKA Moscow
Team Stats - Pau-Orthez

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
13.2 / LANGDON, TRAJAN Points 17.4 / WRIGHT, MICHAEL
5.2 / Andersen Rebounds 6.3 / GREER, RICARDO
1.6 / Andersen OR 2.3 / WRIGHT, MICHAEL
4.6 / LANGDON, TRAJAN DR 4.2 / MILES, AARON
5.0 / Papaloukas Assists 4.2 / MILES, AARON
1.9 / Papaloukas Steals 1.6 / HARRISON, C.
0.6 / Savrasenko Blocks 1.1 / BAUER, M.
2.3 / Papaloukas Turnovers 2.4 / JOHNSEN, BRITTON
75.0 % / Ponkrashov 2PT 67.9 % / JOHNSEN, BRITTON
80.0 % / Andersen 3PT 61.5 % / MILES, AARON
85.7 % / LANGDON, TRAJAN FT 100.0 % / RUPERT, THIERRY
16.2 / LANGDON, TRAJAN Index 19.7 / WRIGHT, MICHAEL
Team Roster - CSKA Moscow
Team Roster - Pau-Orthez

THE TAKE

Coming off the most successful year in club history, CSKA Moscow starts 2007 by hosting difficult Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez on Wednesday at 18:15 CET. CSKA (8-1) has been unstoppable in Group C so far this season but its only Euroleague loss so far came against Pau (4-4), who beat the reigning Euroleague champion 73-67 in November. Britton Johnsen (14.4 ppg., 42.9% 3FG, 95.7% FT) led the way that night with 18 points while Michael Wright (17.4 ppg., 5.2 rpg.) added 15 for Pau, while David Andersen (10.6 ppg., 80% 3FG) had 20 points for the perennial Russian League champion. CSKA has not lost a Euroleague home game since January 4, 2006, is on a 10-game Euroleague winning streak at Universal Sports Hall and won its last 14 games in its own arena combining all competitions. The hosts' main concern will be slowing Johnsen and Wright, as Pau runs its entire offense through them. Johnsen is a natural-born mismatch due to his size, speed and athleticism, but he may well have a nice test againt Andersen. Meanwhile, Wright is a pure post player who will test his aggressivity against Aleksey Savrasenko (7.2 ppg., 67.4% 2FG), Tomas Van den Spiegel (3 ppg.) or above all, Matjaz Smodis(14.3 ppg., 47.1% 3FG), who is in top shape recently and ready to keep shining in 2007. Pau will have to worry about rebounding, as well as slowing Theodoros Papaloukas (10.2 ppg., 5 apg.), who leads CSKA coming off the bench. Papaloukas is the main player of a star-flooded perimeter featuring combo guard J.R. Holden (8.2 ppg.), defensive ace David Vanterpool (6.9 ppg., 1.7 spg.) or sharp shooter Trajan Langdon (13.2 ppg., 5 rpg.), who is helping his team a lot under the boards this season. Langdon will test his scoring skills against C.C. Harrison (9.5 ppg.), while Papaloukas will go against Aaron Miles (9.6 ppg., 4.7 rpg., 4.2 apg.) and Xane D'Almeida (1.8 apg.). Meanwhile, Vanterpool is have the chance to prove his all-around game against another versatile, wise forward like Ricardo Greer (8.3 ppg., 6.3 rpg.). If Miles can set a high game tempo, players like Johnsen and explosive swingman Michael Bauer (10.7 ppg., 1.1 bpg.) can put CSKA in trouble. Even with that, CSKA is the heavy favourite for this game, as it will look to take revenge for its only Euroleague loss of the season. Pau knows how to beat CSKA, however, so expect a tough battle in Moscow.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

MESSINA, ETTORE
CSKA Moscow
"This game means a lot to us. We lost to Pau-Orthez in the first round so we want to play a good game at home. It is also the first game of our team after the New Year break. We respect the rival. They are an athletic team that plays together. I do not why they play better in the Euroleague than in French championship but they really deserve their place in the Euroleague. But we should follow our own way and try to reach Top 16 on the first position in the group."

