2007-08Last 16Round 2
March 19, 2008 CET: 17:00
Local time: 17:00 FUENTE DE SAN LUIS

Pamesa Valencia became the last team to reach the ULEB Cup final series by winning its two-way Last 16 series against Zadar on points differential. Pamesa overcame a five-point first-leg deficit by thrashing Zadar 93-70 in Valencia on Wednesday. As such, Pamesa will face DKV Joventut in the quarterfinals in Turin, Italy on April 10-11. Ruben Douglas paced the winners with 29 points on 6-for-9 three-pointers. Fred House added 16 on 4-for-4 three-pointers, Dejan Milojevic had 14 while Shammond Williams dished 10 assists for Pamesa. Juby Johnson had 20 points for Zadar while Corey Brewer added 17. House led Pamesa to a strong start, as he buried 3 three-pointers in the first quarter to make the hosts get a 28-21 edge after 10 minutes. Brewer and an unstoppable Johnson took over in the second quarter to keep Zadar ahead in the series, 47-43, at halftime. Douglas became Pamesa's go-to guy after the break, as he had 16 points in the third quarter to boost the hosts' margin to 72-51 after 30 minutes. Williams capped a 15-0 run with a three-pointer to break the series open, 77-51, as Zadar never recovered.

House got Pamesa going with a bomb from downtown but Shammel Stallworth answered with a fast break layup for a 3-2 Zadar deficit. House insisted with his second triple and soon added a driving layup to put Pamesa ahead in the series, 8-2. Johnson buried a three-pointer but an unstoppable House scored again. Brewer shined with a driving layup that Ruben Garces took over with consecutive jump hooks for a 14-7 Pamesa lead. Albert Miralles and Brewer traded baskets while Johnson sank a jumper for a 16-12 Zadar deficit. Douglas followed a triple with a jumper to make the guests call timeout at 21-12. Milojevic scored inside but Johnson answered from downtown for a 23-15 Zadar deficit. Brewer, Johnson and House fired in respective triples to fix the score at 28-21 after 10 minutes. Brewer and Douglas exchanged three-pointers right at the start of the second quarter while an easy layup by Alex Urtasun gave Pamesa a 33-24 lead. Urtasun and Douglas struck from downtown to break the game open, 39-24, after an 11-0 run. Brewer kept pacing Zadar while Todor Gecevski buried back-to-back triples for a 43-32 Zadar deficit. Milojevic made free throws that Gecevski erased with a second-chance basket. Miralles found an uncontested layup that Brewer erased with an acrobatic basket. Johnson fired in his fourth three-pointer to get Zadar within 47-40. Johnson rounded an incredible first half with a layup-plus-foul for a 47-43 Zadar deficit at the break.

