Austrian League playoffs, quarterfinals, Game 1: April 23, 2009 - AUSTRIA

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Austrian League playoffs, quarterfinals, Game 1: April 23, 2009

Shawn Ray - BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld (Photo: panthers.at)

Regular season champion Allianz Swans Gmunden and 2008 champion Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers were among the three favored teams to win their Austrian League playoffs openers at home, while Arkadia Traiskirchen used overtime top Kapfenberg Bulls and steal the home-court advantage in that best-of-five quarterfinal series. Gmunden took control early and led by 13 at halftime en route to a 91-76 win over UBC St. Polten. Anthony Fisher scored 25 to lead the attack, Matthias Mayer posted 18 points and 8 rebounds and Shelton Colwell had 14 points and 10 boards. David Jandl paced St. Polten with 30 in defeat. Furstenfeld held on to beat Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg 98-88 in a tough contest. Slobodan Ocokoljic and Shawn L. Ray combined for 40 points and Desmond Penigar added 17 points and 10 boards to lead the Panthers. .Marquis Wright led Klosterneuburg with 23 points. WBC Kraftwerk Wels downed the Oberwart Gunners 83-75 thanks to 24 points from Tilo Klette. Arkadia authored the lone upset by beating Kapfenberg 91-96 in overtime. Fabricio David Vay posted 22 points and 9 rebounds and Deven Mitchell added 19 points, 8 boards and 4 steals for the winners. Jeremy Fears led the Bulls with 23 points and 6 assists.

Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 5 games

Record	Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
1	Allianz Swans (1)	91	April 26	April 29	*May 3	*May 6
0	UBC St. Pölten (8)	76	-	-	-	-
0	Kapfenberg Bulls (4)	91	April 26	April 29	*May 3	*May 6
1	Arkadia Traiskirchen (5)	96	-	-	-	-
1	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld (2)	98	April 26	April 29	*May 3	*May 6
0	Xion Dukes (7)	88	-	-	-	-
1	Kraftwerk Wels (3)	83	April 26	April 29	*May 3	*May 6
0	Oberwart Gunners (6)	75	-	-	-	-

Quarterfinals Playoffs round games
Game 1	Allianz Swans vs. UBC St. Pölten	91-76	April 23
Game 1	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld vs. Xion Dukes	98-88	April 23
Game 1	Kraftwerk Wels vs. Oberwart Gunners	83-75	April 23
Game 1	Kapfenberg Bulls vs. Arkadia Traiskirchen	91-96	April 23
Game 2	Allianz Swans vs. UBC St. Pölten	-	April 26
Game 2	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld vs. Xion Dukes	-	April 26
Game 2	Kraftwerk Wels vs. Oberwart Gunners	-	April 26
Game 2	Kapfenberg Bulls vs. Arkadia Traiskirchen	-	April 26
Game 3	UBC St. Pölten vs. Allianz Swans	-	April 29
Game 3	Xion Dukes vs. Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld	-	April 29
Game 3	Oberwart Gunners vs. Kraftwerk Wels	-	April 29
Game 3	Arkadia Traiskirchen vs. Kapfenberg Bulls	-	April 29
Game 4	UBC St. Pölten vs. Allianz Swans	-	*May 3
Game 4	Xion Dukes vs. Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld	-	*May 3
Game 4	Oberwart Gunners vs. Kraftwerk Wels	-	*May 3
Game 4	Arkadia Traiskirchen vs. Kapfenberg Bulls	-	*May 3
Game 5	Allianz Swans vs. UBC St. Pölten	-	*May 6
Game 5	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld vs. Xion Dukes	-	*May 6
Game 5	Kraftwerk Wels vs. Oberwart Gunners	-	*May 6
Game 5	Kapfenberg Bulls vs. Arkadia Traiskirchen	-	*May 6