2018-19Regular SeasonRound 12
December 13, 2018 CET: 20:05
Local time: 21:05 MENORA MIVTACHIM ARENA

Baskonia rallies to win thriller in Tel Aviv

Vincent Poirier came up with a huge dunk over defenders with 11 seconds to go as KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz completed a comeback and pulled out a thrilling 79-81 road win against Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv. Baskonia, which trailed by 10 points on multiple occasions in the third quarter, improved to 5-7, while Maccabi dropped to 4-8. Tornike Shengelia paced Baskonia with 20 points and 5 assists, while Matt Janning netted 16 points in the victory. DeAndre Kane had 13 points and 6 rebounds and Scottie Wilbekin had 13 points and 5 assists in defeat.

The teams traded blows early on with DeAndre Kane and Alex Tyus scoring put-backs for Maccabi and Luca Vildoza and Darrun Hilliard hitting three-pointers for the visitors. Angelo Caloiaro hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 13-13, but a triple from Janning and a three-point play from Shengelia helped Baskonia lead 17-24 after the opening possession of the second quarter. However, Maccabi did not allow another basket for more than five minutes, while Kendrick Ray sparked a 13-0 run with a triple and a coast-to-coast runner, before Jake Cohen and Scottie Wilbekin hit threes to make it 30-24. Baskonia regained the lead with a quick 0-7 run, capped by a triple from Janning, but Johnny O'Bryant and Kane secured a 41-36 halftime lead for the hosts. O'Bryant and Wilbekin each hit a jumper and a triple early in the third quarter and a dunk by Tyus extended it to 55-45. Vildoza hit a triple on the other end, his second of the quarter, before a pair of Hilliard's hustle-baskets and a buzzer-beating jumper from Shengelia helped cut the deficit to 61-54 after 30 minutes. Shengelia added another basket to open the fourth quarter and Hilliard's corner three in transition got Baskonia within 61-60. Kane and Wilbekin hit triples to give Maccabi breathing room, 71-64, but Janning answered with back-to-back long-range daggers and a three from Hilliard tied it at 73-73 with 2:42 left. Poirier's put-back with 1:20 to go put Baskonia up 76-79, but free throws from Tyus and Kane tied it at 79-79 with 30 seconds remaining. However, Poirier slammed home a huge dunk and Shengelia intercepted the ball on Maccabis final possession.

Game-changing moment

When Maccabi opened a 71-64 lead midway through the fourth quarter, any momentum the hosts re-established was cut by back-to-back three-point daggers from Matt Janning.

Clutch shooting

Baskonia went into the fourth quarter shooting 6 for 15 (40.0%) from three-point range and then knocked down its first 5 attempts in the fourth quarter. Apart from the two from Janning, Darrun Hilliard also hit a pair and Luca Vildoza knocked down one, too. Baskonia finished the night 11 for 21 (52.4%) from behind the arc.

Coming up (really) big

Vincent Poirier amassed 12 points and 12 rebounds, and none of his baskets were bigger than what turned out to be a game-winning dunk with 11 seconds to go. Darrun Hilliard had 15 points and 6 rebounds off the bench, and Luca Vildoza netted 12 points on 4-for-6 three-point shooting.

Did you notice?

This is third win in four games for Baskonia and first on the road under Coach Velimir Perasovic. It is also Baskonia's first win in Tel Aviv in more than five years.

Next game

In Round 13 on Tuesday, Baskonia travels to face fellow Spanish side Herbalife Gran Canaria, while a day later Maccabi hosts Khimki Moscow Region.

