2004-05Regular SeasonRound 11
January 20, 2005 CET: 20:40
Local time: 20:40 ASTROBALLE
AEK Athens took a huge step towards making the Top 16 from Group B by registering a 69-73 road win over Adecco Asvel in Villeurbanne, France on Thursday. AEK improved to 6-5 in the standings and a tie for third place, while Asvel dropped to 2-9. Toby Bailey led the winners with 15 points. Sandro Nicevic added 13 points while Nikos Zizis put up 12 points, 9 assists and a buzzer-beating three-point shot from midcourt at the end of the third period. Huseyin Besok led Asvel with 22 points on 11-for-17 shooting and 7 rebounds, while Terrell Lyday added 12 points, going 3-for-3 from downtown, but missing all 8 of his two-point attemtps. It all came down to the final seconds, in which Tomislav Ruzic's hook shot went in and out with a 67-69 score, while Bailey and Nikos Hatzis calmly made free throws in the final 14 seconds to seal AEK's win.

Ruzic opened fire with a five-meter jumper that Bailey matched in the other end. The scoring pace was high in the early going despite aggressive defense on both ends, as Bailey drilled a long jumper and Zisis followed it with an easy layup for the first AEK lead, 4-6. Danny Miller fired in a big three for Asvel, which Besok followed with a turnaround jumper to put the hosts back in charge, 9-7. AEK found a way to beat Asvel's strong man-to-man defense by looking for its big men near the basket. Andreas Glyniakadis worked for 2 baskets in the low post and Lollis added free throws to give AEK a 12-15 lead. Asvel was able to come back and tied on 2 baskets by Besok and a triple from Makan Dioumassi, but Lollis helped AEK keep a 19-21 edge after 10 minutes.

Nicevic, opened the second quarter with a jump shot, but AEK also committed several turnovers. Meanwhile, Herve Toure followed Besok's layup with a corner three to make Asvel regain the lead, and soon Anthony Pelle scored twice, including a running jumper, for a 28-25 home margin. AEK improved once they switched to a 2-3 zone defense. It worked enough to forge a 0-6 run that featured a jumper by Nicevic and a layup by Spyros Magkounis, good for 28-31 AEK edge. Besok returned to the floor off an Asvel timeout and made things change. He fired in two jumpers for a 33-31 Asvel lead that didn't last long. Pero Antic found a difficult basket-plus-foul, while Magkounis added a follow-up layup to give AEK a 35-38 margin at halftime.

Bailey woke everyone up with a power put-back dunk soon after the break, but AEK also saw Glyniadakis foul out. Lyday fired in his second three-pointer and Besok scored twice in the low post to keep Asvel in the game at 42-42 as both teams exchanged now baskets at full speed. Miller stepped up with a three-pointer for a 45-44 Asvel edge, but AEK did not surrender. Zisis drove for an easy layup and Magkounis reversed his own as Asvel struggled to score. Besok came to the rescue with a long two-pointer and a jump hook before returning to the bench with his third foul. AEK took advantage as Magkounis made a fastbreak layup and Nicevic a short jumper for a 49-52 lead. A power drive by Bailey and a big three by Zisis from midcourt extended the AEK lead to 52-57 after 30 minutes

Both teams struggled to score early in the fourth quarter but yet another mid-range jumper by Nicevic allowed AEK to keep a 56-60 edge with 7 minutes to go. Asvel needed a quick reaction now. Ruzic took over with a mid-range jumper, forcing the guests to call timeout at 58-60. Pelle's put-back hook tied the game at 60-60, but free throws by Pero Antic and a six-meter jumper by the ever-present Nicevic gave AEK some fresh air at 60-64. Asvel called timeout and despite missing 4 consecutive shots, Lyday drew a foul and drilled free throws to make it a two-point game, 62-64, with under 3 minutes remaining. Zizis and Besok echanged baskets, before Antic fed Bailey for an easy basket than turned into a three-point play, allowing AEK to enter the final minute leading 64-69. Lyday kept Asvel alive with a three-point shot, but Ruzic missed a game-tying attempted while Bailey and Nikos Hatzis sealed the win with 4 of 4 free throws in the final 14 seconds.
Thursday, January 20, 2005
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Referees: COLUCCI, GENARO; GARCIA, JOSE RAMON; CICORIA, GIANPAOLO; MAILHABIAU, PHILIPPE
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  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 LANDU, JEAN-PAUL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 DIOUMASSI, MAKAN 21:00 6 0/1 2/3         3   1     1   5
9 MRAZEK, HAROLD 22:00 2 1/1 0/2           1       2   -1
11 PELLE, STEPHANE 21:15 9 4/8   1/2 2 1 3 1   2     1 3 8
12 BESOK, HUSEYIN 27:00 22 11/17 0/1   1 6 7 2   1 1   4 5 25
13 RUZIC, TOMISLAV 25:30 4 2/5 0/1   1 7 8 1         3 2 8
14 MILLER, DANIEL 22:30 8 1/3 2/5     2 2 2   1   1 1   4
15 GOUEZ, OLIVIER DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 SANGARE, YOHANN 22:45 3 1/1 0/2 1/2   3 3 2   1       3 7
24 LYDAY, TERRELL 25:15 12 0/8 3/3 3/5 2 2 4 3   1   1 5 4 6
25 TOURE, HERVE 12:45 3 0/3 1/1   2 1 3       2   3   2
Team           1 1 2               2
Totals 200:00 69 20/47 8/18 5/9 9 23 32 14 1 7 3 2 20 17 66
        42.6% 44.4% 55.6%
Head coach: KUNTER, ERMAN
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
AEK Athens
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 LOLLIS, QUADRE-MICHAEL 25:15 7 2/3   3/4 2 5 7 2   1     2 2 13
5 NIKOLAIDIS, SOTIRIOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 ZISIS, NIKOS 34:00 12 4/7 1/1 1/2   5 5 9 2 1   1 2 4 24
8 KUS, DAVOR 7:30 2 1/1           1           1 4
9 CHATZIS, NIKOLAOS 28:15 4 1/3 0/5 2/2   2 2 2   1     1 1  
10 NICEVIC, SANDRO 28:00 13 6/14   1/2 1 5 6 3   2   1 2 5 13
11 GLYNIADAKIS, ANDREAS 10:15 5 2/3   1/1   1 1 1         5 1 2
12 ANTIC, PERO 16:30 7 2/4 0/2 3/3 1 5 6 1   1     3 2 8
15 BAILEY, TOBY 37:45 15 6/10 0/2 3/3 1 4 5 2   1 2 1   4 20
16 TSIARAS, GEORGIOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 MAGKOUNIS, SPYRIDON 12:30 8 4/4 0/1   1   1   1       2   7
18 PAPANIKOLAU, NIKOLAOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           2 1 3     1         2
Totals 200:00 73 28/49 1/11 14/17 8 28 36 21 3 8 2 3 17 20 93
        57.1% 9.1% 82.4%
Head coach: KATSIKARIS, FOTIS
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