2004-05Regular SeasonRound 12
January 27, 2005 CET: 20:10
Local time: 20:10 ZAVOD TIVOLI
Union Olimpija lived to fight another day in the Group B race for the Top 16 as it downed visiting Adecco Asvel 79-67 on Thursday. Olimpija raised its record to 5-7, and though it is still in seventh place in Group B, is only a victory behind three teams tied for fourth place: AEK, Zalgiris and Scavolini. A 23-12 second quarter run gave Olimpija leads that lasted until the final buzzer. A pair of 40-minute men - Vladimer Boisa with 20 points and Sasa Ozbolt with 18 - led the winners, who also got 18 points from Marijan Mance. Olimpija's defense did the rest, limiting Asvel to just two double-figure scorers, Huseyin Besok with 11 points and Terrell Lyday with 10.

The game started unusually for fans used to seeing defense first in Tivoli Arena. In the first 4 minutes, Mance lit up the scoreboard with 8 points himself, but Olimpija had only a 10-9 lead to show for it as Makan Dioumassi started Asvel off with a triple and Besok added 2 baskets. The offensive rhythm slowed then, but Asvel got the better of its opportunities as Harold Mrazek, Lyday and Stephane Pelle combined on a 2-8 run for a 14-17 lead by the guests. Asvel's height was noticeable as most of its points came under the rims, while Olimpija shot from afar, and not well. With the hosts missing all 5 of their three-point attempts in the quarter, Asvel hung onto an 18-19 advantage after 10 minutes.

Ozbolt's 5 points and a basket by Dragisa Drobnjak gave Olimpija a 9-2 run to start the second quarter with its first sizable lead, 27-21. Asvel tried a timeout, but it only served to get the guests within 30-26 on shots by Tomislav Ruzic and Lyday. Then, Bazdaric entered and hit his first shot, a triple. Although Asvel dominated the boards, they couldn't slow Ozbolt and Vladimer Boisa, who boosted Olimpija's lead to 38-29 late in the quarter. When Bazdaric hit his second triple, Olimpija was able to head into the break holding a double-digit advantage, 41-31.

While its defense held Olimpija to a single basket in the first 5 minutes after halftime, Asvel pulled as close as 43-40 after back-to-back three-pointers landed by Danny Miller and Mrazek. After Mance and Ozbolt steadied the hosts with a couple baskets, Asvel then took a timeout, but Olimpija's defense kept the guests down long enough to reestablish a double-digit lead, 50-40 on a jumper by Boisa. Mrazek popped another triple for the guests, but Olimpija retained a commanding 54-45 advantage after a low-scoring third quarter.

The 3,000 fans in Tivoli Arena breathed easier as Mance blasted a pair of three-pointers in success early in the final quarter, giving Olimpija a 63-50 lead and signalling the beginning of the end for Asvel. Boisa kept up the charge with a triple of his own and Ozbolt braved the big Asvel defenders to make it 68-52. To its credit, considering it has no Top 16 options, Asvel did not give up. A 2-10 run brought the guests within 70-62 with 3 minutes remaining and 73-66 in the last one. Ozbolt ended the last threat with a three-point play and Olimpija turned its attention to the next game in the Top 16 race.
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Ziga Bojc, Ljubljana
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Referees: MARTIN, JOSE; PILIPAUSKAS, KESTUTIS; PILOIDIS, ANASTASIOS; KAMNIKAR, ALES
Attendance: 0
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Union Olimpija18231325
Asvel Basket19121422
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Union Olimpija18415479
Asvel Basket19314567
Union Olimpija
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 BAZDARIC, MARINO 13:15 6 0/2 2/3   1 2 3 1   4     4 1  
6 BOCEVSKI, DUSAN 13:15 8 3/3 0/1 2/5 4 1 5   1 3     2 3 8
7 BOISA, VLADIMER 40:00 20 7/12 1/2 3/4 3 5 8 1 1 3     2 5 23
9 MCLINTON, DARREN 23:15 4 0/1 0/3 4/4   1 1 3 1         3 8
10 RODRIGUEZ, ANDRES 16:45     0/2     1 1 5 2       1 1 6
11 MARKOISHVILI, MANUCHAR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 MANCE, MARIJAN 26:45 18 6/7 2/2 0/1 1 1 2 1   1     4 3 17
13 PAVIC, SMILJAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 DROBNJAK, DRAGISA 26:45 5 1/1   3/4 1 2 3 1 4 2     5 3 8
21 MAROLT, LUKA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
31 OZBOLT, SASO 40:00 18 5/8 1/5 5/5   4 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 5 19
40 JERSIN, BORIS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team                     1         -1
Totals 200:00 79 22/34 6/18 17/23 10 17 27 13 11 16 1 1 20 24 88
        64.7% 33.3% 73.9%
Head coach: FILIPOVSKI, SASO
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
Asvel Basket
  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 27:15 3   1/3   1 3 4 1 3 3     4 3 5
9 MRAZEK, HAROLD 24:45 8 1/2 2/3   1 1 2     1     5 1 3
11 PELLE, STEPHANE 19:45 8 4/8     3 4 7   1 3     2 1 8
12 BESOK, HUSEYIN 24:00 11 5/9   1/2   5 5 3 1 1 1   2 6 19
13 RUZIC, TOMISLAV 27:00 6 3/5 0/1     3 3 2 1 2     2 1 6
14 MILLER, DANIEL 25:15 9 0/2 2/4 3/4       1 1 2   1 3 3 3
15 GOUEZ, OLIVIER DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 SANGARE, YOHANN 21:15 8 2/2 0/1 4/4       2 3 2     2 2 10
24 LYDAY, TERRELL 17:45 10 2/3 1/3 3/4   1 1     3     1 2 5
25 TOURE, HERVE 13:00 4 2/2     1   1           3 1 3
Team                   2           2
Totals 200:00 67 19/33 6/15 11/14 6 17 23 9 12 17 1 1 24 20 64
        57.6% 40% 78.6%
Head coach: KUNTER, ERMAN
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