Khimik Yuzhne vs. PAOK Thessaloniki

2013-14Regular SeasonRound 9

Khimik Yuzhne 70

PAOK Thessaloniki 58

December 10, 2013 CET: 17:00

Local time: 18:00 OLYMP

Romeo Travis - Khimik Yuzhne - EC13 (photo Khimik)

Khimik Yuzhne rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to PAOK Thessaloniki 70-58 and advance to the Last 32 on Tuesday. Khimik improves to 6-3 in the sole possession of the second place in Group F, while PAOK drops to 5-4. Khimik trailed 23-33 at halftime, and game was tied late in the fourth quarter 51-51 before the hosts pulled away. Paul Delaney scored 10 points in the key run, and finished with 16 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Romeo Travis, Jamal Shuler and Matt Gatens each scored 15 in victory. Michalis Tsairelis scored 17 points for the visitors, and D.J. Cooper had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in defeat.

Travis fueled a 10-0 run for the hosts to start the game. He hit a triple and a jumper, before his two steals led to fastbreak points from Gatens. A three-pointer from Shuler made it 13-2, but PAOK immediately got it going with Evangelos Margaritis scoring from long range and close range, and a fastbreak layup from Mark Payne helped the visitors be within 15-11 after 10 minutes. Gatens nailed a triple to start the second quarter, but Tsairelis scored twice inside, sparking a 3-22 run by the visitors. Tsairelis added a triple and a layup to his tally, before Georgios Dedas contributed with 7 points, including a triple and a dunk, as PAOK took 21-33 lead. Travis hit a buzzer-beater to make it 23-33 at halftime, and opened the third quarter with a jumper. A triple from Shuler and one from Sergiy Popov helped tie the game at 35-35, before Popov’s steal and Shuler’s layup put the hosts back in front. Tsairelis snapped an 8-0 run with couple of baskets for 38-39, but Travis finished the quarter with 6 consecutive points, and Gattens hit a three to open the fourth quarter for 51-44. The visitors responded with a pair of quick layups and a triple from Cooper for 51-51. However, PAOK never regained the lead as Paul Delaney scored 10 points, including a basket-plus-free throw followed by a three-pointer, helping the hosts take 68-56, sealing the deal and sending them to the Last 32 in club’s debut season.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

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Referees: VOJINOVIC, MILIJA; CICI, GENTIAN; PUTENKO, ILYA

Attendance: 1500 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Khimik Yuzhne	15	8	25	22
PAOK Thessaloniki	11	22	11	14

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Khimik Yuzhne	15	23	48	70
PAOK Thessaloniki	11	33	44	58

Khimik Yuzhne

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	POPOV, SERGIY	4:14	3		1/2		1		1	1	1	1			4
5	GATENS, MATT	37:35	15	3/4	2/8	3/4	2	3	5	3		1			2	3	15
6	KOVALENKO, VITALIY	6:58	1	0/1	0/1	1/2		1	1				1			2	2
7	SHULER, JAMAL	37:11	15	2/5	2/6	5/5	1	5	6	1	1	2			2	4	16
8	FREIMANIS, ROLANDS	5:48			0/1			3	3			2			2		-2
9	TRAVIS, ROMEO	33:02	15	4/12	1/1	4/4	1	4	5	4	4	4		1	1	4	18
11	ZAVADSKYI, STANISLAV	23:19	3	1/3		1/2	3	2	5	2		2	2	1	4	2	4
14	DELANEY, PAUL	34:46	16	4/8	1/4	5/5	2	2	4	5	1	3	1		4	7	20
15	PUSTOVYI, ARTEM	10:53	2	1/1			2	2	4	1					1		6
21	PROKOPENKO, OLEKSANDR	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22	RIABCHUK, OLEKSANDR	3:49									1	2			2		-3
24	KONIEV, VOLODYMYR	2:25
	Team							3	3								3
	Totals	200:00	70	15/34	7/23	19/22	12	25	37	17	8	17	4	2	22	22	79
				44.1%	30.4%	86.4%

Head coach: MUIZNIEKS,KARLIS

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

PAOK Thessaloniki

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	PAYNE, MARK	22:37	6	3/6	0/3			4	4		1	1		1	2	1	2
5	COOPER, DJ	35:49	12	4/7	1/5	1/2	2	5	7	7	4	4		1	3	7	21
6	CHARALAMPIDIS, KOSTAS	21:39	2	0/3		2/2		3	3	1	1	1			3	1	1
7	TSOCHLAS, APOLLON	8:29	2	1/1		0/1				1	1	1				3	5
8	VUCICEVIC, GORAN	1:02
9	TSAIRELIS, MICHALIS	37:57	17	7/10	1/2	0/1	3	2	5	1	2	6	1	1	3	5	16
10	DEDAS, GEORGIOS	16:13	7	2/3	1/6		1		1	1	1						4
11	MARGARITIS, VANGELIS	23:48	7	1/3	1/3	2/2	2	3	5			1	1	1	5	3	5
12	KALLES, NIKOS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	BOGRIS, GEORGIOS	16:34	2	1/3	0/1					2	1	3			3	1	-3
14	KASELAKIS, LEONIDAS	15:52	3		1/3			3	3		1	1			3	1	2
17	LIAPIS, MICHAIL	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team						1	1	2			1					1
	Totals	200:00	58	19/36	5/23	5/8	9	21	30	13	12	19	2	4	22	22	54
				52.8%	21.7%	62.5%

Head coach: MARKOPOULOS, SOULIS

Head Coaches

MUIZNIEKS,KARLIS

Khimik Yuzhne

"At the beginning it was obvious that our team is well tuned. But as seen in the statistics, we lost second quarter by a big margin. In the second quarter PAOK skillfully used our weaknesses and our insecurities. We lost rebounding battle in the first half. In the second half, they picked up only one rebound under our rim. In a sense, this is a key moment of the game. In the second half, we were able to come back into the game, and were able to play as planned, and that was enough for our win."

MARKOPOULOS, SOULIS

PAOK Thessaloniki

"Both teams wanted to win. We started the game badly, in the second quarter proved that we can play good defense, we had a choices on offense. The second half, we started just as bad as the first, giving the opponent to get back into the game. We were nervous. Khimik found its game on offense, and continued at the same pace until the end. Congratulations to Khimik for advancing to the next stage of the competition."

Players

COOPER, DJ

PAOK Thessaloniki

"We started the game very poorly in the first quarter, but were able to return to the game. In the second half the same thing happened - we started the second half very bad, respectively, giving the opponent a big advantage."

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