2017-18Regular SeasonRound 4
October 27, 2017 CET: 20:00
Local time: 20:00 BROSE ARENA

Wright shines on debut as Bamberg overcomes Baskonia

Brose Bamberg picked up its second win of the week with a deserved 78-72 victory over Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz, improving its record to 2-2 while Baskonia remains winless at 0-4. Lucca Staiger’s second quarter triples sent Bamberg ahead and the hosts never trailed from that moment, with Dorell Wright making an ample second half contribution on his debut just days after signing. Wright finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, while Staiger added 12 points in triples and Leon Radosevic dominated the paint with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Bamberg also had 11 points and 7 assists from floor general Maodo Lo. Baskonia was led by its backcourt trio, with Jayson Granger scoring 16 points, Rodrigue Beaubois 14 and Marcelinho Huertas 12.

Radosevic and Granger scored 4 apiece in the early stages before Beaubois hit the game’s first triple to send Baskonia ahead 8-11 midway through the first. Good defense from Baskonia saw the visitors enjoy a 0-6 run, but Wright completed four point play less than a minute after coming off the bench for his debut as Bamberg came back with a 7-0 spurt to make it 17-17 at the end of the first quarter. Defenses were on top early in the second quarter, and neither team led by more a possession until back to back triples from Staiger made it 32-25. Granger replied with his own three-pointer but Staiger struck from downtown again and it was 35-32 at the break.

Daniel Hackett and Ricky Hickman started the third quarter with two more triples to give Bamberg a 9-point lead, but 5 consecutive points from Granger brought Baskonia back. Bamberg’s reenergised offense soon stretched the lead back up to 8 points as Lo came off the bench with an assist for Wright and a lay-up, only for another Granger triple to spark Baskonia’s latest revival. Lo struck from downtown and Staiger reappeared to immediately do the same, and it was 60-51 with one quarter remaining. Wright’s lay-up took the lead into double figures, and although Granger hit another triple, Lo again struck from downtown before finding Radosevic for a lay-up to make it 69-57. Huertas scored 5 in a 0-7 run as Baskonia kept fighting, and Vincent Poirier’s lay-up made it 71-66 with three minutes remaining. But Wright continued his influential debut by converting a corner three and then making a huge block on Poirier, and Baskonia couldn’t get close again.

Dorell Wright celebrates - Brose Bamberg - EB17
Friday, October 27, 2017
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Referees: RADOVIC, SRETEN; LATISEVS, OLEGS; VAN DEN BROECK, NICK
Attendance: 6150
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KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz17151921
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KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz17325172
Brose Bamberg
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
0 HACKETT, DANIEL 31:00 8 1/3 1/3 3/4   6 6 4         3 6 16
2 HICKMAN, RICKY 28:31 9 2/4 1/6 2/2   1 1 2 1 4   1 4 3  
3 WRIGHT, DORELL 23:46 13 3/5 2/5 1/1   5 5 1 1   4     1 20
7 NIKOLIC, ALEKSEJ 7:19           1 1           2 1  
8 STAIGER, LUCCA 10:14 12   4/7     1 1           2   8
9 MITROVIC, LUKA 10:32 4 2/4     3 2 5     2     1   4
12 LO, MAODO 22:04 11 1/4 3/7     3 3 7   2     1   11
21 RUBIT, AUGUSTINE 20:08 8 3/6   2/2 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 9
33 HECKMANN, PATRICK DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
43 RADOSEVIC, LEON 25:19 12 5/8   2/2 2 2 4 1     2   2 3 17
44 TAYLOR, BRYCE 21:07 1 0/1 0/1 1/1 2   2         1 1   -1
Team           1 2 3     1         2
Totals 200:00 78 17/35 11/29 11/12 10 24 34 17 3 11 7 3 19 17 86
        48.6% 37.9% 91.7%
Head coach: TRINCHIERI, ANDREA
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
KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
3 VILDOZA, LUCA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 TIMMA, JANIS 18:12 2 1/2     1 1 2 1   1     2   1
7 VOIGTMANN, JOHANNES 13:28 4 2/2       1 1 1   1     1 1 5
9 HUERTAS, MARCELINHO 21:02 12 4/5 1/3 1/1 1 4 5 1   1     2 2 14
10 BEAUBOIS, RODRIGUE 27:40 14 4/6 1/4 3/3   2 2   2 2   1 1 4 13
11 JANNING, MATT 4:47   0/1       1 1           1   -1
12 DIOP, ILIMANE 13:36 4 1/3   2/2   4 4 1   1     4 1 3
15 GRANGER, JAYSON 28:58 17 4/6 3/5         6   3   1 1 2 16
17 POIRIER, VINCENT 17:06 6 3/7     2 2 4 1     1 2 2 1 5
23 SHENGELIA, TORNIKE 36:23 8 3/7 0/3 2/2 1 8 9   1 1 1 2 3 3 9
29 GARINO, PATRICIO 1:11     0/2     1 1         1     -2
52 MCRAE, JORDAN 17:37 5 1/3 0/2 3/3       2   1 1   1 5 7
Team           3 2 5     1         4
Totals 200:00 72 23/42 5/19 11/11 8 26 34 13 3 12 3 7 18 19 74
        54.8% 26.3% 100%
Head coach: VALDEOLMILLOS, SERGIO

Head Coaches

TRINCHIERI, ANDREA
Brose Bamberg

“Last year we were never able to win in the double week, this year we made something special for us. It’s another step, we’re getting there. We played a lot of quantity on defense, we’re still making mistakes but they are harming the scoreboard less. Dorell helped us space the floor, and the players from the bench were ready – Maodo, Lucca, Dorell. We faced adversity as a team.”

“I saw that Dorell knows very well how to play defense, and we need this kind of player. It’s not just that he made four blocks, he was always in the right place at the right time.”

Players

WRIGHT, DORELL
Brose Bamberg
“I feel great, we went out and played hard. It was definitely a team win. I’m happy to be part of the team, they are great guys and a great coaching team, and I’m looking forward to being part of it. The key at the end was playing D without fouling, and rebounding the ball.”