Lukoil Academic Sofia vs. KK Buducnost VOLI - ShowGame

May 22, 2013

Regular Season Game 6 - December 12, 2012 CET: 20:30 Local time: 21:30 - UNIVERSIADA HALL

Lukoil Academic Sofia 55 - 74 KK Buducnost VOLI

REGULAR SEASON, GAME 6

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

GROUP E

GROUP F

GROUP G

GROUP H

Records

Ave.		Ave.
0-0	Final	0-0
0-0	Semi-Final	0-0
0-0	Quarter Final	0-0
0-0	Last 16	0-0
2-3	Regular Season	3-2
2-3	Overall	3-2

Referees

Crew Chief

ANKARALI, RECEP, Turkey

Referee

SHEMMESH, SEFFI, Israel

Umpire

KOROMILAS, ELIAS, Greece

Team Stats

Ave.		Ave.
73.6	Points	68.8
30.8	Rebounds	37.8
6.2	O. Rebounds	11.2
24.6	D. Rebounds	26.6
13.4	Assists	10.0
6.0	Steals	5.2
1.6	Blocks	1.0
16.0	Turnovers	15.6
55.6 %	2PT	53.0 %
32.9 %	3PT	29.0 %
77.4 %	FT	67.5 %
78.0	Index	66.6

Team Stats - Lukoil Academic Sofia

Team Stats - KK Buducnost VOLI

Player Stats

Ave.		Ave.
16.2 / Abukar	Points	10.4 / Vitkovac
6.2 / Green	Rebounds	6.4 / Vitkovac
2.4 / Watkins	OR	3.0 / S. Milosevic
5.6 / Green	DR	5.2 / Vitkovac
5.0 / Heath	Assists	2.6 / Vitkovac
2.0 / Avramov	Steals	1.2 / Ivanovic
0.8 / Watkins	Blocks	0.6 / S. Milosevic
5.2 / Heath	Turnovers	2.6 / A. Popovic
75.0 % / Marinov	2PT	87.5 % / Bunic
50.0 % / Massamba	3PT	50.0 % / M. Milosevic
100.0 % / Banev	FT	100.0 % / M. Popovic
16.0 / Green	Index	14.2 / Vitkovac

Team Roster - Lukoil Academic Sofia

Team Roster - KK Buducnost VOLI

THE TAKE

Lukoil Academic (2-3) and Buducnost Voli of Montenegro (3-2) face off in Sofia, Bulgaria for a game that will decide which of the two teams will advance to the Last 16. Buducnost won their first meeting at home 75-72, so if Lukoil wins by more than 3 points it will advance to the next round. The visitors from Montenegro need a win or a defeat by less than 3 points to advance. Frontcourt match ups look to be the most attractive and decisive in this one, with Devin Green, Darryl Watkins and Mohamed Abukar combining for 52 points and 20 rebounds in the last game in Charleroi for Academic. Strahinja Milosevic, Aleksa Popovic and Gerald Lee won't have an easy task limiting them and controlling the inside game for Buducnost. It’s set to be a thrilling game with a big prize at stake. Monday, December 10, 2012 Eurocupbasketball.com

Lukoil Academic (2-3) and Buducnost Voli of Montenegro (3-2) face off in Sofia, Bulgaria for a game that will decide which of the two teams will advance to the Last 16. Buducnost won their first meeting at home 75-72, so if Lukoil wins by more than 3 points it will advance to the next round. The visitors from Montenegro need a win or a defeat by less than 3 points to advance. Frontcourt match ups look to be the most attractive and decisive in this one, with Devin Green, Darryl Watkins and Mohamed Abukar combining for 52 points and 20 rebounds in the last game in Charleroi for Academic. Strahinja Milosevic, Aleksa Popovic and Gerald Lee won't have an easy task limiting them and controlling the inside game for Buducnost. It’s set to be a thrilling game with a big prize at stake.

