2018-19Regular SeasonRound 1
October 03, 2018 CET: 20:30
Local time: 20:30 PALAIS DES SPORTS DE BEAUBLANC

Limoges youngsters star to defeat Cedevita

Limoges CSP overpowered visiting Cedevita Zagreb 82-68 in the team's EuroCup opener on Wednesday. The hosts were in control for nearly the entire game thanks to outstanding efforts on both ends of the floor by its cadre of young, promising players. Axel Bouteille led the way with 24 points, William Howard scored 21 and Dwight Hardy added 12. Mam Jaiteh collected 9 points and 9 rebounds and London Perrantes dished 10 assists to go with 8 points. James Bell led the Cedevita attack with 22 points and Justin Cobbs added 14.

Limoges provided plenty of early hustle and highlights in jumping out to a 15-7 lead, but an agressive Bell led Cedevita right back. The hot shooting of Bouteille lifted the hosts to a 21-19 edge after 10 minutes. Howard provided highlights at both ends as Limoges extended its advantage to 31-24. Hardy added a big jumper as the hosts rolled to a 44-33 lead at the break. Howard opened the second half with a three and later added a baseline jam to the delight of the fans. Though Limoges remained firmly in control, the 63-52 margin through three quarters left an opening for Cibona. Limoges seemed to slam that door shut with Jonathan Rousselle's three-point play, but the difference was back to single digits after a Toni Perkovic triple with three minutes to go, 70-61. After a deep three-pointer – plus a foul – from Howard put the game on ice.

Hello future star!

Limoges was planning on using Samardo Samuels to anchor its frontline this season, but found itself without the big man on Wednesday due to injury. Teenage talent Sekou Doumbouya took advantage of the opportunity and proved that he is already capable of being a difference maker at this level. He played confident on offense, even though he did not score, and wreaked havoc on Cedevita's would-be scorers with his blocked shots. It was a performance that will ensure scouts around the world start lining up to watch Doumbouya on a weekly basis.

Heart of a champion

James Bell is a EuroCup champion, even though injury kept him from participating in the critical games at the end of last season with Darussafaka Istanbul. Last night was his first game back in he competiton and he made up for lost time. Bell was aggressive for Cedevita and kept it close early before finishing with a team high 22 points. He proved to be a true champion.

Next Game

Limoges travels to Russia in Round 2 for a tough test against Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. Cedevita will play ALBA Berlin in its home opener.

London Perrantes - Limoges CSP (photo Limoges) - EC18
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: LAMONICA, LUIGI; TRAWICKI, TOMASZ; ALIAGA, JORDI
Attendance: 3745
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Limoges CSP
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
0 INGLIS, DAMIEN 11:26 2 1/2 0/1   2 2 4 2 2 1 1       8
1 HARDY, DWIGHT 32:03 12 6/8 0/1             1     1 1 8
5 ROUSSELLE, JONATHAN 18:02 6 1/3 1/3 1/1       1   1   1 3 4 2
13 BAZILLE, TIMOTHEE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 BOUTSIELE, JERRY 12:11   0/2       1 1   2 3     3   -5
18 JAITEH, MAM 27:33 9 4/5   1/2 1 8 9 3   2 1   1 2 19
32 PERRANTES, LONDON 24:46 8 3/4 0/2 2/3   3 3 9   2     4 3 13
40 LARRIBAU, DAMIEN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
42 HOWARD, WILLIAM 29:59 21 5/7 3/6 2/3 1 7 8 1 1 2 2     3 28
45 DOUMBOUYA, SEKOU 23:10   0/1 0/3 0/2 1 6 7 1   2 3 1 3 1  
83 BOUTEILLE, AXEL 20:50 24 6/9 3/4 3/3 2 3 5 1 1 1     1 4 29
Team           1   1               1
Totals 200:00 82 26/41 7/20 9/14 8 30 38 18 6 15 7 2 16 18 103
        63.4% 35% 64.3%
Head coach: MILLING, KYLE
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
Cedevita Zagreb
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 COBBS, JUSTIN 30:14 14 4/9 1/4 3/4 1 3 4 4 1 3   2 2 4 11
2 KRUSLIN, FILIP 21:08 3 0/1 1/6     3 3 5 1 1   1 1   3
3 PERKOVIC, TONI 12:20 3 0/2 1/4   1 5 6 1       1 1 1 4
8 BENITE, VITOR 10:38 4 2/3 0/4     1 1         1 3   -4
11 ZGANEC, KARLO 6:41 2 1/1           1           1 4
13 STIPANOVIC, ANDRIJA 22:49 4 2/5   0/1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 2
17 LIMA, AUGUSTO 17:11 7 3/6   1/2             1   1 1 4
19 BOSNJAK, DOMAGOJ 10:38 2 1/1     1   1 2         4   1
23 COOK, ELGIN 16:56 5 1/2 1/2 0/2 1 5 6     3     1 3 6
31 BELL, JAMES 35:02 22 6/10 3/8 1/1 2 2 4 2 2       1 2 22
34 AGUILAR, PABLO 16:23 2 1/2 0/2         1 1 1   1     -1
Team           3 2 5     1         4
Totals 200:00 68 21/42 7/30 5/10 10 22 32 17 6 11 2 7 18 16 56
        50% 23.3% 50%
Head coach: ALONSO, SITO

Head Coaches

MILLING, KYLE
Limoges CSP
"Tonight was the best defensive game we had all year. Tonight we were more athletic, we were switching on everything, rotating everywhere. We ran, we played 40 minutes of basketball the way I want to play. The most difficult thing is to find consistency in anything. I hope we can find consistency for this to be a reference game for us. [William and Axel] were hot; they had good shots too. We moved the ball pretty well. Everyone contributed and everyone did their role. Sekou [Doumbouya] also had a great game even though he didn't score a point, but his blocks and his intensity were great."
ALONSO, SITO
Cedevita Zagreb
"Limoges reacted very well after the problems they had in the last [French League] game. They didn't have Samardo [Samuels] and had a problem at the '4' with Mills and I think after these problems they reacted very well as a team. They played with good energy. They dominated the things that depend on physicality, rebounding, ball pressure. They scored easy baskets from offensive rebounds. We have to improve. It is very important for us to play harder and smarter for 40 minutes."

Players

BELL, JAMES
Cedevita Zagreb
"We didn't come out how we wanted to. Every loss is a lesson; there are things you can take from a loss. You want to take things from wins, but We have to be better. Congratulations to them on the win. They are a great team, came out and played harder than us. It is tough, but we have to prepare for the next one. We have to keep our heads up and keep getting better."