2009-10Regular SeasonRound 2
December 01, 2009 CET: 18:15
Local time: 19:15 SIAULIAI ARENA
Mihah Downs - KK Zadar (photo Gintaras Siuparys)Thriller night in Lithuania on Tuesday as the game between BC Siauliai and visiting KK Zadar was only decided in the last minutes. When the dust settled, Zadar came up with the upper hand and pulled a 91-95 road win. The game never really had any dominant team and thanks to Rok Stipcevic, Zadar knew how to keep the lead for good in clutch time. The win lifts Zadar to a 1-1 record for the first win while Silauliai stays winless in Group C with a 0-2 record. Stipcevic led all scorers with 27 points including 5 of 8 threes, Micah Downs added 18 and Damir Rancic had 17 for the winners. Four players scored in double digits for Siauliai as Derrick Low led them with 19 points. Arvydas Siksnius posted 17, Deividas Gailius added 14 and Mindaugas Kuzminskas contributed 12 for the losers.

Arvydas Siksnius opened the score for Siauliai with two free throws, but Rok Stipcevic's three allowed Zadar to take their first lead of the night, 4-5. Stipcevic's blasted two more straight threes to keep Zadar in the driver's seat during the following plays, and Damir Rancic added another three for a 8-14 Zadar lead. Siksnius scored from the line to keep Siauliai alive but Zadar was moving the ball better in offense and went up, 10-18. Eight of Siauliai's first 14 points arrived from the free throw line, but Mindaugas Zukauskas buried a two-pointer for a 21-25 first quarter score. Derrick Low's basket put Siauliai back in command when the second quarter started, 20-19, but Vladimer Boisa had six points of his own to keep Zadar in time. Mindaugas Kuzminskas hit a three to make it a one-point game again, but Stipcevic stopped the trend with his layup. Zadar managed to keep the small lead in the final steps of the first half until Micah Downs stepped up with eight straight points for an 11-point Zadar lead, 32-43. Siksnius appeared again for Siauliai but Downs nailed two more free throws and a basket to stay in charge making it a personal 12-point run, 43-52 to close the first half.

Arvydas Siknius - BC Siauliai (photo Gintaras Siuparys)Kuzminskas opened the second half in style for Siauliai with a three, but three straight triples between Rancic and Stipcevic boosted Zadar to new heights, 47-61 in just a couple of minutes. Low hit another for Siauliai but Rancic and Stipcevic were a lethal dup tonight for Zadar, scoring from everywhere to maintain a 53-67 edge for the guests. On the other side, Kuzminskas and Low nailed new threes to put an end to the third quarter 61-72. Siksnius was still the go-to guy of Siauliai but now, Hrvoje Peic stepped up for Zadar keeping his team at a safe distance, 67-79 after two free throws and then 69-81 after his layup neutralizing Raitis Grafs' bucket. Zadar's edge on the three-point shooting was granting a sufficient lead for now, but a 5-0 Siauliai run capped by Gediminas Orelik's layup made it a 5-point game with two minutes to go, 82-87. Siksnius made it even closer with two more points, but Stipcevic came to the rescue with free throws and another basket as the clock advanced to enter the last minute with a 84-91. Siauliai called timeout and the nest moments were a carrousel of free throws, but Zadar played smarter in the last plays and managed to pull a valuable road win.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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Referees: LAMONICA, LUIGI; KALPAKAS, APOSTOLOS; GELLER, RENAUD
Attendance: 5000
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Siauliai
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 BROWN, BRANDON 18:04 4 2/6     3 2 5     1 1     3 8
5 ZUKAUSKAS, MINDAUGAS 22:10 7 2/2 1/1   1 3 4 2   2     5 1 7
8 SIKSNIUS, ARVYDAS 28:59 17 2/4 2/2 7/8 1 1 2 1 1 1     5 5 17
9 KUZMINSKAS, MINDAUGAS 26:20 12 1/2 3/3 1/3 1 2 3 2 2 1     3 3 15
10 GAILIUS, DEIVIDAS 32:18 14 3/4 1/1 5/9   5 5 1   2     1 6 18
11 LOW, DERRICK 33:29 19 3/6 3/7 4/5   1 1 3 1 1     3 5 17
12 PAULIUKENAS, VAIDAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 ORELIK, GEDIMINAS 7:27 3 1/1 0/2 1/2                 2 1 -1
15 SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS 16:09 9 3/3   3/3 1   1 1   1     3 1 8
22 GRAFS, RAITIS 15:04 6 2/5   2/2 1   1           2 2 4
Team                                
Totals 200:00 91 19/33 10/16 23/32 8 14 22 10 4 9 1 0 24 27 93
        57.6% 62.5% 71.9%
Head coach: SIREIKA, ANTANAS
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
Zadar
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 RANCIC, DAMIR 18:21 17 0/1 5/8 2/2 1 2 3 1 2 1     2 3 19
5 PERIC, HRVOJE 26:41 8 3/5 0/1 2/2 4 2 6 1   2 2   2 2 12
6 STIPCEVIC, ROK 39:38 27 2/2 5/8 8/10   2 2 5   1     4 4 28
7 BOISA, VLADIMER 27:31 8 2/5 1/2 1/4 2 1 3 1 2 2     5 2 2
9 SARLIJA, MARINO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 MARCINKOVIC, PAVLE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 RUZIC, TOMISLAV 20:37 6 3/4 0/1   1 3 4 2 1 2     4 3 8
22 DOWNS, MICAH 19:31 18 5/6 1/3 5/6 1 2 3       1   5 3 16
30 MOROVIC, VEDRAN 0:22                   1     1   -2
32 CAR, MARKO 26:16 8 1/4 2/6     2 2 1   2     2 2 2
34 SKIFIC, JURE 6:49                   1     2   -3
44 PLAISTED, TRENT 14:14 3 1/3   1/2 4 1 5 1     2   2 3 9
Team                                
Totals 200:00 95 17/30 14/29 19/26 13 15 28 12 5 12 5 0 29 22 91
        56.7% 48.3% 73.1%
Head coach: SAGADIN, ZMAGOSLAV

Head Coaches

SIREIKA, ANTANAS
Siauliai
"Before the game I asked my players to be like warriors, gladiators, but we were too gentle. I am proud of them because, after a tough start we managed to play better. I don’t think, that after two losses we don’t have any chances to get to the next round."
SAGADIN, ZMAGOSLAV
Zadar
"Yes, I agree with Rok. We needed to win and we managed to do it. Siauliai is a good team but, in my opinion, we played better all forty minutes. Yes, there were some dark minutes, but I said – my team today was better."

Players

SIKSNIUS, ARVYDAS
Siauliai
"For me it’s all new. I had never played at such a high level. We were close to win the game, but the fortune smiled to the opponents. We made too many mistakes, missed free throws."
STIPCEVIC, ROK
Zadar
"It was a tough game for us. Before the match we understood that we had to win to have a chance to go to the next round. We did it and we’re very happy about that."
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