Benetton Basket vs. GHP Bamberg

2005-06Regular SeasonRound 1

Benetton Basket 76

GHP Bamberg 68

November 03, 2005 CET: 20:45

Local time: 20:45 PALAVERDE

Benetton Treviso started super and shook off every attempt at a comeback by Euroleague newcomer GHP Bamberg to win 76-68 in the Group A opener for both teams on Thursday. Benetton's 18-6 start proved too much for Bamberg to overcome, but not for lack of trying, as the guests cut the difference to 5 in the closing minutes. Marcus Goree was the steady for Benetton, scoring 16 points and pulling 11 rebounds. Petar Popovic and Ramunas Siskauskas added 14 points each and Nikos Zisis 11 for the winners, who committed just 7 turnovers all night. Bamberg got its biggest boost from recent arrival Spencer Nelson, who tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds. Demond Mallet added 14 and Robert Garrett 12 for Bamberg.

Benetton started with right choices on offense, starting with Peter Popovic, whose turnaround jumper opened the scoring. Benetton looked perfect through several minutes in building a 9-2 lead capped by a triple from Siskauskas. Before Bamberg could get a second basket, it already faced a 14-2 deficit on a basket-plus-free throw by Goree. Tim Begley and Robert Garrett got Bamberg within 18-6. Garrett got the guests closer with a three-pointer, but Guilherme answered for a 26-11 Benetton advantage. Only a string of late free throws from Spencer Nelson was sufficient for Bamber to cut Benetton's lead to 26-14 after one quarter.

Facing Bamberg defensive ace Koko Archibong, Siskauskas let Benetton to make it 31-16. Demond Mallet hurt Benetton's man-to-man defense to cut the gap but Nikos Zisis soon canned three-pointer as the hosts roared ahead, 34-18. Benetton switched to a zone that Mike Nahar punished from the corner with a triple that Mallet copied to get Bamberg within 36-25. Popovic broke the Benetton scoring drought with a jump-hook and Siskauskas picked up Archibong's third foul to force a new Bamberg timeout. Goree's put-back and Popovic's free throws established a new maximum lead, 42-25, before Bamberg made a 0-5 to close the half within 42-30.

Nelson restarted from where he left off for Bamberg, scored 5 points early in the second half that cut the gap to 44-35. Chris Ensminger cut it even further, to 48-40, with 3 points, but on defense, Bamberg couldn't handle Popovic, so the lead returned to double digits, 50-40. Siskauskas added to that with a jumper off an inbound, but Begley sank his triple to make it 52-43. Bamberg's defense was steady now, and Mallet took advantage by scoring from the arc and moving his within 52-46. Bamberg coach Dirk Bauermann switched to zone now and Benetton got offensive boards and foul shots worth a 57-48 edge. When Benetton's boss, David Blatt, also chose a zone, Nahar found an easy layup. Still, Benetton managed to stay ahead thanks to Siskauskas and Goree to hold a 60-50 edge after 30 minutes.

Goree slammed a rebound to start the final quarter as Benetton looked confident. A fastbreak pull-up jumper by Zisis made it 64-50. Bamberg fed inside to Ensminger while Mallet popped from outside to rally the guests within 68-57. Uros Slokar immediately stopped it with a basket-plus-free throw and Nicholas seemed to break Bamberg's hopes with a pull-up jumper for a 73-57 score midway through the quarter. But Nelson didn't give up and his jumper spurred a 7-0 run for the guests. Benetton lost Zisis for his fifth foul and remained scoreless, while Garrett ran a fastbreak to make it 73-66 with 1:25 to play. Nelson easy layup cut the lead to 5 points, 73-68, but Bamberg would score no more. Nicholas added a free throw, Siskauskas and Soragna as well, and Benetton could enjoy a 76-68 win to open Group A.

