Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Valencia Basket

2018-19Regular SeasonRound 8

Partizan NIS Belgrade 61

Valencia Basket 69

November 21, 2018 CET: 19:00

Local time: 19:00 ALEKSANDAR NIKOLIC HALL

Valencia beats Partizan, clinches Top 16 berth

Valencia Basket sealed its ticket to the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 by downing Partizan NIS Belgrade 61-69 in the Serbian capital on Wednesday. Valencia improved to 6-2 in Group C and mathematically advanced to the next round while Partizan dropped to 2-6. Sam Van Rossom led the winners with 20 points. Bojan Dubljevic added 12 and 12 rebounds for a double-double while Will Thomas had 11 points for Valencia. Vanja Marinkovic led Partizan with 15 points and Jock Landale had 14.

Fernando San Emeterio and Dubljevic fueled an early 0-8 run that gave Valencia a 2-8 lead. A three-pointer by Van Rossom soon made Partizan call timeout at 4-13. Landale stepped up for Partizan and consecutive three-point plays by Marcus Paige and Djordje Gagic got the hosts a bit closer, 16-19. Guillem Vives struck from downtown and a layup by Gagic fixed the score at 18-22 after 10 minutes. Back-to-back triples by Marinkovic brought Partizan within 24-26 early in the second quarter. A jump hook by Gagic completed the hosts' comeback, 30-28. Van Rossom and Dubljevic each hit one from beyond the arc but consecutive layups by Rade Zagorac and free throws by Stefan Jankovic restored a 36-34 Partizan lead at halftime. Van Rossom struck again from downtown to provide another lead change, 38-39, right after the break. Van Rossom kept pacing Valencia, getting help from Matt Thomas and Will Thomas for a 48-52 score after 30 minutes. Marinkovic had 7 points in a 9-0 run that forced Valencia to call timeout at 57-52. Alberto Abalde followed a triple with a layup off a steal to tie it at 57-57. Dubljevic joined the three-point shootout in a 0-12 that a red hot Abalde capped with a jumper for a 57-64. Van Rossom sealed the outcome with his sixth triple in the final minute.

Pivotal performer

Van Rossom fired in 6 three-point shots during the game to keep Valencia ahead most of the way. He sealed the win with his bomb from downtown in crunch time and also added 5 rebounds and 5 assists, finishing the game with a PIR of 25.

Game-changing moment

Partizan led 57-52 early in the fourth quarter but Valencia improved its defense and found a go-to guy in Abalde, who had 7 points in a 0-12 run that put the guests ahead for good.

Stellar stat

As many as 8 Valencia players got at least one steal tonight, which speaks wonders about its team-oriented defense. Valencia finished the game with 11 steals and Partizan only had 3.

Did you notice?

Dubljevic pulled down 12 rebounds and got even closer to lead the all-time standings. Dubljevic ranks second with 564 and Vladimir Veremeenko leads the standings at 609. With Valencia in the Top 16, it looks like a matter of time before Dubljevic gets first place.

Next game:

Both teams return to action on Tuesday, December 11. Valencia hosts Zenit St. Petersburg and Partizan visits LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.

Will Thomas - Valencia Basket (photo Partizan) - EC18

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Eurocupbasketball.com

Referees: VYKLICKY, ROBERT; DIFALLAH, MEHDI; OVINOV, SEMEN

Attendance: 5250

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Partizan NIS Belgrade	18	18	12	13
Valencia Basket	22	12	18	17

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Partizan NIS Belgrade	18	36	48	61
Valencia Basket	22	34	52	69