Players

PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS
CSKA Moscow
"It is going to be a tough game. It is the first CSKA match after the break and we want to start our performance in 2007 with the win."
Trajan Langdon - CSKA Moscow CSKA started 2007 write, staying atop Group C and avenging its only loss so far when it thrashed visiting Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez 78-58 on Wednesday in Moscow. CSKA, already qualified for the Top 16, holds onto first place in its group with a 9-1 record. Meanwhile, Pau dropped to 5-5 and will at least retain a share of fourth place in Group C. David Vanterpool led the winners with 16 points, J.R. Holden added 13 and Trajan Langdon 12 for CSKA. C.C. Harrison had 12 points while Ricardo Greer added 11 for Pau-Orthez, for whom Xane D'Almeida and Thierry Rupert were sidelined. Holden, Langdon and Vanterpool fueled a 14-1 run that bridged halftime and broke the game open, giving CSKA a 36-20 lead early in the third quarter. Pau never recovered, as CSKA kept double-digit leads until the final buzzer.

Pau tried to run its offense through Britton Johnsen while using aggressive, but foul-prone defense. As a result, CSKA went scoreless in the opening 2 minutes, but Pau got only a free throw from Michael Wright. Matjaz Smodis got CSKA going with foul shots that Wright matched with an inside basket. Pau soon entered the foul bonus and CSKA made the most of it. Langdon free throws ignited a 7-0 CSKA run that Vanterpool capped with a three-pointer, making Pau call timeout at 9-3. Johnsen buried his own shot from downtown but Pau kept struggling against CSKA's trademark man-to-man defense. Holden shined with a put-back basket that Greer bettered with a three-point play. Theo Papaloukas came off the bench to immediately hit free throws and then feed Thomas Van den Spiegel for a layup-plus-free throw. Ian Mahinmi dunked in response for Pau before a layup by David Andersen gave CSKA a 18-11 lead after 10 minutes.

Ricardo Greer - EB Pau-OrthezCedric Ferchaud sandwiched a pair a three-pointers early in the second quarter around one by Holden to pull Pau within 21-17. The guests improved their defense behind hyperactive Michael Bauer but otherwise kept struggling to score. CSKA did not do much better, getting only a free throw from Andersen in the next 2 minutes. Greer stepped up with a second-chance basket to get Pau as close as 22-19 after 16 minutes. CSKA used offensive boards to get extra chances, and soon Langdon shined with a put-back that Vanterpool followed with a mid-range jumper to make it 26-19. Pau simply could not find a way to the basket, and when Holden hit back-to-back jumpers, CSKA had an 8-1 run good for the game's first double-digit lead, 30-20, at halftime.

Smodis buried a triple right after the break to which Vanterpool added a layup-plus-free throw that extended CSKA's run to 14-1 and its lead to 36-20. Harrison tried to spark a Pau comeback with a three-pointer and Aaron Miles added a jumper that made it 36-25. That would be as close as Pau would get to the lead again, however. Langdon and Holden stepped up with consecutive jumpers to make CSKA stay out of trouble at 40-25. Johnsen hit free throws but Vanterpool answered with another basket, forcing a Pau timeout at 42-27. Greer tried to change things with a layup, but Smodis, Holden and Vanterpool fueled a 6-0 run that broke the game open for good at 48-29. Bauer and Greer fought back, but Langdon struck twice from downtown while Papaloukas scored and fed Aleksey Savrasenko on a three-point play that meant a 19-point CSKA lead, 59-40, after 30 minutes.

