Turk Telekom Ankara vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - ShowGame

2018-19Regular SeasonRound 8

November 20, 2018 CET: 18:00

Local time: 20:00 ANKARA SPOR SALONU

Bilan leads ASVEL to the Top 16!

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne became the first team to reach the Top 16 from 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season Group C by downing Turk Telekom Ankara 78-83 in the Turkish capital on Tuesday. ASVEL improved to 6-2 in the standings and will keep fighting for EuroCup glory in 2019 regardless of other scores. Meanwhile, Turk Telekom dropped to 3-5 but still depends on its own results to advance. Miro Bilan led the winners with 23 points. A.J. Slaughter and DeMarcus Nelson added 13 points each, Mantas Kalnietis had 11 and David Lighty 10 for ASVEL. Reggie Redding led Turk Telekom with 19 points. Sylven Landesberg added 18, Vladimir Stimac 15 and Kenny Gabriel 13.

T.J. Campbell got Turk Telekom going with back-to-back three-pointers and soon added another one for a 12-3 lead. Kalnietis answered from downtown but consecutive baskets by Stimac made ASVEL call timeout at 16-6. Nelson and Slaughter stepped up for the guests before free throws by Landesberg and Redding restored a 25-16 Turk Telekom lead after 10 minutes. Slams by Amine Noua and Bilan brought ASVEL back to life at 27-23. A three-point play by Slaughter and a triple by Kalnietis completed the comeback for a 29-31 ASVEL advantage. Slaughter and Kalnietis kept scoring and a turnaround jumper by Lighty forced a Turk Telekom timeout at 36-41. Lighty scored again and a deep jumper by Bilan gave ASVEL a 38-45 margin at halftime. Bilan and Eric Buckner each dunked twice after the break to keep the guests way ahead, 45-53. A wild alley-oop finish by Gabriel gave Turk Telekom hope at 54-57, but Nelson and Slaughter fueled a 1-7 run that gave ASVEL fresh air at 55-64. Landesberg got Turk Telekom a bit closer, 60-67, after 30 minutes. Redding stepped up in the fourth quarter and Gabriel dunked again to get Turk Telekom as close as 72-76 with under 4 minutes left. Redding brought the hosts even closer, 78-80, in the next-to-last minute, but Bilan split free throws and fed Noua for a layup that sealed the outcome, sending ASVEL to the Top 16.

Pivotal performer

Mantas Kalnietis barely missed a triple-double, finishing the game with 11 points, a EuroCup career-high 8 rebounds and 9 assists. He had a performance index rating of 24.

Game-changing moment

With Turk Telekom trailing 78-81 and having the chance to score, Bilan had a critical block on Redding, then collected a steal of the ensuing inbound pass and fed Noua for a layup that sealed ASVEL's win. Bilan delivered on offense but also on defense, right when it mattered.

Stellar stat

ASVEL finished the game with 21 assists and just 7 turnovers, taking great care of the ball. It also had a better hustle numbers, with more offensive rebounds (7-5), steals (6-2) and blocks (3-0).

Did you notice?

ASVEL trailed 27-18 early in the second quarter but went on to hit 11 of its next 13 two-point shots to rally and take a seven-point lead, 38-45, at halftime.

Next game:

ASVEL hosts Partizan NIS Belgrade on Tuesday, December 11 at 20:30 CET. A day later, on Wednesday, December 1 at 18:00 CET, Telekom hosts Dolomiti Energia Trento.

David Lighty - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (photo Turk Telekom) - EC18

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

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Referees: CORTES, CARLOS; RADOJKOVIC, JOSIP ; AMBROSOV, MYKOLA

Attendance: 3036

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Turk Telekom Ankara	25	13	22	18
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne	16	29	22	16

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Turk Telekom Ankara	25	38	60	78
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne	16	45	67	83

Turk Telekom Ankara

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
1	LANDESBERG, SYLVEN	35:34	18	4/8	1/4	7/8	2	1	3	2		1			3	10	21
5	REDDING, REGGIE	21:27	19	4/6	2/3	5/6	1		1	2		3		1	2	4	16
6	KAYA, POLAT	0:09
7	AKIN, FIKRET CAN	3:03
9	SONSIRMA, YUNUS	22:51	2	1/1	0/2			2	2	4	1	1			2		4
14	PEKER, KAYA	7:24	2	1/4				1	1			1		1	1		-3
15	CETIN, SERHAT	3:45		0/2										1	1	1	-3
17	TUREN, METIN	12:04		0/1	0/1			2	2	1					4	1	-2
21	YILDIRIM, NUSRET	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22	GABRIEL, KENNY	33:36	13	2/2	3/8		1	8	9						1		16
44	CAMPBELL, TJ	33:32	9	0/1	3/4		1	2	3	7		2			4	2	13
91	STIMAC, VLADIMIR	26:35	15	7/11		1/1		5	5	1	1				1	3	20
	Team						1	1	2								2
	Totals	200:00	78	19/36	9/22	13/15	6	22	28	17	2	8	0	3	19	21	84
				52.8%	40.9%	86.7%

Head coach: GOREN, BURAK

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

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
6	MALEDON, THEO	12:26		0/3				1	1	2		1			2		-3
8	SLAUGHTER, AJ	27:55	13	3/4	2/4	1/1									2	2	10
9	KALNIETIS, MANTAS	28:40	11	1/1	3/7			8	8	9	1	3			2	4	24
11	GALLIOU, CHARLES	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	NOUA, AMINE	23:37	8	3/7		2/2	1	1	2			1	1			2	8
14	SOW, KHADIM	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	BILAN, MIRO	32:30	23	10/12		3/5	4	3	7	2	2	1	2		3	5	33
20	NELSON, DEMARCUS	23:14	13	5/10	1/1	0/1	1	4	5	2	1				4	2	13
21	BUCKNER, ERIC	23:44	5	2/6		1/2	1	3	4	4		1			4	3	6
23	LIGHTY, DAVID	27:54	10	5/8				2	2	2	2				4	1	10
24	BRIKI, SOFIANE	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team						1	1	2								2
	Totals	200:00	83	29/51	6/12	7/11	8	23	31	21	6	7	3	0	21	19	103
				56.9%	50%	63.6%

Head coach: MITROVIC, ZVEZDAN

Head Coaches

GOREN, BURAK

Turk Telekom Ankara

"We started the game very well and kept the pace. We experienced an unbelievable fall in the second period and we gave the rhythm to the opponent. After this quarter, we became the following. We still brought the game to the point of winning, but failed."

MITROVIC, ZVEZDAN

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

"First of all, congratulations to my team and also to Turk Telekom for, I think, a good performance tonight. It was a very important game for both teams and they started the game very motivated. Turk Telekom really played perfect on offense in the first quarter, scoring the opening 4 three-point shots and finishing that quarter 5 of 8. My team woke up in the second quarter, started to play aggressive defense and better basketball. We played good defense from the second quarter until the end of the game and that made our offense much better. We scored some transition points and I think we deserved to win the game tonight. We started to play more aggressive on the board and put pressure on the ball in halfcourt. We had problems at the start of the game because they shared the ball well, hitting three-point shots. They scored some tough shots, but played some good pick-and-roll with Stimac. When we started to put pressure on the ball on halfcourt, we started to play much better."

Players

BILAN, MIRO

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

"We started the game bad, they scored like 5 three-point shots in the first quarter. It was tough, they got a 10-point difference but we won the second quarter 13-29. We came back to the game and kept the lead until the end of the game. I don't like to talk about myself. I am just happy that we won, and it was a tough game. It is a very, very important win."

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