Partizan NIS Belgrade

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
2	PAIGE, MARCUS	30:15	9	2/5	1/3	2/2		4	4	7	1	2		1		3	16
5	SY, BANDJA	20:19			0/2		1	3	4	2	2	1			1		4
9	MARINKOVIC, VANJA	32:23	15	2/4	3/8	2/2	1		1	3		2			2	2	10
11	GEGIC, AMAR	18:52	2	1/1				2	2	1		2	1		2	1	3
15	PECARSKI, MARKO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	GAVRILOVIC, STRAHINJA	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25	ZAGORAC, RADE	26:31	6	3/4	0/4		1	6	7	1		4		1	1		3
33	JANKOVIC, STEFAN	16:26	6	2/3		2/2		2	2	1			1		1	1	9
34	LANDALE, JOCK	23:53	14	6/9		2/4	2	3	5	2		1			3	2	14
41	GAGIC, DJORDJE	13:42	9	4/8		1/1	2	2	4	1		3	1	1	4	5	8
77	NIKOLIC, ALEKSEJ	17:39		0/1	0/3			3	3	3		1			2	3	2
	Team
	Totals	200:00	61	20/35	4/20	9/11	7	25	32	21	3	16	3	3	16	17	69
				57.1%	20%	81.8%

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

Valencia Basket

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
1	GARCIA, SERGI	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	ABALDE, ALBERTO	26:48	9	3/5	1/4			4	4	2	2	1			3	2	10
7	LABEYRIE, LOUIS	20:39	2	1/2	0/2		2		2	2	2	3	2		2	2	4
9	VAN ROSSOM, SAM	27:47	20	1/2	6/10		1	4	5	5	1				2	1	25
10	THOMAS, WILL	28:56	11	4/8	1/2		2	1	3	5	1				1	2	16
13	TOBEY, MIKE	2:41													3		-3
14	DUBLJEVIC, BOJAN	28:44	12	2/4	2/5	2/2	4	8	12	1	1	4			1	5	21
16	VIVES, GUILLEM	12:13	3	0/1	1/3						1		1		1	1	2
17	MARTINEZ, RAFA	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	SAN EMETERIO, FERNANDO	19:31	6	2/5	0/2	2/2		1	1	3	2	4		2	1	2	2
21	THOMAS, MATT	12:12	6	3/5	0/3			1	1	1				1			2
42	DOORNEKAMP, AARON	20:29		0/2			1	2	3	4	1				3	1	4
	Team						3	1	4								4
	Totals	200:00	69	16/34	11/31	4/4	13	22	35	23	11	12	3	3	17	16	87
				47.1%	35.5%	100%

Head coach: PONSARNAU, JAUME

Head Coaches

TRINCHIERI, ANDREA

Partizan NIS Belgrade

"Congrats to Valencia. They did the right things at the right moment. In the end, their experience was the key. When you lose against Valencia 61-69 I think it's clear that our offense was the problem. We missed some open shots and we lost confidence in defense. They also scored 11 threes, almost half of their whole production, and I think most of them were after offensive rebound. That's hard to match."

PONSARNAU, JAUME

Valencia Basket

"I think that the key tonight was adapting to a difficult situation, especially in Partizan's good moments. We kept control, didn't lose our concentration and played smart, especially inside, and won the game. For us, it is a very important win for the standings. We have to keep working. We want to improve and make good things this season. Winning in this special atmosphere is very good.

"I think we played a first half at a correct level, with correct systems. We entered the game aware of our skills and playing well. We had problem in the moments when Partizan played better, especially with Gagic inside. He punished our low post defense. We arrived to halftime with a good feeling and confident in our game. I am very happy because we entered the second half with good mentality, playing smart and with the correct focus. We played very well and they had less steals that in the first half. Partizan did not steal the ball and could not punish us with fast breaks. In the fourth quarter, we played smart with our low post players, taking the ball inside, and the main difference with the first half is that we were more patient on offense, using more time to shoot the ball better, and the key in modern basketball is to shoot well from the three-point line."

Players

LANDALE, JOCK

Partizan NIS Belgrade

"I think all in all we played OK for maybe two quarters. We have to do a better job on defense. Rebounding is also a facet of the game that we have to focus on."

VAN ROSSOM, SAM

Valencia Basket

"It is a very important win for us on the road. We had some difficulties lately on the road. I think today we played a great game defensively. Maybe we didn't score so many points but it was an intense game, so we are happy with the win. I think we stayed calm in the fourth quarter went they went up by 5. The team stayed calm, stayed together and found solutions for the problems that they were making for us."

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