CAI Zaragoza vs. Virtus Rome - ShowGame - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament

2013-14Regular SeasonRound 4

November 06, 2013 CET: 20:30

Local time: 20:30 PABELLON PRINCIPE FELIPE

Pedro Llompart - CAI Zaragoza - EC13 (photo CAI Zaragoza - Esther Casas)

CAI Zaragoza evened its record in Group D at 2-2 with a 74-68 win at home over Virtus Rome. Joseph Jones collected 17 points and 9 rebounds while Giorgi Shermandini had 15 points for Zaragoza, which snapped a two-game losing streak with the win. Viktor Sanikidze added 12 points and Pedro Llompart chipped in 10 points for the winners. Rome saw its two-game winning streak come to an end in dropping to 2-2 despite Jimmy Baron scoring 14 points. Quinton Hosley and Michal Ignerski both had 11 points in the loss.

Jones and Shermandini combined for 11 points as Zaragoza opened up with a 13-2 lead. Ignerski knocked down a triple but four free throws and a trey by Sanikidze had the hosts ahead 21-9 after one quarter. Barons went for back-to-back baskets to start the second quarter and Riccardo Moraschini had the deficit down to 23-15. Pere Tomas’s layup made it 29-17 with 5:08 minutes left in the first half when Hosley tallied seven points and Barons nailed a triple in a 14-2 run over the next four minutes to tie the game at 31-31. Llompart stopped the bleeding with a trey and Zaragoza led by that margin 34-31 at halftime. Michael Roll pushed the lead to 36-31 before an Ignerski triple and a Trevor Mbakwe score knotted it at 38-38. Shermandini threw down two dunks for a 42-38 lead but Phillip Goss completed a three-point play and Barons knocked down a triple to even it again at 46-46. Jonathan Tabu and Jordan Taylor swapped three-pointers before Taylor gave Rome the lead 49-51. After a Tomas free throw, Sanikidze pushed the hosts back up and Damjan Rudez’s only basket of the game had Zaragoza in front 54-51 after three quarters. Back-to-back baskets by Sanikidze pushed the lead to 60-53 early in the fourth. But Rome would not give up with Ignerski nailing a triple and Goss tying the game at 64-64 and then swiping the ball and scoring for a 64-66 Virtus lead. Jones converted a three-point play and then Callistus Eziukwu’s dunk made it 67-68. Llompart and Jon Stefansson combined for three free throws for a 70-68 lead with 37 seconds left. Goss missed two free throws with 18 seconds to play before Hosley missed a layup after grabbing the offensive rebound. Jones then made two free throws with 14 seconds for a 72-68 lead. And the game was decided when Barons’ triple was off the mark with two seconds remaining.

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Referees: BISSANG, JOSEPH; KALPAKAS, APOSTOLOS; SILVA, SERGIO

Attendance: 7638 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
CAI Zaragoza	21	13	20	20
Virtus Rome	9	22	20	17

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
CAI Zaragoza	21	34	54	74
Virtus Rome	9	31	51	68

CAI Zaragoza

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	JONES, JOSEPH	24:04	17	7/13		3/3	2	7	9			1	1	1	2	5	22
8	ROLL, MICHAEL	18:22	4	2/5	0/2			3	3	3					2		3
9	STEFANSSON, JON	23:30	1	0/3	0/3	1/2		7	7	3		2			3	1
10	RUDEZ, DAMJAN	20:27	2	1/2				1	1	1		2			2	1
12	LLOMPART, PEDRO	25:14	10	1/3	1/4	5/5		4	4	1	1	3			2	3	9
13	SANIKIDZE, VIKTOR	21:49	12	4/5	1/4	1/2	1	3	4	2	3			1	1	2	16
17	MARIN, JAVIER	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	DOBOS, LASZLO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	SHERMADINI, GIORGI	29:50	15	3/6		9/10	2	1	3	1	1	4	1		2	6	17
21	TOMAS, PERE	17:41	6	1/3	0/1	4/6	2	3	5					1	1	5	9
30	TABU, JONATHAN	14:46	7	2/2	1/1					3	1	2			4	1	6
31	FONTET, ALBERT	4:17
	Team						2		2								2
	Totals	200:00	74	21/42	3/15	23/28	9	29	38	14	6	14	2	3	19	24	84
				50%	20%	82.1%

Head coach: ABOS, JOSE LUIS

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

Virtus Rome

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	GOSS, PHILLIP	26:12	9	4/7	0/5	1/3		2	2	4	1	1			2	4	7
6	JONES, BOBBY	5:59	2			2/2						1			4	1	-2
8	TONOLLI, ALESSANDRO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	RIGHETTI, ALEX	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	D'ERCOLE, LORENZO	6:54		0/1	0/1		1		1		1				1	2	1
11	TAYLOR, JORDAN	21:13	5	1/3	1/2			1	1	2	1	2			2	1	3
12	EZIUKWU, CALLISTUS	20:02	8	4/6			2	5	7		2	1	2	1	2	1	14
14	HOSLEY, QUINTON	28:46	11	3/10	1/5	2/2	2	1	3	1	2	4	1	1	3	4	3
20	BARON, JIMMY	30:02	14	4/6	2/6			2	2	1		1			3		7
21	IGNERSKI, MICHAL	24:01	11	1/1	3/5			2	2			1			4	2	8
24	MORASCHINI, RICCARDO	17:11	4	2/3				2	2	2	1	1				3	10
32	MBAKWE, TREVOR	19:40	4	2/4		0/1	3	5	8						3	1	7
	Team							1	1						1
	Totals	200:00	68	21/41	7/24	5/8	8	21	29	10	8	12	3	2	25	19	58
				51.2%	29.2%	62.5%

Head coach: DALMONTE, LUCA

Head Coaches

ABOS, JOSE LUIS

CAI Zaragoza

"It was a very tough, very intense game. Their defensive pressure allowed us to be more fluent on offense. When their defensive pressure got tougher, however, it was harder for us. It was a back-and-forth second half with both teams making good plays and mistakes. It was not a question of playing good or not; it was a complicated game. Virtus Roma is a great team that plays strong defense. The game was decided by some good decisions, but most of all, because the team had a lot of courage in the end. We could not break the game. It was a complicated game against a tough opponent."

DALMONTE, LUCA

Virtus Rome

"The beginning of the game was decisive. We didn't play the way we wanted to. We knew CAI Zaragoza is a tough team to face on the road - and we weren't ready. Possession by possession, defense by defense, we overcame that bad start. We made mistakes, but managed to return to the game with 18 second left due to our energy and attitude. We had a chance which we lost by missing free throws. We played really tough in the last 30 seconds, not allowing shots from their three-point shooters - Rudez, Stefansson and Roll. Our bigger mistake, however, was not stopping Shermadini. Even with that, playing on the road, I am halfway happy. It is a very close group and we lost a chance today, but now we will play in Bonn, in what will be a key game that we cannot lose - like we did against Gravelines."

Players

JONES, JOSEPH

CAI Zaragoza

"It was a good game. We played good offense in the last two games, but not so good defense - and lost both games. We needed to win this game and this is what we did. We knew it was going to be a tough game, but managed to get the win in the end. I am doing all I can; our coach always asks us to give our best. I play hard at both ends and do what my team asks me to do."

BARON, JIMMY

Virtus Rome

"It is always tough to play in Zaragoza. I had good experiences in the past, but knew that it was hard to face CAI here. I think that CAI Zaragoza has a very good team, with great players. To me, it is one of the best teams in the Spanish League. We have to focus and get ready for the next game."

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