Vincent Poirier - KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - EB18
Thursday, December 13, 2018
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Referees: PUKL,SASA; KOROMILAS, ELIAS; SUKYS, ARTURAS
Attendance: 10551
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KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz22141827
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KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz22365481
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
0 RAY, KENDRICK 13:42 9 1/2 2/2 1/2   1 1     2     2 2 6
1 WILBEKIN, SCOTTIE 27:31 13 2/7 3/9     2 2 5 1 2     2 1 7
3 O'BRYANT, JOHNNY 22:35 12 4/8 1/2 1/3   5 5 1   2     5 2 6
4 CALOIARO, ANGELO 21:27 6 0/1 1/1 3/3   2 2 1 1   2   3 2 10
5 ROLL, MICHAEL 23:29 8 4/6 0/1         5   1         9
7 KANE, DEANDRE 28:42 13 2/3 1/3 6/7 1 5 6 2 2 1       7 25
9 TYUS, ALEX 31:37 12 5/10   2/3 3 4 7     1 2   2 3 15
10 LEVI, NIMROD 0:07                              
12 DIBARTOLOMEO, JOHN 4:26     0/1     1 1       1       1
15 COHEN, JAKE 12:51 3 0/2 1/1     1 1   1 1   1     1
28 BLACK, TARIK 8:59 3 1/1   1/3   1 1   1 1 1   5 2  
50 ZOOSMAN, YOVEL 4:34           1 1           3   -2
Team           3 4 7     1         6
Totals 200:00 79 19/40 9/20 14/21 7 27 34 14 6 12 6 1 22 19 84
        47.5% 45% 66.7%
Head coach: SFAIROPOULOS, IOANNIS
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
KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 PENAVA, AJDIN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3 VILDOZA, LUCA 24:23 12 0/2 4/6   1   1 4 1 2     1 1 12
5 GONZALEZ, MIGUEL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 VOIGTMANN, JOHANNES 17:56           6 6   1       1   6
9 HUERTAS, MARCELINHO 12:44   0/3           4 1     3   1  
11 JANNING, MATT 31:28 16 2/2 4/8     4 4 2 1 1     4 3 17
12 DIOP, ILIMANE 6:55 5 1/3   3/4 2 1 3   1   1   2 2 7
15 GRANGER, JAYSON 11:35 1 0/4   1/2   1 1     1       4  
17 POIRIER, VINCENT 23:49 12 6/9     3 9 12     1   1 2   17
23 SHENGELIA, TORNIKE 31:13 20 6/11 0/1 8/15 1   1 5 1 1   1 4 10 18
31 SHIELDS, SHAVON 12:09           1 1           3   -2
32 HILLIARD, DARRUN 27:48 15 2/6 3/6 2/2 1 5 6   1 3   1 2 1 10
Team           1 3 4     1         3
Totals 200:00 81 17/40 11/21 14/23 9 30 39 15 7 10 1 6 19 22 88
        42.5% 52.4% 60.9%
Head coach: PERASOVIC, VELIMIR

Head Coaches

SFAIROPOULOS, IOANNIS
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
"Today we lost a battle, but we are still in a war and we need to keep fighting until the end. It was a gem that in all the periods was very close. No team could get a big lead. I think we controlled the game in the second and third periods and we allowed 14 points in the second period and 18 in the third. Unfortunately, we didn't have the same concentration defensively in the last period; they scored 27 points. That was a result of us losing a few easy point offensively. This hurt our concentration, defensively and we made some mistakes on defense that they punished us. Also we saw Baskonia's quality and experience in the end to bring the game where they wanted with some tough baskets to win the game."
PERASOVIC, VELIMIR
KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
"I think it was a very tough game for both teams. We got lucky in the end and we won the game. We never gave up against a very good team. Maccabi is playing very good basketball, very tough defense, very strong. But we had patience, especially in the last quarter when we had good movement, good sharing of the ball, and we scored some difficult shots. And that was the key... Today in basketball, 7 points [deficit] is nothing if you have concentration, if you play tough defense. I [told my players] if we get a little lucky, we can win on this court. You must be brave, you must play with heart like we did today. You must score in tough moments; Matt Janning scored 2 three-point shots in critical moments. This was the key."

Players

JANNING, MATT
KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
"I thought we did a great job staying with it, playing hard. For a while they were up, seemed like 5 to 8 points the whole time. We just couldn't get back. And we finally made our run. I got a couple of open shots, knocked them down, then Toko Shengelia got some free throws and nice buckets underneath. We did a great job staying with it and fighting."
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