Thursday, November 3, 2005

Marco Martelli, Treviso

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Referees: ZIEMBLICKI, GRZEGORZ; MOUZAKIS, COSTAS; PEREZ, MIGUEL ANGEL; CAZZARO, STEFANO

Attendance: 0

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Benetton Basket	26	16	18	16
GHP Bamberg	19	18	18	16

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Benetton Basket	26	42	60	76
GHP Bamberg	19	37	55	71

Benetton Basket

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	KALVE, ERNESTS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	ZISIS, NIKOS	29:30	11	3/4	1/3	2/2		1	1	3		1			5	4	10
7	SORAGNA, MATTEO	15:00	4	1/3	0/2	2/4		2	2	1					1	2	2
8	SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS	33:15	14	4/6	1/3	3/6		3	3	2	1	1			2	9	19
9	MORDENTE, MARCO	12:15		0/1	0/1						1	1	1		2		-3
10	SLOKAR, UROS	12:45	5	2/3		1/1	1	4	5	1	1				3	2	10
11	BARGNANI, ANDREA	0:30			0/1												-1
12	NICHOLAS, DREW	29:15	9	4/5	0/5	1/2	1	1	2	1	1	2			1	1	4
14	SZALAY, GABRIEL	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	GOREE, MARCUS	39:00	16	7/11		2/3	3	8	11	1	5	2	3		2	4	31
19	POPOVIC, PETAR	22:30	14	6/8		2/4	1	3	4						1	3	16
20	GIOVANNONI, GUILHERME	6:00	3	0/1	1/2			2	2		1				1		3
	Team							2	2		4						6
	Totals	200:00	76	27/42	3/17	13/22	6	26	32	9	14	7	4	0	18	25	97
				64.3%	17.6%	59.1%

Head coach: BLATT, DAVID

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

GHP Bamberg

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	ENSMINGER, CHRIS	24:15	5	2/5		1/2	2	3	5	1		2		1	4	2	2
5	MALLET, DEMOND	34:45	14	2/4	3/9	1/4		3	3	3	1	1		1	3	4	9
7	STAFFORD, RICHARD	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	HELMANIS, UVIS	5:30			0/1						1	1			1		-2
11	PAVIC, IVAN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	GARRETT, ROBERT	23:15	12	2/3	2/4	2/2		2	2	1		2		1	3	2	8
15	PHELPS, DERRICK	31:15	3	1/3	0/2	1/2	1	2	3	5	2	3			3	5	7
20	ARCHIBONG, KOKO	21:00		0/3	0/1		1	2	3	1	1				4		-3
22	NAHAR, MIKEL	15:15	8	4/6				1	1						2		5
31	BEGLEY, TIM	15:00	9	3/5	1/3			1	1	1					2		5
33	NELSON, SPENCER	29:45	17	4/8	1/2	6/8	4	9	13	1	1	4		1	3	5	22
	Team						2	2	4		2	1					5
	Totals	200:00	68	18/37	7/22	11/18	10	25	35	13	8	14	0	4	25	18	58
				48.6%	31.8%	61.1%

Head coach: BAUERMANN, DIRK

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Head Coaches

BLATT, DAVID

Benetton Basket

"We played very good in the first half and nervous in the second. They rose up their intensity, their game and this is one of the reasons of such difficulties late in the game. Moreover, we weren’t calm and this could explain our many missed foul shots. You know, when you start missing, you struggle mentally on offense as on defense. Popovic played good in the first half and if you ask me why he played a few in the second, I answer Bamberg used a small five, with good shooters. I want to mention Marcus Goree. He does intangibles and all the other things that help the mates and adjust the system. He’s a warrior and every coach would want to have it in the roster."

BAUERMANN, DIRK

GHP Bamberg

"We started slow, nervous, tentative while Treviso stepped on court with great shooting and a great defense. But I’m proud of how we responded and came back. We tied the second quarter and won the final two. Maybe, with a good start we could have played a balanced game until the last second. We did it all the same and I’m really happy. We never gave up against a good team, which I congratulate. If we had to prove that Bamberg can compete in this competition, I think we showed it. Phelps scored just three even he is the only one player of your team with Euroleague experience? He has to run the show, control the tempo and choose the right player to trigger. I think he did it well."

Players

SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS

Benetton Basket

"If you play in the Euroleague, you can’t expect easy games. Bamberg and Strasbourg play in our group but you can never underestimate them, even when the games seem decided. I knew this night wouldn’t have been as easy as predicted. We played a good first half but went down late. A last effort helped us win. My game? Ordinary administration."

MALLET, DEMOND

GHP Bamberg

"Man, my first time in the Euroleague has been a learning experience. We didn’t make the result, but I think we showed our skills. We can compete and that bad first quarter could be the key of the game. They started well, we didn’t and they ran away. But we didn’t give up. Our goal is to improve game-by-game. We had many players who can score and even when one of them is not doing good, we have backups to keep up our way to play."

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