Monday, December 10, 2012

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Quotes Head Coaches

DOKUZOVSKI, MARIN Lukoil Academic Sofia "I expect a very tough game. Both teams are in a situation that suits them only victory. Buducnost is a team that does not have a superstar, but has ten equal and dangerous players. I am worried by their strong defense and domination under the basket. If we want to win and qualify for the Last 16, we have to be better than them in defence and to control the rebound. I don't know who will be the happy team after this game, but I just want my players to leave their hearts on the court. If they did it, that will be enough."

DOKUZOVSKI, MARIN

Lukoil Academic Sofia

"I expect a very tough game. Both teams are in a situation that suits them only victory. Buducnost is a team that does not have a superstar, but has ten equal and dangerous players. I am worried by their strong defense and domination under the basket. If we want to win and qualify for the Last 16, we have to be better than them in defence and to control the rebound. I don't know who will be the happy team after this game, but I just want my players to leave their hearts on the court. If they did it, that will be enough."

Players

VESELINOV, VESELIN Lukoil Academic Sofia "We missed a great chance to beat Buducnost away. Now we have to do it at home. I really hope all the guys are ready and mentally prepared for a real battle. I think defence and rebounds are the key for us to win. Defence is what wins games. Everybody has a big day in scoring, or a very bad day in offence, but for poor defence there are no excuses. You step on the court and must be highly motivated to give your best in defence. If you do it, your chances to win are big, very big."

VESELINOV, VESELIN

Lukoil Academic Sofia

"We missed a great chance to beat Buducnost away. Now we have to do it at home. I really hope all the guys are ready and mentally prepared for a real battle. I think defence and rebounds are the key for us to win. Defence is what wins games. Everybody has a big day in scoring, or a very bad day in offence, but for poor defence there are no excuses. You step on the court and must be highly motivated to give your best in defence. If you do it, your chances to win are big, very big."

Buducnost Podgorica claimed a huge 55-74 win over Lukoil Academic in Sofia to become the second team to advance to the Last 16 from Group B. Buducnost finished the regular season with a 4-2 record and advances to the Last 16, where it will compete with Budivelnik, BC Triumph and Banvit in Group I. Lukoil finished with a 2-4 record. Academic used a 13-3 run to take a 28-20 lead in the second quarter, however Buducnost did not give up and answered with a 2-14 charge to go up 39-44 in the third. The home team climbed within 45-47 before the guests used a 9-2 run to move out to 47-56 early in the fourth quarter. Ten unanswered points completed the game for Buducnost. Gerald Lee led the winners with 18 points, Cedomir Vitkovac added 12 and Vladimir Mihailovic 10. Brandon Heath paced the hosts with 18 points, while Veselin Veselinov and Todor Stoykov added 8 apiece. Lee and Heath exchanged baskets to open the scoring. Vitkovac went all the way then Stoykov started a 6-0 run capped by a dunk by Darryl Watkins, to give an 11-8 run to Sofia. Mihailovic answered with back-to-back three-pointers for an 11-14 Buducnost lead. Marko Popovic with a free throw and Watkins with another huge dunk fixed the score at-15 15 after 10 minutes. Mihailovic remained on fire from mid-range, but Tenchho Banev in the paint and Heats with a pull-up jumper and 2 free throws made it 21-17 for Academic. Veselinov nailed a triple, Lee bagged a short jumper and Pavel Marinov from mid-range capped a 13-3 run to lead 28-20. Vitkovac from long distance scored to push Buducnost, and after two scoreless minutes, Heath also from beyond the arc scored for 31-23. Lee and Veselinov scored as well and Pavlin Ivanov beat the halftime buzzer from downtown to go into the break with the hosts on top 33-28. Devin Green scored from the foul line. Ivanov assisted by Demarquis Boost found easy points in the open court before a Marinov dunk made it 37-32. Consecutive three-point-plays by Lee and Boost and a three by Vitkovac gave Buducnost a 39-41 lead. Aleksa Popovic’s long distance basket finished a 2-14 run for the Montenegrin champions. A Stoykov layup brought Lukoil within 45-47 with three minutes left in the quarter. Nikola Ivanovic free throws and Marko Popovic’s three-pointer kept Buducnost in front with a 45-52 margin. Heath free throws and a Ivanovic layup fixed the third quarter at 47-54. A dunk by Mihailovic made it 47-56 early in the fourth. Heats and Marinov scored to get within 51-56, then an Aleksa Popovic layup made it 51-58 with six minutes left in the game. Popovic hith consecutive threes for the first double-digit margin to Buducnost, 52-64. Heats tried to keep Academic alive from downtown, but 10 unanswered Buducnost points – 6 from Lee and 4 from Strahinja Milosevic - sealed the win for Buducnost. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Eurocupbasketball.com

