2010-11Regular SeasonRound 6
November 25, 2010 CET: 20:30
Local time: 20:30 RTL SPIROUDOME
Demond Mallet - Spirou Basket - EB10

Spirou Basket trumped Unicaja 79-74

Spirou Charleroi won its second game this season at home, this time against Unicaja, on Thursday night by 79-74 in Group B. It is the first time ever that Charleroi wins two straight Euroleague games. In a fast-paced duel, the hosts started dominating but Unicaja came back little by little. Finally, in the final quarter, a 14-1 with Daniel Santiago as the main star, allowed the hosts to survive and win its second game for a 2-4 record. Charleroi is now tied with Brose Baskets for fifth place, only one win away from Lottomatica Roma and Unicaja, both 3-3. Mallet led the winners with 21 points, Santiago had 15 and 8 boards and Brent Wright contributed 12 for the winners. For Unicaja, Joel Freeland had 14 points and Saul Blanco added 11.

Five straight points by Demond Mallet opened the game for Spirou Basket until Saul Blanco replied for Unicaja. Mallet went fast for his seventh point to put the starting 9-2 on the scoreboard, and Dan Santiago joined him to score from below the glass to keep the hosts going. At this point, a 3-9 Unicaja run started with Giorgios Printezis' three and capped by Joel Freeland that made it 14-11 in a new start for the guests. Mallet soon went for his 10th point, but Freeland held the hosts back with points again and Uros Tripkovic faked for the three to make it 17-16. Chris Hill would have time to close the first quarter with Charleroi leading 19-16.

The second quarter started with a 4-0 run by Joseph Gomis and Hill but Panchi Barrera stopped it with free throws. Spirou was in a sweet offensive moment to keep adding points, but this time Unicaja didn't fall for it until Brian Greene hit a three for the 30-22. Greene and Brent Wright were the main scorers for the hosts now in a great atmosphere at the Spiroudome. Wright slammed the ball with two hands to give Spirou a maximum lead of 37-28. Archibald replied in the same manner for Unicaja but the best percentage from beyond the arc was keeping the hosts in control. A good offensive rebound by Mallet allowed Greene to score an open jumper that let Spirou pull away again when it looked like Unicaja was getting close. In the end of the first half, Saul Blanco appeared for a buzzer beater that left Unicaja at a 41-35 distance from the hosts.

The third quarter started with a 0-5 Unicaja run capped by Roderick Blakney's free throw to make it a one-point game, 41-40. Justin Hamilton came to the rescue with a three and Wright soon finished the fastbreak to make it 46-42. Blanco replied with an open three in a fast-paced game that was giving a good time to the packed house. Both teams were running too much now and that brought mistakes on both sides, until finally Hamilton denied Unicaja the chance to get ahead. Carlo Jimenez didn't take that lightly and tied the game at 48-48 with a three. Finally, Freeland had a great move for a turnaround jumper to pu Unicaja finally ahead, 48-50. Charleroi never backed down however, and another fast transition saw Mallet feeding Dwayne Broyles for the three-point play adding to that a technical foul on Jimenez that made him walk out of the game. All the free throws went in for 54-50, but Berni Rodriguez acted quickly after good circulation by Unicaja for an open three. Fans in the stands dind't dare to blink their eyes in case they missed something as the quarter enterd its last 30 seconds with a big shot by Tripkovic that made it 56-55. In the last possession, Mallet tripped and Barrera stole and ran to make it 56-57 after 30 minutes.

A steal by Hill and a pass for Mallet for the open three opened the last quarter for Charleroi, but Berni soon copied him to stop any early attempts by the hosts to try to conquer the game. Mallet picked the glove from the ground and poured yet another three-pointer for the hosts to make it 62-60. After an Archibald bucket, Berni appeared for another triple to make it 62-66 as it was a crucial moment for both teams. With Wright back on court, Charleroi started to receive contribution soon and on the other end, the hosts gave another turn at the defense screw to force a 24-second violation on Unicaja. The scoring run went up to 6-0 as the hosts jumped ahead again and Santiago drove everyone crazy with a three-point play for 71-66. Printezis broke the 9-0 from the free throw line but Santiago stroke back with yet another three-point play for 74-67. Bad decisions in offense were condemning Unicaja now as Charleroi was clearly enjoying a sweet moment when the game entered the last two minutes. A defensive mistake by Unicaja allowed Mallet to drive with no opposition for 76-67 as Guillem Rubio replied with a fast three. After a Charleroi miss, Blanco hit two free throws to make it 76-72. With 20 seconds to go, Broyles went to the line to also hit both. Time was running out for Unicaja: 14 seconds and free throws. Blakney scored both for the 78-74. Some seconds passed before Mallet was fouled and also went to the line, to score only one this time. There was not much time left and Unicaja didn't manage to score anymore as the Spiroudome exploded in joy for the second straight win of the season.

Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Referees: ZIEMBLICKI, GRZEGORZ; BIRICIK, MURAT; TAURINO, PAOLO
Attendance: 3000 (Tentative)
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Spirou Charleroi19221523
Unicaja Malaga16192217
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Spirou Charleroi19415679
Unicaja Malaga16355774
Spirou Charleroi
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 HILL, CHRIS 19:40 5 2/5 0/4 1/2   1 1 3 2     1 2 1 1
5 GOMIS, JOSEPH 30:56 7 2/7 1/4     2 2 2 3       2 3 7
6 BROYLES, DWAYNE 22:24 5 1/1 0/1 3/5   2 2 1         1 4 8
7 HAMILTON, JUSTIN 18:35 5 1/3 1/1     2 2 2 1 1         7
8 WRIGHT, BRENT 22:05 12 5/8   2/6 2 2 4 4         3 4 14
9 GREENE, BRIAN 21:25 9 2/4 1/3 2/2 1   1 4 1 1   1 1 1 9
10 RIDDICK, ANDRE 13:00       0/2   3 3     2 1   4 2 -2
11 JADIN, AMAURY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 MALLET, DEMOND 29:24 21 3/4 4/6 3/4 1 2 3 2 2 2     3 4 23
13 IAROCHEVITCH, IOANN 0:59                              
15 BEGHIN, CHRISTOPHE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 SANTIAGO, DANIEL 21:32 15 6/9   3/4   8 8     1 1   3 6 22
Team           2   2               2
Totals 200:00 79 22/41 7/19 14/25 6 22 28 18 9 7 2 2 19 25 91
        53.7% 36.8% 56%
Head coach: BOZZI, GIOVANNI
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
Unicaja Malaga
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 RODRIGUEZ, BERNI 24:00 8 1/4 2/3     2 2 4   1     2 1 8
6 LUZ, RAFA 3:13                              
7 PRINTEZIS, GEORGIOS 13:36 4 0/2 1/2 1/2 2 4 6     2     2 2 4
9 BARRERA, PANCHI 13:58 4 1/2   2/2   1 1 2 2 3   1 1 1 4
10 JIMENEZ, CARLOS 10:39 3   1/2     2 2     1     5   -2
11 TRIPKOVIC, UROS 22:36 9 3/4 1/4     3 3   1       2 1 8
12 BLAKNEY, RODERICK 26:02 7 1/2 0/1 5/7       6   2     4 6 9
16 RUBIO, GUILLEM 19:45 5 1/1 1/2     5 5           2 2 9
17 LIMA, AUGUSTO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 FREELAND, JOEL 19:58 14 6/8   2/2 1 6 7     1 1   4 2 17
21 ARCHIBALD, ROBERT 16:02 9 4/9   1/2 2 1 3 1   3 1 1 1 2 5
34 BLANCO, SAUL 30:11 11 3/6 1/4 2/2 1 5 6 1   1     3 2 10
Team           2   2     1         1
Totals 200:00 74 20/38 7/18 13/17 8 29 37 14 3 15 2 2 26 19 73
        52.6% 38.9% 76.5%
Head coach: GARCIA RENESES, AITO

Head Coaches

GARCIA RENESES, AITO
Unicaja Malaga
"I expected a tough game ant I think anybody can lose here. We played somtimes well, sometimes bad. We needed more intensity and concentration to finish with a win. Santiago did a very good job, also Mallet with his 3-point shots. One key was the technical foul of Jimenez, his fith one too. Maybe it’s the first time in his career he raises his arms. But Charleroi finished better than us."

Players

GOMIS, JOSEPH
Spirou Charleroi
"Against a very goot team, we proved again we belong to this level. But I refuse to speak about qualification. We must consider game after game. Our progress is evident and we go on playing like a team, even if a player like Santiago brings us a big bonus in this competition."
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