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NEWS

26.04.2009

Virtus BolognaFiere Beat Brave Cholet

Virtus BolognaFiere survived against a determined Cholet Basket on Sunday in Italy to win this season's EuroChallenge.

Matteo Boniciolli's team, riding the hot hand of 21-point Keith Langford, edged the French outfit 77-75 in the Final.

26.04.2009

BC Triumph Thump AEL To Clinch Third

BC Triumph signed off from the EuroChallenge Final Four on Sunday in Bologna with a 94-82 win over Proteas EKA AEL.

Stanislav Eremine's Triumph, edged 81-78 by Cholet Basket in their Semi-Final on Friday, got 20 points in the first 12 minutes of the game from Sergey Toporov.

26.04.2009

Hardware On The Line For Virtus And Cholet

Virtus BolognaFiere are only 40 minutes away from adding another glorious chapter to their rich basketball history but rest assured, "laid-back" Cholet Basket plan to prevent that from happening in Sunday's EuroChallenge final.

SCOREBOARD

EuroChallenge Qualifying Round 1

KK Zagreb				BK Prostejov
79			73

16-20 14-13 23-15 26-25

First game: BK Prostejov - KK Zagreb 61 - 69

KK Zagreb wins 148 - 134

Zlatorog				BC Amak S.P.
69			78

13-20 21-18 24-20 11-20

First game: BC Amak S.P. - Zlatorog 70 - 76

BC Amak S.P. wins 148 - 145

Spartak				CSU Asesoft Ploiesti
69			68

11-18 17-11 23-18 18-21

First game: CSU Asesoft Ploiesti - Spartak 79 - 76

CSU Asesoft Ploiesti wins 147 - 145

EWE Baskets				U-Mobitelco
77			72

28-17 8-25 23-13 18-17

First game: U-Mobitelco - EWE Baskets 60 - 86

EWE Baskets wins 163 - 132

CBC Siroki				Svendborg Rabbits
80			76

21-19 28-25 11-12 20-20

First game: Svendborg Rabbits - CBC Siroki 92 - 100

CBC Siroki wins 180 - 168

D. Bank Skyliners				MBC Nikolaev
76			70

25-16 22-18 11-20 18-16

First game: MBC Nikolaev - D. Bank Skyliners 68 - 75

D. Bank Skyliners wins 151 - 138

BC Sumykhimprom				Energy Invest Rustavi
90			79

19-21 19-18 22-14 30-26

First game: Energy Invest Rustavi - BC Sumykhimprom 81 - 110

BC Sumykhimprom wins 200 - 160

Antalya Basket				Spartak
89			70

17-20 28-17 20-13 24-20

First game: Spartak - Antalya Basket 83 - 87

Antalya Basket wins 176 - 153

JA Vichy				Seastar Apoel
69			61

28-20 10-12 17-20 14-9

First game: Seastar Apoel - JA Vichy 52 - 66

JA Vichy wins 135 - 113

Banvit BC				CSU Atlassib
112			77

26-21 27-26 31-18 28-12

First game: CSU Atlassib - Banvit BC 67 - 74

Banvit BC wins 186 - 144

SAOS Hyeres				Cedevita
75			58

15-14 16-19 20-10 24-15

First game: Cedevita - SAOS Hyeres 92 - 82

SAOS Hyeres wins 157 - 150

EiffelTowers				Körmend
113			100

23-28 36-16 29-29 25-27

First game: Körmend - EiffelTowers 71 - 88

EiffelTowers wins 201 - 171

Proteas EKA AEL				BC Donetsk
79			55

23-15 19-17 22-11 15-12

First game: BC Donetsk - Proteas EKA AEL 65 - 65

Proteas EKA AEL wins 144 - 120

Belgacom Liege				Bakken Bears
97			64

20-19 24-14 31-16 22-15

First game: Bakken Bears - Belgacom Liege 55 - 67

Belgacom Liege wins 164 - 119

EuroChallenge Qualifying Round 2

BC Amak S.P.				EiffelTowers
64			72

16-27 12-10 15-22 21-13

First game: EiffelTowers - BC Amak S.P. 94 - 66

EiffelTowers wins 166 - 130

BC Sumykhimprom				CBC Siroki
91			82

21-19 20-19 27-16 23-28

First game: CBC Siroki - BC Sumykhimprom 73 - 73

