Austrian League playoffs, semifinals, Game 1: May 10, 2009 - AUSTRIA

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Austrian League playoffs, semifinals, Game 1: May 10, 2009

Austen Rowland - BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld (Photo: panthers.at)

There were no surprises at the outset of the Austrian League semifinals as regular season champ Allianz Swans Gmunden and reigning champion BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers both opened with wins. The Swans smashed the Traiskirchen Lions 101-74, outscoring the opponent by 7, 11 and 9 points in the first three quarters to start the best of five semifinals with a 1-0 edge. Deteri Mayed led five Gmunden scorers in double figures with 23 points, Shelton Colwell added 19 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Swans outrebound the Lions 30-18. Matthias Mayer scored 17 and Anthony Fisher recorded 15 points and 5 assists. Deven Mitchell paced Traiskirchen with 17 points. Meanwhile the Panthers bested WBC Kraftwerk Wels 84-76 behind 24 points from Bryan Lucas and 21 from Desmond Penigar. Austen Rowland orchestrated the Panthers’ attack with 10 assists. Brandon Thomas paced Wels with 19 points.

Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games

Record	Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
1	Allianz Swans (1)	101	May 14	May 17	*May 20	*May 23
0	Arkadia Traiskirchen (5)	74	-	-	-	-
1	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld (2)	84	May 14	May 17	*May 20	*May 23
0	Kraftwerk Wels (3)	76	-	-	-	-

Semifinals Playoffs round games
Game 1	Allianz Swans vs. Arkadia Traiskirchen	101-74	May 10
Game 1	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld vs. Kraftwerk Wels	84-76	May 10
Game 2	Allianz Swans vs. Arkadia Traiskirchen	-	May 14
Game 2	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld vs. Kraftwerk Wels	-	May 14
Game 3	Arkadia Traiskirchen vs. Allianz Swans	-	May 17
Game 3	Kraftwerk Wels vs. Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld	-	May 17
Game 4	Arkadia Traiskirchen vs. Allianz Swans	-	*May 20
Game 4	Kraftwerk Wels vs. Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld	-	*May 20
Game 5	Allianz Swans vs. Arkadia Traiskirchen	-	*May 23
Game 5	Raiffeisen Fürstenfeld vs. Kraftwerk Wels	-	*May 23