May 24, 2013
Quarter Final Game 1 - March 24, 2010 CET: 17:30 Local time: 18:30 - ANDREAS PAPANDREU
Panellinios Opap 81 - 70 Gran Canaria 2014

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
4-2 Last 16 4-2
4-2 Regular Season 4-2
8-4 Overall 8-4

Referees

Crew Chief
FACCHINI, FABIO, Italy
Referee
TAURINO, PAOLO, Italy
Umpire
JASEVICIUS, TOMAS, Lithuania

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
76.6 Points 72.1
30.0 Rebounds 34.2
7.3 O. Rebounds 11.2
22.7 D. Rebounds 23.0
14.8 Assists 15.6
7.8 Steals 8.3
2.3 Blocks 2.7
16.7 Turnovers 15.9
55.1 % 2PT 50.3 %
43.0 % 3PT 33.1 %
78.8 % FT 75.9 %
82.0 Index 75.8
Team Stats - Panellinios Opap
Team Stats - Gran Canaria 2014

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
15.4 / Smith Points 14.3 / Carroll
4.2 / Vougioukas Rebounds 7.6 / Augustine
1.5 / Vougioukas OR 2.7 / Augustine
3.5 / Smith DR 4.9 / Augustine
3.1 / BLAKNEY, RODERICK Assists 3.5 / NORRIS, MARCUS
1.7 / BLAKNEY, RODERICK Steals 1.8 / NORRIS, MARCUS
1.1 / Vougioukas Blocks 0.8 / SAVANE, SITAPHA
2.4 / Vougioukas Turnovers 3.0 / NORRIS, MARCUS
100.0 % / Xanthopoulos 2PT 61.3 % / Augustine
53.3 % / BLAKNEY, RODERICK 3PT 40.0 % / MCDONALD, WILL
100.0 % / DAVIS, JOSHUA FT 100.0 % / Carroll
15.4 / Smith Index 14.3 / Augustine
Team Roster - Panellinios Opap
Team Roster - Gran Canaria 2014

THE TAKE

Two teams with the goal of reaching the Eurocup Finals will clash on Wednesday in Greece where Panellinios BC hosts Gran Canaria 2014 in the opening leg of their home-and-away Quarterfinals series. Panellinios placed second in Last 16 Group K on a tiebreaker after posting a 4-2 record despite injuries that ravaged the team. Gran Canaria won Group L with a 4-2 record. Granca is one of the great home teams in the history of the competition, which puts emphasis on Panellinios to start well and win the first game by as large a margin as possible. Of course Garn Canaria, which recorded a pair of road wins thus far this season, will be looking to win. The game is the third between the clubs this season. Panellinios opened the season with a resounding 89-60 home win over Granca led by Devin Smiths 25 points. Gran Canaria won 73-51 on the Canary Islands in January as James Augustine posted 19 points and 9 rebounds. While Gran Canaria enters the series with the same players it had in those games, Panellinios lost Josh Davis and Britton Johnsen to injury and replaced them with veteran forward Chris Owens. Panellinios head coach Ilias Zouros relies on his backcourt for much of the teams scoring needs. Point guard Rod Blakney orchestrates the attack alongside sharpshooter Manolis Papamakarios, while Smith is an athletic small forward who can score from inside and out. Sixth man Kostas Charalampidis is an excellent scoring option off the bench. Blakney will face Grancas veteran playmaker Marcus Norris, with Tomas Bellas bringing energy off the bench. Jaycee Carroll will test his scoring skills against Papamakarios and Charalampidis, while Jim Moran and Melvin Sanders await Smith. In the paint, Panellinios centers Ian Vougioukas and Djuro Ostojic will encounter Will McDonald and Sitapha Savane, while Owens joins with Alekos Petroulos for the hosts at power forward to battle Augustine. There wont be many surprises when the teams meet for the third time this season, but there will be much intensity since this game could be the most important of them all.

