ALBA Berlin vs. Aris Thessaloniki - ShowGame - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament

2015-16Last 32Round 3

January 19, 2016 CET: 19:00

Local time: 19:00 MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA

Dragan Milosavljevic - ALBA Berlin - EC15 (photo ALBA Berlin - Camera4)

ALBA Berlin outlasts Aris behind brilliant Milosavljevic

Dragan Milosavljevic came within 1 assist of a triple double as ALBA Berlin outlasted Aris Thessaloniki 82-67 at Mercedes-Benz Arena, home of the 2016 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four, on Tuesday. Milosavljevic collected 16 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in heling his team reach the midway point of the Last 32 with a 2-1 record in Group J. The loss dropped Aris to 1-2. Elmedin Kikanovic added 22 points and Ismet Akpinar 11 for the hosts. The game entered the fourth quarter tied at 58-58, but ALBA went on an 18-3 run to claim the victory. Dominic Waters and Jerel McNeal scored 20 points apiece for Aris in defeat.

Okaro White struck first and then assisted to McNeal as Aris scored the game’s first two baskets. ALBA responded with the next 6 points to move ahead on Milosavljevic free throws. A run of triples ensued and the score changed hands on each of the next seven baskets until Jonas Wohlfarth tied it at 15-15. The game remained close and after Jake Cohen split free throws for Aris, the first quarter ended at 21-20. ALBA took charge at the start of the second quarter with 11 straight points, while keeping Aris scoreless for four-and-a-half minutes. Mitchell Watt and Milosavljevic each scored twice in the run that put ALBA ahead 32-30. Down but not defeated, Aris stormed back as Jake Cohen scored twice to lead a 2-12 run. Vassilis Xanthopoulos’s three-pointer ended the run and the half at 38-37.

Waters edged Aris in front 40-41 early in the second half and White added 4 points for a 42-47 advantage. After Akpinar ted it from the line, Waters and White combined for the next 5 points. Threes by Milosavljevic and Alex King closed the gap and Akpinar put ALBA ahead. Waters sank free throws to make it 58-58 through three quarters. Kikanovic helped ALBA jump back infront, however Waters made it a 1-point game. Kreso Loncar nailed a triple in a 7-0 push to lead 70-62. McNeal hit from downtown to close the gap to 5, but the hosts reeled off 11 unanswered points to put the game to bed.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

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Referees: HIERREZUELO, DANIEL; ROMANO, DAVID; RODSAND, TORKILD

Attendance: 7771 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
ALBA Berlin	21	17	20	24
Aris Thessaloniki	20	17	21	9

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
ALBA Berlin	21	38	58	82
Aris Thessaloniki	20	37	58	67

ALBA Berlin

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
7	KING, ALEX	24:14	6		2/3			3	3	3		1			4		6
8	AKPINAR, ISMET	26:58	11	2/2	1/3	4/5	1	1	2	1	3	2			2	2	12
9	KIKANOVIC, ELMEDIN	26:44	22	10/14		2/2	1		1		2	1	1	1	3	3	20
10	LONCAR, KRESIMIR	15:00	9	3/6	1/2		1		1					1	4		1
11	VARGAS, AKEEM	13:46	4	2/2			1	2	3		1	1			4		3
15	LIYANAGE, MARC	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	WOHLFARTH-BOTTERMANN, JONAS	5:34	4	2/2								1	1		3	1	2
21	MILOSAVLJEVIC, DRAGAN	35:33	16	2/7	2/4	6/6	4	6	10	9	1	1			3	7	32
22	CHERRY, WILL	28:01	3	1/6	0/3	1/2	1	3	4	6		2			1	3	4
25	ZYLKA, FERDINAND	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
32	GLOECKNER, ROBERT	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50	WATT, MITCHELL	24:10	7	3/5	0/1	1/2	1	7	8		2	2			1	2	12
	Team						1	2	3			3
	Totals	200:00	82	25/44	6/16	14/17	11	24	35	19	9	14	2	2	25	18	92
				56.8%	37.5%	82.4%

Head coach: OBRADOVIC, SASA

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

Aris Thessaloniki

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
4	XANTHOPOULOS, VASSILIS	19:02	3	0/1	1/3			1	1	3	1	2			3
7	PELEKANOS, MICHALIS	9:52			0/2												-2
8	CUPKOVIC, SLAVEN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	FLIONIS, DIMITRIS	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	WHITE, OKARO	27:58	8	3/5	0/5	2/2	1	3	4	2			1		5	4	7
11	WATERS, DOMINIC	30:32	20	4/8	3/4	3/3		1	1	2	1	2			2	2	17
13	ZARAS, THEODOROS	6:34	2		0/1	2/2										3	4
14	HAGINS, JAMELLE	14:18	2	0/1		2/2	1	4	5			1			1	3	7
15	COHEN, JAKE	12:36	5	2/3	0/1	1/2				1	1	2				1	3
16	MOURTOS, SPYROS	29:52	5	0/2	1/3	2/2	1	2	3	1		1		1	3	3	3
17	SIMTSAK, VASSILIS	22:53	2	0/2		2/2	1	4	5	1			1		2	1	6
22	McNEAL, JEREL	26:23	20	3/6	2/6	8/8	1	1	2			3		1	3	8	16
	Team						4	2	6			1					5
	Totals	200:00	67	12/28	7/25	22/23	9	18	27	10	3	12	2	2	19	25	66
				42.9%	28%	95.7%

Head coach: PRIFTIS, DIMITRIS

Head Coaches

OBRADOVIC, SASA

ALBA Berlin

"As expected, this game was fought very hard. Both teams were coming from bad games in the domestic leagues and it’s not easy in such a situation. I am very happy that we beat this strong opponent. We raised our aggressiveness in the last quarter and then even managed to get a big difference in the end. But now we got to Thessaloniki, where it is very hard to play for anybody."

PRIFTIS, DIMITRIS

Aris Thessaloniki

"It was a very tough game between two good teams. Both teams played very strong and aggressive on defense. We had quite good control of the game until the end of the third quarter. Then we collapsed both offensively and defensively and lost too many balls. ALBA used its bodies and experience, but I think we were better in this game than this final score shows."

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