2002-03Regular SeasonRound 4
November 05, 2002 CET: 00:00
Local time: 00:00 HALA FMP

In the suburbs of Belgrade on Tuesday, 3,000 spectators saw Zeleznik play one of the best games of its history in Europe, beating Belgian champion Telindus Oostende by an incredible 40 points, 92-52, to raise its record to 4-1 in Group B. Ognjen Askrabic and Sasa Bratic scored 16 each for the winners and Reggie Freeman added 14 . Only Christophe Beghin with 14 and Rimantas Kaukenas with 10 points were bright spots for Oostende, whose record dropped to 0-4, leaving it with Cholet of Group D as the only ULEB Cup teams without a victory yet.

The game started with lot of physical play on the court and lot of turnovers. Zeleznik was playing better defense and the result was 10-2 run at the beginning of the first period. When Veselin Petrovic committed his third personal after only 7 minutes, it seemed that Oostende could surprise the hosts. But Sasa Bratic replaced Petrovic well and Askrabic blocked two shots in a single attack to preserve Zeleznik's advantage at 21-13 at the end of the period. Then the second quarter started with an 8-0 Zeleznik run. Freeman hit a triple from downtown for a 34-19 Zeleznik lead and the race was on. Another run of 9-2 boosted the Zeleznik lead to 43-21. The first half ended with 48-25 in favor of the hosts.

The third period was the real horror for Oostende. The visitors missed all their shots. Zeleznik played great defense, leaving the guests without a point for almost 7 minutes. Zeleznik made a 15-0 run in that time for a 67-29 advantage before playmaker Rimantas Kaukenas came to the court for Oostende and made couple of layups for 70-35 at the end of the third quarter. Kaukenas continued to play at a high level until the middle of the final period. But he was alone in Oostende team. Zeleznik was in an easygoing rhythm which was enough for 40 points difference at the end of the game.

Tuesday, November 5, 2002
Aleksandar Ostojic, Belgrade
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Referees: KOROMILAS, KOSTAS; SAHIN, TOLGA; GKONTAS, SPIROS
Attendance: 2500
By Quarter1234
FMP Belgrade21272222
Ostend13121017
End of Quarter1234
FMP Belgrade21487092
Ostend13253552
FMP Belgrade
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 POPOVIC, BOJAN 15:00 4 1/1   2/2   3 3 1         2 5 11
5 PETROVIC, VESELIN 14:00 7 3/3 0/3 1/2       1 1       3 1 3
6 ZOROSKI, IVAN 17:00 11 1/2 2/4 3/4   1 1 3         3 4 12
7 FREEMAN, REGGIE 32:00 14 4/6 2/5   1   1   1 1         10
8 BRATIC, SASA 19:00 16 6/6 1/1 1/2   2 2 1 2 1       1 20
9 ILIC, MILE 7:00 3 1/1   1/2 1   1   1       1 1 4
10 PLISNIC, VANJA 24:00 7 2/3 0/1 3/5 3 3 6 3 3 2   1 2 4 14
12 NIKOLIC, GORAN 27:00 16 6/11   4/4   2 2     1     4 2 10
14 ASKRABIC, OGNJEN 22:00 9 3/5 0/2 3/4 1 6 7 2 1   3   1 5 21
15 MARKOVIC, MIROSLAV 8:00 3     3/4 2 4 6   1 1     1 2 9
16 POPOVIC, SLOBODAN 15:00 2 1/3           2   1     1    
Team                                
Totals 200:00 92 28/41 5/16 21/29 8 21 29 13 10 7 3 1 18 25 114
        68.3% 31.3% 72.4%
Head coach: PETROVIC, ACO
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
Ostend
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 NAHAR, MIKEL 20:00 5 1/3   3/4 1 3 4   1 2   1 2 2 4
6 BEGHIN, CHRISTOPHE 35:00 14 7/12     4 4 8     4 1   5 1 10
7 CIZMIC, TEO 20:00 7 2/3 1/2     3 3     2         6
8 MASON, ALTON 13:00 4 2/4 0/1   2   2           5 1 -1
9 BIGGS, RALPH 26:00 2 0/2 0/2 2/2       2   2     3 1 -4
10 DORSEY, TONY 18:00 8 2/4   4/6           2     1 3 4
11 MENAMA, BOB 15:00   0/1       1 1           1   -1
12 KAUKENAS, RIMANTAS 20:00 10 3/8 0/1 4/4       2 1 6   1 3 4 1
13 RAHIER, JULIEN 11:00                   2     1   -3
14 VERDICKT, BRAM DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 STANESCU, VIRGIL 22:00 2 1/6       3 3     1   1 5 5 -2
Team                                
Totals 200:00 52 18/43 1/6 13/16 7 14 21 4 2 21 1 3 26 17 14
        41.9% 16.7% 81.3%
Head coach: CASTEELS, EDDY
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Head Coaches

PETROVIC, ACO
FMP Belgrade
"I am satisfied. We really prepared this game. This win means a lot for us because we are staying at the top of our group, for a better position in the second round of the ULEB Cup. We will try to play like this in the future, and try to beat Krka next week."
CASTEELS, EDDY
Ostend
"What kind of impresions can you have after a game like this? I apologize for what my team showed. For me this is what it is all about. I'll be coaching another roster, I mean another composition of the team."

Players

ZOROSKI, IVAN
FMP Belgrade
"Oostende played fair and I congratulate them. We knew what we had to do. This is our best game in the season and a very important win for us."
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