MoraBanc Andorra vs. Maccabi Rishon LeZion - Game

2019-20Regular SeasonRound 9

December 11, 2019 CET: 20:00

Local time: 20:00 POLIESPORTIU D'ANDORRA

Andorra overpowers Rishon

MoraBanc Andorra beat Maccabi Rishon Lezion 84-61 in a game that meant little for already-eliminated Rishon, but saw Andorra increase its chances of moving up the table and taking a top spot in the group with one round remaining in the regular season. Rishon kept it close early, but midway through the second quarter, Andorra increased the intensity, exploded into the lead and never looked back. Dejan Musli led the winners with 15 points, Dejan Todorovic scored 14, Frantz Massenat and Nacho Llovet each scored 12 and Jeremy Senglin 11. Rishon’s top performers were Frederic Bourdillon, who scored 16 with 5 three-pointers, while James Kelly added 12 points and both Alex Hamilton and Johnathan Williams 11.

Rishon started 0-4 with Hamilton doing all the scoring. Bourdillon hit a three and landed a free throw to make it 5-10 after a lively opening. Andorra came back and it was all square at 12-12 thanks to a Musli finish. The hosts took the lead 14-12 midway through the first quarter and Bourdillon responded with a three as Rishon regained the lead. A late Williams free throw leveled the score at 20-20 after 10 minutes. The two sides couldn’t be separated early in the second either, but Daniel Clark hit a three to make it 25-22. Andorra made it 31-24, but Adam Ariel hit a three to reduce it at 31-27. Massenat his another three as Andorra increased the lead to 36-30. Massenat was at it again with another three and Andorra moved into another gear to lead 45-30 at half-time.

Andorra came out strong in the third too with threes from Clevin Hannah and David Walker to push the margin to 51-30. Rishon stayed in touch with Bourdillon hitting another couple of threes to get within 55-40. Senglin got into double digits with a long two and Andorra led 62-44. Guillem Colom extended it again with a three to make it 70-46 late in the third as it became increasingly difficult for Rishon to get anything going offensively. The home side led 70-49 after the third quarter. The final quarter was just a matter of Andorra remaining in front. They managed that early with a Todorovic three to make it 75-52. Hamilton continued to show signs of life with his fourth steal and finish to make it 75-56. Bourdillon drained a three, his fifth, to make it 75-59. Andorra cruised after that to clinch the victory.

Andorra worked the boards

Andorra’s previous record for rebounds was 41 set in October of this year. They beat that number with 44 on Wednesday night against Rishon. Todorovic led the way with 10, Massenat had 8, Musli 7 and Llovet 6.

Pivotal performer

Todorovic did it all on Wednesday night. He led Andorra with 15 points. Todorovic also had 10 rebounds and chipped in with 5 assists, too.

Next game

Andorra will travel to Promitheas Patras with a chance to finish first on the line on Tuesday, December 17. Rishon wraps up its EuroCup season against ratiopharm Ulm the following evening.

Dejan Todorovic - MoraBanc Andorra (Photo Martin Imatge) - EC19

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Eurocupbasketball.com

Referees: RADOVIC, SRETEN; PASTUSIAK, PIOTR; LAVRUKHIN, ARTEM

Attendance: 1815

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
MoraBanc Andorra	20	25	25	14
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	20	10	19	12

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
MoraBanc Andorra	20	45	70	84
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	20	30	49	61

MoraBanc Andorra

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
9	LLOVET, NACHO	20:01	12	6/7			2	4	6			4	1		3	4	15
10	MASSENAT, FRANTZ	21:24	12	3/6	2/5			8	8	3		2		1	2	2	14
11	HANNAH, CLEVIN	10:19	9	2/2	1/3	2/2		1	1	3						1	12
20	TODOROVIC, DEJAN	22:56	14	1/2	4/6		1	9	10	5		1				1	26
23	WALKER, DAVID	26:33	5	1/1	1/3		1	2	3	1		1			1		5
24	COLOM, GUILLEM	15:13	3		1/1			1	1	1							5
25	JELINEK, DAVID	17:40		0/1	0/3		1		1			2		1	2		-8
30	SENGLIN, JEREMY	26:55	11	4/6	0/2	3/4		5	5	2	1			1		4	17
35	BARTOLOME, ALEXIS	8:09			0/1			1	1						1		-1
36	CARRASCO, RAIMON	3:26			0/2												-2
44	MUSLI, DEJAN	20:02	15	6/10		3/4		7	7	1		4	1	1	2	3	15
88	CLARK, DANIEL	7:22	3		1/2		1		1	1			1		5	2	2
	Team						2		2								2
	Totals	200:00	84	23/35	10/28	8/10	8	38	46	17	1	14	3	4	16	17	102
				65.7%	35.7%	80%

Head coach: NAVARRO, IBON

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

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
1	MISHAN, LIAD	0:29
7	SWING, JORDAN	20:14	4	1/4	0/4	2/2	1	2	3		1	1			2	2
8	BOURDILLON, FREDERIC	22:34	16	0/2	5/9	1/1	2		2					1	1	3	13
11	ARIEL, ADAM	18:18	3		1/5					1					2		-2
14	BLAYZER, OZ	25:02	2	1/3	0/3			6	6			1			1		1
18	KOZAHINOF, DANEL	2:07			0/1			1	1
19	WILLIAMS, JOHNATHAN	20:46	11	5/7		1/2	2	4	6			1			2	2	13
24	KELLY, JAMES	24:14	12	4/10	1/2	1/2	2	6	8	2		4	1	2	3	5	11
30	TISHMAN, NIMROD	11:56	2	1/2							2	1			5	1	-2
41	DOVRAT, NOAM	27:52			0/4					2	1		2		1
42	HAMILTON, ALEX	26:28	11	5/10	0/1	1/2		5	5	4	4	2	1			3	19
	Team
	Totals	200:00	61	17/38	7/29	6/9	7	24	31	9	8	10	4	3	17	16	53
				44.7%	24.1%	66.7%

Head coach: GOODES, GUY

Head Coaches

NAVARRO, IBON

MoraBanc Andorra

"It was not easy, the approach to the game and the problems we had, but when we found our rhythm and our defensive level, we could run and we won. Now, we can be happy because of the victory and because nobody else is injured. We have a very difficult last game in Patras, but we will go there and try to get the win and clinch a better position."

"Our approach to the game was not good, but at the end of the first quarter we did a reset and we started to improve our average and that provided us more intensity in defense and the possibility to run. We shared the minutes to avoid more injuries and the victory give us the possibility to fight for a better position in the last game in Patras."

GOODES, GUY

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

"I want to congratulate Ibon and the Andorra team. They play extremely well, they are a tough team. Except for the first 15 minutes, Andorra was overall better and superior. We didn't play well in defense or on offense. The last 5 minutes of the first half were important because Andorra put a distance of 15 points and after that, they are a disciplined and good team and they deserve the victory."

Players

TODOROVIC, DEJAN

MoraBanc Andorra

"I think that at the beginning of the game, it was so cold so both teams were out of their comfort zone and missing that little bit of energy. I think after that, we reacted very well and we controlled every aspect of the game. In the end, I think it was an easy win for us. I think in the last few months, we are playing much better basketball. We had some injuries, but I hope that very soon they will recover and pretty soon we will all be together. Sunday, we have a special game so we will keep moving forward and keep doing well."