FC Bayern Munich vs. Union Olimpija Ljubljana - Game

2014-15Last 32Round 4

January 28, 2015 CET: 20:15

Local time: 20:15 AUDI DOME

Bayern beats Olimpija, advances to next round

FC Bayern Munich sealed its ticket to the Eurocup eighthfinals by edging Union Olimpija Ljubljana on Group K on Wednesday. Bayern improved to 4-0 and mathematically made it to the next round while Olimpija dropped to 1-3. Bryce Taylor led the winners with 18 points. John Bryant added 17, Vladimir Stimac had 14 while Heiko Schaffartzik and Nihad Djedovic each got 11 for Bayern. Dino Muric led Olimpija with 19 points. Halil Kanacevic added 17 while Sasu Salin had 12 for the guests. Bayern got a 26-20 lead after 10 minutes and extended it to 51-43 at halftime. Olimpija rallied in the fourth quarter and tied it at 66-66 on a three-pointer by Salin. Even when Bayern led all the way since that moment, Kanacevic brought Olimpija within 82-81 with 2 minutes left. Styimac stepped up with 4 unanswered points while free throws by Schaffartzik and Anton Gavel sealed the outcome down the stretch.

Three-pointers by Klemen Prepelic and Muric gave Olimpija an early 4-6 lead. A 7-0 run which Djedovic capped with a put-back basket made Bayern get an 11-6 edge right after that. Muric stepped up with consecutive baskets and soon scored again for a 13-12 Olimpija deficit. Bryant struck from downtown and Jan Jagla copied him soon after that for a 21-15 Bayern lead. Kanacevic and Muric kept Olimpija within 26-20 after 10 minutes. Schaffartzik and Djedovic took over to make it a 13-point game, 33-20, early in the second quarter. Muric, Salin and Hristo Nikolov stepped up for Olimpija to keep the guests within 36-29. Bryant and Alen Omic traded baskets and a jumper by Bryant gave Bayern a 40-31 margin. Stimac and Dusko Savanovic restored a 46-34 Bayern margin but Olimpija found new go-to guys in Omic and Luka Rupnik for a 49-43 deficit. Free throws by Taylor fixed the halftime score at 51-43. Nikolov and Paolo Marinelli gave Olimpija hope, 54-49, soon after the break. Djedovic and Bryant made free throws and soon allowed Bayern to get a double-digit lead, 62-52. Bryant kept pacing the hosts but Kanacevic singlehandedly kept Olimpija within 66-58 after 30 minutes. Salin struck twice from downtrown in an 0-8 run which tied the game, 66-66, early in the fourth quarter. Taylor had 5 points in a 7-0 Bayern run for a 73-66 score but Kanacevic and Marinelli soon brought Olimpija within 73-72. A layup by Bryant gave Bayern a 80-74 edge with 3 minutes left but Muric and Kanacevic made it a one-point game, 82-81. Stimac split free throws and hit a three-pointer which sealed the outcome, 86-81. Free throws by Schaffartzik and Gavel sealed the outcome in the final 12 seconds.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

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Referees: PEREZ NIZ, MIGUEL ANGEL; BAUMANIS, INGUS; LANZARINI, SAVERIO

Attendance: 5257 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
FC Bayern Munich	26	25	15	24
Union Olimpija Ljubljana	20	23	15	26

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
FC Bayern Munich	26	51	66	90
Union Olimpija Ljubljana	20	43	58	84

FC Bayern Munich

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
8	SCHAFFARTZIK, HEIKO	19:59	11	0/1	3/5	2/2		2	2	5		3			2	2	12
9	MICIC, VASILIJE	4:43		0/1						2					2		-1
10	STAIGER, LUCCA	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	BENZING, ROBIN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	DEDOVIC, NIHAD	22:23	11	3/6	0/2	5/6	2	2	4		1	2		1	3	4	8
15	STIMAC, VLADIMIR	19:03	14	5/9	1/1	1/3		1	1		1			2	3	5	10
16	ZIPSER, PAUL	10:55	4	2/3			2		2	1						1	7
20	SAVANOVIC, DUSKO	25:43	4	2/5	0/3		2	4	6	4	3	1			4	1	7
25	GAVEL, ANTON	32:55	6	2/2	0/2	2/2		3	3	3		1			4	6	11
44	TAYLOR, BRYCE	29:05	18	2/3	3/4	5/6		2	2	3	1	2				4	23
45	JAGLA, JAN	5:51	5	1/2	1/1		1	1	2						1	1	6
54	BRYANT, JOHN	29:23	17	6/11	1/1	2/2	1	6	7	1		3			3	2	16
	Team						1	6	7								7
	Totals	200:00	90	23/43	9/19	17/21	9	27	36	19	6	12	0	3	22	26	106
				53.5%	47.4%	81%

Head coach: PESIC, SVETISLAV

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

Union Olimpija Ljubljana

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	RUPNIK, LUKA	12:37	5	0/2	1/2	2/2	1		1	2		1			2	2	4
6	MARINELLI, PAOLO	27:23	9	3/4	1/5			2	2	3	1	3			3	2	6
7	HROVAT, GREGOR	6:41			0/1			1	1						1		-1
8	BRODNIK, JAKA	6:46						4	4	1					1	1	5
10	SALIN, SASU	18:18	12	1/3	3/5	1/2		1	1	2	1				3	4	12
14	MURIC, DINO	30:55	19	7/12	1/1	2/2	1		1	2		1			3	3	16
18	NIKOLOV, HRISTO	26:33	9	3/5	1/2		2	5	7	2					4	1	12
21	MAHKOVIC, BLAZ	8:53								1		2				2	1
23	OMIC, ALEN	21:01	6	3/7			1	2	3	3		1	2		2	1	8
24	PREPELIC, KLEMEN	21:54	7	0/1	2/6	1/2		5	5	3		1			4	3	7
45	KANACEVIC, HALIL	18:59	17	3/4	2/4	5/6		2	2	1	1	2	1		3	3	16
	Team						1		1								1
	Totals	200:00	84	20/38	11/26	11/14	6	22	28	20	3	11	3	0	26	22	87
				52.6%	42.3%	78.6%

Head coach: PIPAN, ALES

Head Coaches

PESIC, SVETISLAV

FC Bayern Munich

“It was a really tough game for us, but we showed a great mentality. Even in the final seconds when the game was close we sticked to our game plan and did not lose the control of the game. Now we still have two games left in this round on which we will concentrate.”

PIPAN, ALES

Union Olimpija Ljubljana

“It was a good and tough game. I can be really satisfied with the fighting attitude we showed in the second half.”

Players

TAYLOR, BRYCE

FC Bayern Munich

“We controlled the game pretty much, but could not pull away. We happy about this win because it puts us into the next round of the Eurocup it was a big win for us.”

MURIC, DINO

Union Olimpija Ljubljana

“We came back but we did not have enough strength. Bayern made some important shots at the end and won the game. We played good and we can keep our heads up. Unfortunately we did not have luck today.”

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