REFEREES: Fabio Facchini, Paolo Taurino, Tomas Jasevicius
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

Players

Roderick Blakney - Panellinios BCPanellinios BC took a big step forwards to reach the Eurocup Finals by downing Gran Canaria 2014 81-70 in Athens, Greece, in the first leg of their two-way Quarterfinals on Wednesday. Panellinios has a 11-point lead in the series, that now travel to the Canary Islands, Spain, for the decisive second leg. Rod Blakney paced the winners with 21 points. Ian Vougioukas added 16 and 8 rebounds, Kostas Charalampidis had 13 points while Manolis Papamakarios got 11 for Panellinios. Jaycee Carroll led Gran Canaria with 22 points. Sitapha Savane added 10 while James Augustine pulled down a game-high 9 rebounds for the guests. Carroll shined in the opening minutes but Blakney and Charalampidis stepped up late in the first quarter to give Panellinios a 20-16 lead after 10 minutes. Augustine and Melvin Sanders gave Gran Canaria a 31-36 edge but Vougioukas and Devin Smith kept the hosts within 39-40 at the break. A reverese layup by Carroll restored a 43-48 Gran Canaria lead but Vougioukas and Papamakarios fueled a 14-0 run that put Panellinios ahead for good, 57-48. Savane singlehandedly got Gran Canaria within 62-60 midway through the fourth quarter but Vougioukas, Papamakarios and an outstanding Blakney allowed Panellinios to get a very important win.

Marcus Norris got Gran Canaria going with a jumper and Carroll soon sank a close shot for a 2-4 lead. Chris Owens scored inside and Smith added a layup in transition for a 6-4 Panellinios lead. Carroll took over with an acrobatic layup and Norris sank a four-meter jumper to put Gran Canaria back ahead, 6-8. Carroll struck from downtown but free throws by Vougioukas and Smith kept Panellinios within 10-11. Jim Moran joined the three-point shootout but Blakney followed a backdoor layup with a wide open triple for a 15-14 Panellinios lead. Blakney kept pacing Panellinios with free throws, as Gran Canaria tried to slow down the game tempo with Tomas Bellas on court. Free throws by Charalampidis and Carroll fixed the score at 20-16 after 10 minutes. Carroll buried his second three-pointer early in the second quarter but Charalampidis quickly answered from downtown for a 23-19 score. Norris shined with a big triple and Sanders dunked it off a midcourt steal to put the guests back ahead, 23-24. Vougioukas scored in the paint and Charalampidis finished a long Panellinios offense with a corner triple to give his team some fresh air at 28-24. Will McDonald hit free throws and soon scored down low to tie it at 28-28. Gran Canaria had adjusted its man-to-man defense and a three-pointer by Sanders gave his team a 28-31 edge. Smith scored in the low post but he didn't find much help around. Augustine took over with a power dunk and soon added free throws to make theh hosts call timeout at 31-36. Smith stepped up with a three-pointer but Augustine and Carroll kept the guests ahead, 34-40. Blakney hit foul shots and Vougioukas added a three-point play to get Panellinios within 39-40 at halftime.