CSKA tried to offer some showtime to its many fans in the final quarter. A free throw by Andersen and a wild dunk by Savrasenko gave the hosts another game-high margin, 62-40, with 8 minutes to go. Pau did not give up, however, as Bauer hit from downtown and Mahinmi from inside. CSKA tried to rest its main players now for the game against Benetton Treviso next week, while Pau called timeout to organize its offense in the final 5 minutes. Bauer nailed another triple but it happened to be too little, too late for the guests. CSKA was headed for another victory in its fight to finish first in Group C, while Pau plays three of its four remaining games at home and has the chance to reach the Top 16 for the first time since 2004.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Euroleague.net
Referees: ZAVLANOS, NIKOLAOS (GRE), MUHVIC, DUBRAVKO (CRO), SABETTA, ENRICO (ITA)
Attendance: 5000
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CSKA Moscow18122919
Pau-Orthez1192018
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Pau-Orthez11204058
Head coach: MESSINA, ETTORE
CSKA Moscow
# 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 PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS 18:00 6 2/3   2/2 1 2 3 3       1 1 2 11
5 KURBANOV, NIKITA 5:15   0/1           1 1           1
8 SMODIS, MATJAZ 19:00 9 2/3 1/4 2/2 2 3 5 1           4 15
9 VANTERPOOL, DAVID 27:15 16 4/6 1/2 5/5   5 5 5 2 4     2 5 24
10 HOLDEN, J.R. 26:45 13 5/6 1/4   1 1 2 1 2 2     1 1 12
11 PASHUTIN, ZAKHAR 12:15 6 0/1 2/4     1 1 2 1 1     2 1 5
13 ANDERSEN, DAVID 18:00 4 1/4 0/1 2/4 1 2 3 2   5     2 3 -1
14 SAVRASENKO, ALEKSEY 19:00 7 3/5   1/1 1 2 3   1 1     4 1 5
18 PONKRASHOV, ANTON 10:00 2 1/2       1 1   1 2       1 2
20 VORONTSEVICH, ANDREY 0:15     0/1                       -1
21 LANGDON, TRAJAN 25:45 12 2/3 2/5 2/2 2 1 3 2 3 1 1   2 2 16
22 VAN DEN SPIEGEL, TOMAS 18:30 3 1/4   1/1 2   2 1 2     1 3 2 3
Team           2   2   4           6
Totals 200:00 78 21/38 7/21 15/17 12 18 30 18 17 16 1 2 17 22 98
55.3% 33.3% 88.2%
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: HERBERT, GORDON
Pau-Orthez
# 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 FAUTHOUX, FREDERIC 13:45     0/1     1 1 5   3     1 2 3
5 HARRISON, CLINT 31:15 12   4/5   2 3 5 1 2 2   1 5 2 13
7 JOHNSEN, BRITTON 24:30 5 0/4 1/3 2/4   2 2 2 2 2     4 2 -1
8 GREER, RICARDO 21:45 11 3/4 0/1 5/7 1 1 2 2 1       2 5 15
9 FERCHAUD, CEDRIC 18:30 6 0/1 2/3                   2   2
11 MILES, AARON 26:15 2 1/2 0/2     1 1 2 2 4     1   -1
14 MAHINMI, IAN 15:45 6 3/3     1 1 2   1 4     2 1 4
15 BAUER, MICHAEL 23:00 9 1/2 2/6 1/2 1 4 5 2 1 3 2   3 2 9
16 VATY, LUDOVIC 5:30 2 1/2               2         -1
18 WRIGHT, MICHAEL 19:45 5 2/2   1/2   1 1   1 1     2 3 6
Team             2 2     4         -2
Totals 200:00 58 11/20 9/21 9/15 5 16 21 14 10 25 2 1 22 17 47
55% 42.9% 60%
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Head Coaches

MESSINA, ETTORE
CSKA Moscow
"It was our first game after a long pause due to the holidays. I am pleased that we were concentrated enough to work hard at defense and wait for our chances on offense. When we caught them, we never missed them. We scored 29 points in the third quarter. I am happy that most of the players demonstrated smart and beautiful basketball today. The team was ready both physically and mentally."
HERBERT, GORDON
Pau-Orthez
"I am pleased with our effort, but we made 25 turnovers! The level of CSKA's intensity today was different compared with our home game against them. The post defense of CSKA was a key also: as you all see, our leader Wright was locked up. However, our tempo was not that bad and the first half gave us hope. But the first three-four minutes of the third quarter put us away by 15 points. And that's inadmissible with CSKA."

Players

VANTERPOOL, DAVID
CSKA Moscow
"It's a good start for the new year. We came out playing very strong defensively. In the second half, things turned around for us and it's very important looking to the future. Great game for me? Maybe. But I don't look at statistics too much. People like to do it, but it's not that important. I know personally when I play well or bad."
MILES, AARON
Pau-Orthez
"CSKA is a great team. They play well together. Hard defense and organized offense are what CSKA's all about. I praise all the players from the opposite side: they gave us no choice."
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