2002-03Regular SeasonRound 10
January 17, 2003 CET: 00:00
Local time: 00:00 MOLOT SPORT

The ULEB Cup will keep playing in Russia after Ural Great of Perm advanced to the second round Tuesday with a resounding 86-61 home win over Snaidero Udine, also a qualifier from Group A. Ural won with scoring balance: Eddie Shannon had 17 points, Chris Anstey 15, Martin Muursepp, Stefan Nadjfeji and Valentin Kubrakov 14 each as the Russian champs took over the game early. Both teams finished 5-5, Ural taking third place and Udine fourth. The loser in all the tie-breaks is Telekom Baskets Bonn, which was eliminated when Ural won. Udine tried to resist the great intensity of its Russian hosts, but the guests had nothing more to ask more of their trip to Perm than a possible move up in place. Thus, only big men Jeff Stern, with 14 points, Demetrius Alexander (12) and Mikhail Mikhailov (10) were able to score in double digits. Both teams will learn about their future opponent during a second-round draw to be held on Wednesday.

Ural Great went for the throat early, staking a quick 7-0 lead right after tipoff. Udine tried to stay in touch, and thanks to Stern was able to respond to the hits received by the hosts. Koubrakov and Nadjfeji were the catalysts for Ural. The former scored 11 of his points in the first half, the latter 10, figures that no perimeter player from Udine would reach by the end of the gaem. With Muursepp giving excellent contributions as well, Ural led by 5 points lead after the first quarter, 21-16. Shannon joined the fun in the second quarter, scoring and setting up his teammates such that Ural made 18 of 29 two-pointers (62%) before halftime. That accuracy meant a huge 20-point gap, 51-31, going into the lockerroom. With Udine playing only for pride, Ural Great had already virtually closed the game after two quarters.

In the second half, a big rebounding lead (35-24 at game's end) gave the hosts the chance to control the tempo of the game and manage the lead. Udine made an attempt to come back with 3 minutes left in the third period, when Michele Mian scored the lay up that fixed the score at 61-48. But Anstey and Shannon then retook charge of the affair, and Ural made a 7-2 run to close the quarter with safe and very solid lead of 68-50. That was too much for Udine to overcome in the last quarter, even if it had been playing for its life, which it wasn't. So the comeback never came and the fans spent the quarter celebrating the qualification to the next round and the promise of at leaste one other ULEB Cup night in Perm during February.

Friday, January 17, 2003
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Referees: RESSER, EFIM; DOLINEK, IVO; LEPETIC, NIKOLA
Attendance: 6000
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Ural Great Perm21301718
Snaidero Udine16151911
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Ural Great Perm21516886
Snaidero Udine16315061
Ural Great Perm
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 VAIKULIS, RAIMONDS 7:00           1 1 1             2
5 KUBRAKOV, VALENTIN 36:00 14 2/4 3/6 1/1 1 4 5 4 3 1     4 3 19
7 KHRYAPA, NIKOLAI 11:00 3 0/1 0/1 3/5 1 1 2 2 2 2 1     2 6
8 LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 3:00 3 1/1   1/1   1 1           1 1 4
9 NADJFEJI, STEVAN 32:00 14 2/2 1/3 7/8 4 3 7     2   1 2 4 17
10 KADZIULIS, GINTARAS 19:00 6 1/1 1/4 1/1 1 6 7 1   2     4 2 7
11 MELESHKIN, ALEXANDER DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 ANSTEY, CHRIS 26:00 15 2/4 1/4 8/8   2 2 1 1 2 1   1 5 17
14 SHANNON, EDDIE 38:00 17 6/9 0/2 5/5 1 3 4 7 3 2   1   5 28
15 MANIKHIN, ALEKSANDER DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 MUURSEPP, MARTIN 28:00 14 4/7 2/4   1 5 6   3 3   2 5 1 9
20 BELOV, ALEKSANDR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team                                
Totals 200:00 86 18/29 8/24 26/29 9 26 35 16 12 14 2 4 17 23 109
        62.1% 33.3% 89.7%
Head coach: BELOV, SERGEY
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
Snaidero Udine
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 CONFENTE, ANDREA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 ALEXANDER, DEMETRIUS 23:00 12 5/11   2/3 2 1 3     2     4 4 6
6 BURKE, PAUL 30:00 7 3/4 0/6 1/1 1 2 3   1 1     3 2 2
8 VUJACIC, SASHA 34:00 9 2/4 1/7 2/2   2 2 4 3 3     3 5 9
9 MIKHAILOV, MIKHAIL 26:00 10 4/6   2/2 2 5 7   1   3 1 2 2 18
11 CANTARELLO, DAVIDE 8:00                         3   -3
12 NIKAGBATSE, MISAN 21:00 2 1/2 0/1   1 3 4 2 1 6   1 5 2 -3
14 STERN, JEFF 23:00 14 7/11   0/1 1 2 3     1 1   2 2 12
15 MIAN, MICHELE 35:00 7 2/4 1/5     2 2 4 4 4     1   6
Team                                
Totals 200:00 61 24/42 2/19 7/9 7 17 24 10 10 17 4 2 23 17 47
        57.1% 10.5% 77.8%
Head coach: PILLASTRINI, STEFANO
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Head Coaches

BELOV, SERGEY
Ural Great Perm
"This victory came in the right time. This game was very important for us. However, its importance did not put any sort of pressure on the players. I think it was by the end of the second quarter that we assured ourselves the necessary margin which helped us stay in the game and finally win it."
PILLASTRINI, STEFANO
Snaidero Udine
"Today Ural Great played a very important game. We did not play aggressive neither in defense nor in offense and the statistics prove that. We knew that we had already advanced to the second round and this probably was the reason why we did not play in the way we should have. Anyway, this is a very good result for us. I am sure Snaidero will play much better next time."

Players

KUBRAKOV, VALENTIN
Ural Great Perm
"Today we showed that Ural Great is a real team. The players who came to substitute the starting line-up made a good contribution and thus helped a lot. We were very good today especially in defense. I am happy we won this important game."
MIKHAILOV, MIKHAIL
Snaidero Udine
"I knew it is hard to play in Perm but I could not imagine this would be that difficult. From the very beginning we got under the pressure of Ural Great and committed too many mistakes. I cannot explain why it happened because we had played quite well before. The final result is very upsetting for me. I would like to congratulate Sergei Belov because he has the team which is as good as the one of the previous season."
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