BC Sumykhimprom wins 164 - 155

KK Zagreb				CSK-VVS
76			69

18-26 20-17 21-11 17-15

First game: CSK-VVS - KK Zagreb 80 - 60

CSK-VVS wins 149 - 136

Antalya Basket				D. Bank Skyliners
65			67

8-17 15-15 20-14 22-21

First game: D. Bank Skyliners - Antalya Basket 60 - 60

D. Bank Skyliners wins 127 - 125

CSU Asesoft Ploiesti				SAOS Hyeres
77			67

24-24 18-10 19-10 16-23

First game: SAOS Hyeres - CSU Asesoft Ploiesti 103 - 77

SAOS Hyeres wins 170 - 154

Proteas EKA AEL				Banvit BC
89			72

26-12 20-22 19-20 24-18

First game: Banvit BC - Proteas EKA AEL 93 - 100

Proteas EKA AEL wins 189 - 165

Borac Nektar				EWE Baskets
74			74

19-14 20-15 20-17 15-28

First game: EWE Baskets - Borac Nektar 76 - 46

EWE Baskets wins 150 - 120

JA Vichy				Belgacom Liege
77			80

18-13 13-23 18-23 28-21

First game: Belgacom Liege - JA Vichy 74 - 67

Belgacom Liege wins 154 - 144

EuroCup Qualifying Round 1

Galatasaray Café Crown				BC Siauliai
94			63

22-18 29-13 26-16 17-16

First game: BC Siauliai - Galatasaray Café Crown 73 - 73

Galatasaray Café Crown wins 167 - 136

BC FMP Zeleznik				EclipseJet MyGuide
83			67

16-13 22-16 23-12 22-26

First game: EclipseJet MyGuide - BC FMP Zeleznik 66 - 60

BC FMP Zeleznik wins 143 - 133

UNICS				Energa Czarni
89			50

25-13 29-17 21-10 14-10

First game: Energa Czarni - UNICS 76 - 62

UNICS wins 151 - 126

Tartu Rock				Allianz Swans
75			60

28-12 20-13 14-17 13-18

First game: Allianz Swans - Tartu Rock 86 - 64

Allianz Swans wins 146 - 139

Telekom Baskets				Panellinios
70			85

24-18 16-18 19-30 11-19

First game: Panellinios - Telekom Baskets 69 - 54

Panellinios wins 154 - 124

Base Oostende				BC Triumph
81			69

19-16 20-20 19-20 23-13

First game: BC Triumph - Base Oostende 78 - 78

Base Oostende wins 159 - 147

Cholet Basket				ASK Riga
75			73

17-19 22-20 22-17 14-17

First game: ASK Riga - Cholet Basket 69 - 62

ASK Riga wins 142 - 137

EuroCup Qualifying Round 2

KK Buducnost				Galatasaray Café Crown
93			62

15-19 33-12 24-19 21-12

First game: Galatasaray Café Crown - KK Buducnost 85 - 83

KK Buducnost wins 176 - 147

Ural Great				BC FMP Zeleznik
57			69

13-17 19-20 14-22 11-10

First game: BC FMP Zeleznik - Ural Great 69 - 61

BC FMP Zeleznik wins 138 - 118

Hapoel Jerusalem				UNICS
76			73

25-18 16-17 13-21 22-17

First game: UNICS - Hapoel Jerusalem 88 - 66

UNICS wins 161 - 142

BC Red Star				Allianz Swans
96			81

24-24 27-18 23-15 22-24

First game: Allianz Swans - BC Red Star 82 - 82

BC Red Star wins 178 - 163

BC Kyiv				Panellinios
96			72

31-13 11-19 18-18 36-22

First game: Panellinios - BC Kyiv 96 - 69

Panellinios wins 168 - 165

Base Oostende				STB Le Havre
83			88

21-17 20-22 23-28 19-21

First game: STB Le Havre - Base Oostende 84 - 85

STB Le Havre wins 172 - 168

CB Gran Canaria				Benetton Olympic
103			61

27-15 25-14 26-18 25-14

First game: Benetton Olympic - CB Gran Canaria 64 - 92

CB Gran Canaria wins 195 - 125

Cajasol				ASK Riga
65			68

11-19 18-15 20-15 16-19

First game: ASK Riga - Cajasol 83 - 69

ASK Riga wins 151 - 134

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Belgacom Liege Basket	6	6/0	492/433	12
2.	Cajasol Sevilla	6	3/3	480/405	9
3.	BK Ventspils	6	2/4	436/509	8
4.	Energa Czarni Slupsk	6	1/5	462/523	7

