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84-81
Final score10 November 2005 | 17:30h
Group B, Gdynia (POL) , Spectators: 1300
Referees: Stelian Banica(ROU), Vaclav Lukes(CZE)
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Bibrzycka And Co Hold Off MKB Euroleasing
// 10 November 2005


Lotos Gdynia edged MKB Euroleasing 84-81 in game that had numerous lead changes and wasn't decided until the final seconds of the contest.

Lotos of Poland, who boast the exquisite talent of guard Agnieszka Bibrzycka, got another outstanding performance from their Polish international. The 1.84m star had 24 points, following on from 18- and 29-point games in defeats to Bourges Basket and Gambrinus Brno.

Bibrzycka, who played more than 34 minutes, was seven of 14 from the field and a perfect eight of eight from the free throw line, while also pulling down five rebounds.

Gdynia appeared to be in control in the final 15 seconds with an 82-73 lead but they had to survive a last few moments with Edit Ratkainé and Andrea Károlyi hitting back-to-back three-pointers.

Ratkaine buried her shot, and after Lotos' Donneka Hodges turned the ball over, Karolyi pulled up and hit her shot from behind the arc with seven seconds to play.

MKB fouled to stop the clock, however, the hosts' Gordana Kovacevic made two free throws to seal the win.

Ivana Matavic had 18 points for MKB, who are 0-3 in the EuroLeague Women.

They were outrebounded 37-29 in the game. Another factor that weighed heavily in Lotos' favour was the number of trips they made to the charity stripe.

They took advantage, sinking 28 of 31 (90.3%) for the contest.

MKB took just nine trips to the line and made seven (77.9%).

Coach Koziorowicz Krzysztof (Lotos Gdynia) Nikki Teasley (MKB Euroleasing Sopron) Donneka Hodges (Lotos Gdynia) Rankica Sarenac (Lotos Gdynia) Daniela Cikosova (Lotos Gdynia)
Lotos GdyniaMKB
Magdalena Leciejewska
Edit Ratkainé
12Pts15
13Reb6
0Ass4
25Min32
Lotos GdyniaMKB
27/56FG M/A34/80
25/45 (55.6%) 2PtFG M/A28/58 (48.3%)
2/11 (18.2%) 3PtFG M/A6/22 (27.3%)
28/31 (90.3%) FT M/A7/9 (77.8%)
37 (5-32) Reb (O-D)29 (9-20)
12Ass18
19To9
4St7
2Bs0
17Pf24
84Pts81