Gerald Lee - Buducnost Voli - EC12 (photo Bilbao Basket)

Buducnost Podgorica claimed a huge 55-74 win over Lukoil Academic in Sofia to become the second team to advance to the Last 16 from Group B. Buducnost finished the regular season with a 4-2 record and advances to the Last 16, where it will compete with Budivelnik, BC Triumph and Banvit in Group I. Lukoil finished with a 2-4 record. Academic used a 13-3 run to take a 28-20 lead in the second quarter, however Buducnost did not give up and answered with a 2-14 charge to go up 39-44 in the third. The home team climbed within 45-47 before the guests used a 9-2 run to move out to 47-56 early in the fourth quarter. Ten unanswered points completed the game for Buducnost. Gerald Lee led the winners with 18 points, Cedomir Vitkovac added 12 and Vladimir Mihailovic 10. Brandon Heath paced the hosts with 18 points, while Veselin Veselinov and Todor Stoykov added 8 apiece.

Lee and Heath exchanged baskets to open the scoring. Vitkovac went all the way then Stoykov started a 6-0 run capped by a dunk by Darryl Watkins, to give an 11-8 run to Sofia. Mihailovic answered with back-to-back three-pointers for an 11-14 Buducnost lead. Marko Popovic with a free throw and Watkins with another huge dunk fixed the score at-15 15 after 10 minutes. Mihailovic remained on fire from mid-range, but Tenchho Banev in the paint and Heats with a pull-up jumper and 2 free throws made it 21-17 for Academic. Veselinov nailed a triple, Lee bagged a short jumper and Pavel Marinov from mid-range capped a 13-3 run to lead 28-20. Vitkovac from long distance scored to push Buducnost, and after two scoreless minutes, Heath also from beyond the arc scored for 31-23. Lee and Veselinov scored as well and Pavlin Ivanov beat the halftime buzzer from downtown to go into the break with the hosts on top 33-28.

Devin Green scored from the foul line. Ivanov assisted by Demarquis Boost found easy points in the open court before a Marinov dunk made it 37-32. Consecutive three-point-plays by Lee and Boost and a three by Vitkovac gave Buducnost a 39-41 lead. Aleksa Popovic’s long distance basket finished a 2-14 run for the Montenegrin champions. A Stoykov layup brought Lukoil within 45-47 with three minutes left in the quarter. Nikola Ivanovic free throws and Marko Popovic’s three-pointer kept Buducnost in front with a 45-52 margin. Heath free throws and a Ivanovic layup fixed the third quarter at 47-54. A dunk by Mihailovic made it 47-56 early in the fourth. Heats and Marinov scored to get within 51-56, then an Aleksa Popovic layup made it 51-58 with six minutes left in the game. Popovic hith consecutive threes for the first double-digit margin to Buducnost, 52-64. Heats tried to keep Academic alive from downtown, but 10 unanswered Buducnost points – 6 from Lee and 4 from Strahinja Milosevic - sealed the win for Buducnost.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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Referees: ANKARALI, RECEP (TUR), SHEMMESH, SEFFI (ISR), KOROMILAS, ELIAS (GRE)

Attendance: 2500 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lukoil Academic Sofia	15	18	14	8
KK Buducnost VOLI	15	13	26	20

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lukoil Academic Sofia	15	33	47	55
KK Buducnost VOLI	15	28	54	74