Energa Czarni				Belgacom Liege
91			93

22-27 26-22 17-28 26-16

Cajasol				BK Ventspils
98			51

24-6 20-18 24-13 30-14

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Ural Great Perm	6	5/1	498/433	11
2.	Telekom Baskets Bonn	6	3/3	417/413	9
3.	SAOS Hyeres Toulon	6	3/3	478/485	9
4.	Keravnos Nicosia	6	1/5	434/496	7

Keravnos				Ural Great
81			94

23-26 24-23 17-26 17-19

SAOS Hyeres				Telekom Baskets
72			86

18-24 15-22 15-23 24-17

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Cholet Basket	6	6/0	485/410	12
2.	Lokomotiv Rostov	6	4/2	460/424	10
3.	BC Sumykhimprom	6	1/5	471/513	7
4.	Benetton Fribourg Olympic	6	1/5	384/453	7

Lokomotiv Rostov				Benetton Olympic
66			65

17-10 20-15 14-23 15-17

Cholet Basket				BC Sumykhimprom
100			77

25-17 21-18 23-24 31-18

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Proteas EKA AEL	6	4/2	519/456	10
2.	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	6	4/2	501/480	10
3.	BC Siauliai	6	4/2	484/497	10
4.	Allianz Swans Gmunden	6	0/6	428/499	6

BC Siauliai				EiffelTowers
82			80

29-17 19-27 23-21 11-15

Allianz Swans				Proteas EKA AEL
77			85

22-17 17-23 21-21 17-24

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	6	4/2	469/451	10
2.	EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam	6	3/3	435/447	9
3.	Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem	6	3/3	397/377	9
4.	Olympia Athienitis	6	2/4	357/383	7

EWE Baskets				Hapoel Jerusalem
79			70

15-16 19-18 20-16 25-20

EclipseJet MyGuide				Olympia
68			64

16-14 20-12 15-18 17-20

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Dexia Mons-Hainaut	6	4/2	514/451	10
2.	Galatasaray Café Crown	6	4/2	483/447	10
3.	KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje	6	2/4	443/492	8
4.	Khimik Yuzhny	6	2/4	449/499	8

Dexia				KK Zagreb
99			69

26-18 24-22 21-10 28-19

Galatasaray Café Crown				Khimik
94			51

27-7 29-14 24-14 14-16

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Virtus BolognaFiere	6	5/1	472/444	11
2.	CSK-VVS Samara	6	3/3	440/439	9
3.	Base BC Oostende	6	2/4	490/487	8
4.	Tartu University Rock	6	2/4	451/483	8

CSK-VVS				Virtus BolognaFiere
72			70

17-14 17-20 11-19 27-17

Base Oostende				Tartu Rock
92			82

24-17 23-22 18-23 27-20

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	BC Triumph Lyubertsy	6	4/2	441/405	10
2.	BC Kyiv	6	4/2	440/393	10
3.	Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS	6	2/4	375/425	8
4.	BC Kalev Cramo Tallinn	6	2/4	431/464	8

BC Kyiv				D. Bank Skyliners
78			46

18-8 17-14 25-12 18-12

BC Kalev Cramo				BC Triumph
81			87

15-21 13-23 24-12 22-18 7-13

Top 16

GROUP I
GROUP J
GROUP K
GROUP L

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Cholet Basket	6	5/1	450/408	11
2.	Telekom Baskets Bonn	6	3/3	415/425	9
3.	Belgacom Liege Basket	6	2/4	410/432	8
4.	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	6	2/4	433/443	8

EiffelTowers				Cholet Basket
70			72

25-15 9-18 16-24 20-15

Belgacom Liege				Telekom Baskets
59			67

19-8 13-18 15-19 12-22

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Virtus BolognaFiere	6	4/2	479/444	10
2.	BC Kyiv	6	4/2	446/399	10
3.	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	6	3/3	456/470	9
4.	Galatasaray Café Crown	6	1/5	478/546	7