Jaycee Carroll - Gran Canaria 2014Both teams struggled to score immediately after the break until Blakney stepped up with free throws. Gran Canaria kept dominating the boards and trying to find open shots for Carroll and Moran. McDonald and Vougioukas traded baskets and a put-back layup by Augustine put the guests back ahead, 43-44. Sitapha Savane found his first points in the paint and Carroll provided a highlight with an outstanding reverse layup that made Panellinios stop the game at 43-48. Vougioukas followed free throws with a put-back layup, as the hosts played with more intensity in defense. Djuro Ostojic shined with a put-back basket and a three-pointer by Blakney gave Panellinios a 52-48 edge, forcing Gran Canaria to call timeout. Papamakarios struck from downtown and a reverse layup by Vougioukas capped a 14-0 run and made it a nine-point game, 57-48. Carroll rescued Gran Canaria with a triple but a nine-meter bomb by Papamakarios kept the hosts way ahead, 60-51, after 30 minutes. Charalampidis and Savane traded baskets early in the fourth quarter, as Panellinios had started to miss open shots from downtown. Savane hit free throws and Josh Fisher added a triple for a 62-58 Gran Canaria deficit with 6 minutes left. Savane stayed on fire with a close basket that Papamakarios bettered with his third three-pointer. Panellinios managed to stop Savane and Blakney nailed a rainbow triple that Papamakarios followed with a layup to make it a double-digit game, 70-60. Sanders struck from downtown but Vougioukas matched it with a layup-plus-foul for a 73-63 score with 3 minutes to go. Blakney took over with his fourth three-pointer but a jumper by Savane and free throws by Norris got Granca within 76-67. Charalampidis downed his trademark corner triple that Carroll matched with a layup-plus-foul. A big dunk by Owens allowed Panellinios to seal a key win in style.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: FACCHINI, FABIO (ITA), TAURINO, PAOLO (ITA), JASEVICIUS, TOMAS (LTU)
Attendance: 650 (Tentative)
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Head coach: ZOUROS, ILIAS
Panellinios Opap
# 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 XANTHOPOULOS, VASILIS 7:22           2 2     1     3   -2
5 PAPAMAKARIOS, MANOLIS 28:58 11 1/2 3/6     4 4 5 3 2     3 2 16
6 CHARALAMPIDIS, KOSTAS 19:12 13 1/2 3/7 2/2   1 1 1   2     2 2 8
7 KALAITZIS, GEORGIOS 6:11     0/1         1   1     1   -2
8 OWENS, CHRIS 30:22 8 3/4 0/1 2/2 1 5 6 2 3 1 1   1 3 19
9 SMITH, DEVIN 25:39 7 2/5 1/4     2 2     1 2   3 1 2
10 PETROULAS, ALEKOS 4:05               1         1    
12 BLAKNEY, RODERICK 32:38 21 1/1 4/10 7/8 1 2 3 3 1 3     1 4 21
15 VOUGIOUKAS, IAN 28:27 18 6/11   6/6 3 5 8     1     4 6 22
16 OSTOJIC, DJURO 17:06 3 1/2   1/2 2 3 5 1 2 1   1 4 1 4
17 KOLOKAS, MARKOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 KOMPODIETAS, DIMITRIOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team             3 3               3
Totals 200:00 81 15/27 11/29 18/20 7 27 34 14 9 13 3 1 23 19 91
55.6% 37.9% 90%
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: MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
# 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 FISHER, JOSH 7:05 3 0/2 1/1     1 1     1     1 1 1
5 AUGUSTINE, JAMES 25:31 8 3/8   2/3 5 4 9 2   1   1 4 3 10
6 ALVARADO, OSCAR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 SAVANE, SITAPHA 22:31 10 4/6   2/2 2 4 6 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 13
11 BELLAS, TOMAS 11:26           1 1 2   3          
13 NORRIS, MARCUS 28:34 9 2/5 1/4 2/2   4 4 3 2 2     2 5 13
14 KICKERT, DANIEL 10:26   0/2     1   1     1     1 1 -2
20 MORAN, JIM 15:48 3 0/1 1/4   1 1 2     1   1 2 1 -2
22 CARROLL, JAYCEE 32:55 22 4/9 3/6 5/6   3 3 1   2     1 6 20
25 RICHARDS, RYAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
34 SANDERS, MELVIN 24:12 8 1/1 2/4     1 1   2 1     2 1 7
45 MCDONALD, WILL 21:32 7 2/5 0/1 3/6 1 4 5 1 2 1     3 4 8
Team           1   1           1    
Totals 200:00 70 16/39 8/20 14/19 11 23 34 11 7 15 1 3 20 23 68
41% 40% 73.7%
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Head Coaches

ZOUROS, ILIAS
Panellinios Opap
"My players deserve to be congratulated for their effort against a very good team that almost beat Real Madrid in the Spanish League a few days ago. This should remind us that there are no easy games in basketball. Gran Canaria had a good start and Carroll played the way he did against Madrid last week. We did not rebound well in the first half, but managed to do better after the break. The difference does not guarantee a Eurocup Finals spot, because we must now fight in the hottest place in Spain. Gran Canaria has been able to get 20- and 25-point wins at home. We will try to protect our lead. I want to thank those who came today, the administration is always with us and supports us. We will travel to the Canary Islands a day before the game in order to acclimate."
MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
"We knew it would be a very difficult game. We played well in the first half, but Panellinios is a good team and improved after the break. They played better than us and scored great baskets, especially in the third quarter. They have players with character such as Blakney, Smith and Papamakarios. We will fight in the next game to reach our goal."

Players

VOUGIOUKAS, IAN
Panellinios Opap
"We showed character as a team and won a very important game for us. We were focused and really wanted to win. We started a little loose, but then some players took over, we shot well and minimized our mistakes in defense. This 11-point win is the sign that we did a good job today. We will hopefully win the series at their place next week."
CARROLL, JAYCEE
Gran Canaria 2014
"We played really bad in the regular season game we had in here and did not want that to happen again. We worked hard to do well against a very competitive team. They moved the ball well, which allowed them to hit important shots. I hope that our arena will be packed to help us to win the series."
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