Head coach: DOKUZOVSKI, MARIN

Lukoil Academic Sofia
#	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	HEATH, BRANDON	36:05	18	4/8	2/5	4/4		8	8	3	1	3			2	4	22
5	VALCHEV, ILKO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	KOLEV, NIKOLAY	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	MASSAMBA, THOMAS	20:42		0/2	0/2					1						2	-1
11	GREEN, DEVIN	25:03	2	0/3	0/1	2/2	1	1	2	1	1				3	2	1
12	MARINOV, PAVEL	17:40	6	3/5	0/1		2		2			1				3	7
14	BANEV, TENCHO	13:08	4	1/3		2/2	1	2	3			1	1		3	1	3
15	STOYKOV, TODOR	23:21	8	3/4	0/3	2/4	1	1	2	3	1	3	1		2	4	8
22	WATKINS, DARRYL	26:52	7	3/7		1/2		3	3	1	3	1			4	1	5
24	VESELINOV, VESELIN	24:31	8	1/1	2/3		1	1	2		1	2			2	1	7
34	ABUKAR, MOHAMED	12:38	2	0/3		2/2	1		1			1			4	1	-4
	Team						2	4	6								6
	Totals	200:00	55	15/36	4/15	13/16	9	20	29	9	7	12	2	0	20	19	54
				41.7%	26.7%	81.3%

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: RADONJIC, DEJAN

KK Buducnost VOLI
#	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
5	MIHAILOVIC, VLADIMIR	23:20	10	2/4	2/4			2	2	1	1	2		1	2	3	8
6	POPOVIC, MARKO	15:51	7	0/1	2/3	1/2	1	1	2							1	7
7	MILOSEVIC, MILAN	7:43		0/1	0/1		2	1	3		1						2
9	MILOSEVIC, STRAHINJA	15:45	4	2/2			1	1	2		1	1			4	1	3
12	LEE, GERALD	25:41	18	8/10		2/3	1	1	2	2		2				4	21
13	VITKOVAC, CEDOMIR	27:27	12	2/3	2/3	2/2		5	5		1	3			4	3	12
14	BUNIC, DUSKO	14:19	1	0/1		1/4		1	1	1					2	4	1
15	POPOVIC, ALEKSA	23:39	8	1/2	2/4			7	7	1	1	1		1	1	1	12
20	IVANOVIC, NIKOLA	12:29	4	1/3	0/1	2/2				1					3	1
24	IVANOV, PAVLIN	6:15	7	2/3	1/1					1	2	1			2		6
33	BOST, DEMARQUIS	27:31	3	1/3	0/4	1/1	1	5	6	7		1			1	2	10
	Team						1	1	2								2
	Totals	200:00	74	19/33	9/21	9/14	7	25	32	14	7	11	0	2	19	20	84
				57.6%	42.9%	64.3%

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Head Coaches

DOKUZOVSKI, MARIN Lukoil Academic Sofia "We played well in the first half but we went down in the second half and we were unable to keep our lead. We have to make some serious analysis of the game tonight and our players must realize that they cannot wear the Lukoil uniform without playing with any desire."

DOKUZOVSKI, MARIN

Lukoil Academic Sofia

"We played well in the first half but we went down in the second half and we were unable to keep our lead. We have to make some serious analysis of the game tonight and our players must realize that they cannot wear the Lukoil uniform without playing with any desire."

RADONJIC, DEJAN KK Buducnost VOLI "Congratulations to our players for the game played in Sofia tonight. In the first half we weren’t fully focused and we allowed the opponent to play very well offensively. In the second half we played a lot better in defense and we controlled the game until the end. This is a great win for our young team which this season is in a so-called building process."

RADONJIC, DEJAN

KK Buducnost VOLI

"Congratulations to our players for the game played in Sofia tonight. In the first half we weren’t fully focused and we allowed the opponent to play very well offensively. In the second half we played a lot better in defense and we controlled the game until the end. This is a great win for our young team which this season is in a so-called building process."

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