BC Kyiv				Virtus BolognaFiere
57			69

18-23 8-11 15-15 16-20

Galatasaray Café Crown				EWE Baskets
82			89

29-25 19-22 21-19 13-23

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	Proteas EKA AEL	6	5/1	472/421	11
2.	Ural Great Perm	6	3/3	453/453	9
3.	Cajasol Sevilla	6	2/4	417/418	8
4.	Lokomotiv Rostov	6	2/4	399/449	8

Proteas EKA AEL				Lokomotiv Rostov
74			60

13-19 15-16 23-9 23-16

Cajasol				Ural Great
76			81

15-22 23-23 16-23 22-13

	Team	P	W/L	F/A	Pts
1.	BC Triumph Lyubertsy	6	5/1	472/431	11
2.	EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam	6	4/2	481/461	10
3.	Dexia Mons-Hainaut	6	3/3	495/482	9
4.	CSK-VVS Samara	6	0/6	429/503	6

BC Triumph				CSK-VVS
86			67

24-18 14-19 22-13 26-17

Dexia				EclipseJet MyGuide
86			93

30-24 18-18 19-19 19-32

Quarter Final Round

Cholet Basket				BC Kyiv
80			74

14-13 24-26 19-16 23-19

Game 1:

Cholet Basket - BC Kyiv 68-52

Game 2:

BC Kyiv - Cholet Basket 77-72

Play-off standings

Virtus BolognaFiere				Telekom Baskets
106			91

26-23 30-21 25-24 25-23

Game 1:

Telekom Baskets - Virtus BolognaFiere 76-86

Play-off standings

EclipseJet MyGuide				Proteas EKA AEL
72			83

24-22 25-14 12-21 11-26

Game 1:

Proteas EKA AEL - EclipseJet MyGuide 82-72

Play-off standings

BC Triumph				Ural Great
78			63

25-15 17-26 19-8 17-14

Game 1:

BC Triumph - Ural Great 100-102

Game 2:

Ural Great - BC Triumph 65-91

Play-off standings

Semi-Final

Cholet Basket				BC Triumph
81			78

19-23 22-20 18-12 22-23

Virtus BolognaFiere				Proteas EKA AEL
83			69

19-16 20-18 29-14 15-21

3rd and 4th Place

BC Triumph				Proteas EKA AEL
94			82

29-19 28-26 23-16 14-21

Final

Cholet Basket				Virtus BolognaFiere
75			77

19-21 20-24 18-19 18-13

HEADLINES

Hardware On The Line For Virtus And Cholet

26.04.2009

Final Four Offers Otero, Americas A Peak At The Future

26.04.2009

Virtus Romp After Third-Quarter Burst

24.04.2009

Cholet! French Edge Triumph In Final Four Thriller

24.04.2009

No Panic After Defeats But Virtus Need Better Focus

21.04.2009

No Masking The Fact De Colo Boosts Cholet

21.04.2009

EuroChallenge Comes To 'Basket City'

16.04.2009

Man Of The Moment Beaubois Sparks Cholet

08.04.2009

Bologna To Host EuroChallenge Final Four

03.04.2009

EuroChallenge Final Four Host To Be Announced Soon

02.04.2009

EuroChallenge Final Four Logo 2009

FINAL STANDINGS

	Team
1.		Virtus BolognaFiere
2.		Cholet Basket
3.		BC Triumph
4.		Proteas EKA AEL

PHOTO GALLERY

STATISTICS

Points Rebounds Assists

Points

Austin Nichols

SAOS Hyeres
Born : 08.04.1982
Height: 1.98

Avg: 19.6

	Name	Avg.
1.	Nichols, A.	19.6
2.	Mayes, D.	19.1
3.	Perry, M.	17.5
4.	Greene, B.	16.8
5.	Vashington, D.	16.5

Rebounds

Abdullahi Kuso

BC Sumykhimprom
Born : 17.02.1984
Height: 2.06

Avg: 8.8

	Name	Avg.
1.	Kuso, A.	8.8
2.	Falker, R.	8.7
3.	Thomas, W.	8.2
4.	Milojevic, D.	8.1
5.	Greene, B.	7.5

Assists

Earl Boykins

Virtus BolognaFiere
Born : 02.06.1976
Height: 1.65

Avg: 5.5

	Name	Avg.
1.	Boykins, E.	5.5
2.	Oliver, D.	5.4
3.	Atkins, R.	4.6
4.	Conlan, T.	4.2
5.	Rowland, E.	3.9