Johnson kept pacing Zadar with a driving basket after the break, as Pamesa went scoreless for more than 2 minutes. Pamesa found a go-to guy in Douglas, who sank a corner three-pointer that Garces followed with a layup for a 52-45 edge. Douglas shined with a coast-to-coast layup that made Zadar call timeout at 54-45. Zadar dominated the offensive board, as Andrej Stimac finished a four-chance offense with a free throw. Milojevic stepped up with a layup while Douglas buried his fifth triple for a 59-46 Pamesa lead. Milojevic joined the three-point shootout but free throws by Stimac and a triple by Rok Stipcevic brought Zadar back in the series, 62-51. Douglas sank another triple and soon added 3-for-3 free throws to make it a 17-point game, 68-51. A turnaround jumper by Shammond Williams and a layup by Douglas gave Pamesa a 72-51 margin after 30 minutes. Stanko Barac scored inside early in the fourth quarter while Williams struck from downtown to cap a 15-0 Pamesa run. Stipcevic tried to change things with a layup and Jere Macura added a put-back basket but they only managed to get Zadar within 77-55. Pamesa had started to use long possessions but Zadar kept fighting, as Brewer and Stimac got Zadat even closer, 77-60, with 4 minutes to go. Williams followed a jumper with free throws while House sank a triple that allowed all Pamesa fans to celebrate that their team will keep fighting for ULEB Cup glory!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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Referees: KOUKOULEKIDIS, STELIOS; VIATOR, EDDIE; ROCHA, FERNANDO
Attendance: 6000
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Pamesa Valencia28192521
Zadar2122819
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Pamesa Valencia28477293
Zadar21435170
Pamesa Valencia
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 OLIVER, ALBERT 19:10   0/1 0/2         2         1 1 -1
5 DOUGLAS, RUBEN 33:36 29 4/8 6/9 3/3 1 3 4 3 3       3 2 31
6 AVRAMOV, BOZHIDAR 2:15     0/1         2   1     1   -1
9 CLAVER, VICTOR 8:05     0/1     2 2   1   2       4
10 WILLIAMS, SHAMMOND 29:17 9 2/4 1/4 2/2   2 2 10   2     1 2 15
13 MIRALLES, ALBERT 18:38 8 4/5 0/2     1 1     1 2   4   3
21 HOUSE, FRED 16:50 16 2/2 4/4     2 2 2 4       4 1 21
24 GARCES, RUBEN 10:55 6 3/4     1 3 4     2         7
31 MILOJEVIC, DEJAN 30:15 14 4/5 1/3 3/4 2 3 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 7 27
33 URTASUN, ALEX 10:06 9 3/3 1/1     2 2   1 2     3   7
41 TIMINSKAS, MINDAUGAS 10:31           2 2 1         3    
42 BARAC, STANKO 10:22 2 1/3   0/1   2 2 1 1 2 1   1 1 2
Team           1 2 3   1           4
Totals 200:00 93 23/35 13/27 8/10 5 24 29 27 12 11 6 1 22 14 119
        65.7% 48.1% 80%
Head coach: KATSIKARIS, FOTIS
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
Zadar
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 STALLWORTH, SHAMELL 20:56 3 1/2   1/2       1 1 7       1 -3
6 STIPCEVIC, ROK 18:10 7 1/3 1/2 2/2   2 2     1     3 2 4
7 BARAC, PANKRACIJE 8:27   0/2       1 1 1   4       2 -2
8 JOHNSON, JUBY 40:00 20 3/3 4/6 2/3   5 5 3   1     1 5 28
10 PROSTRAN, TONI DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11 GECEVSKI, TODOR 28:56 8 1/3 2/4   3 2 5 1   4 1 2 2 2 5
14 LALIC, JURE 10:56 7 0/2 2/2 1/2   1 1 1   1   1   3 7
15 MACURA, JERE 15:28 5 2/4   1/4 2 2 4 1 2     1 3 2 5
19 STIMAC, ANDREJ 22:35 3 0/3 0/1 3/4 3 3 6         1 3 2 2
31 BREWER, COREY 34:32 17 4/10 3/10 0/3 2 2 4 4 1 2   1 2 3 8
Team           3 1 4               4
Totals 200:00 70 12/32 12/25 10/20 13 19 32 12 4 20 1 6 14 22 58
        37.5% 48% 50%
Head coach: PETROVIC, ALEKSANDAR

Head Coaches

KATSIKARIS, FOTIS
Pamesa Valencia
"Now we know the importance of having the second game at home, because it was a key in this series to play in Valencia today. The team was very motivated and played with intensity. We scored 35 points with fastbreaks, and we kept the control of the game in last two quarters. Congratulations to everybody – the club, players and fans – for this Final Eight. We'll have a difficult game versus DKV but we have time and think in the next game."
PETROVIC, ALEKSANDAR
Zadar
"We have a short roster and because of this they won, although with the score 47-45, we had options and failed in five consecutive offenses. Pamesa is a better team. I'm happy with my players for their work on the court."

Players

GARCES, RUBEN
Pamesa Valencia
"It was an enjoyable game. We felt very comfortable on the court and controlled every minute of it. We received all the support from the fans and we had a great atmosphere. To be in the Final Eight was very important for us."
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