| 23.03.2011 EuroChallenge  | | Cyril Akpomedah had a stand out performance against Kuban for BCM Gravelines Dunkerque |
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque lost their Quarter-Final Play-Offs opener against Lokomotiv Kuban in heartbreaking fashion. After scoring the last five points of the regular playing time, the team from northern France went down by one mere point in overtime. One player that was not giving in at any time of the game was Dunkerque's Cyril Akpomedah. The veteran forward drained a three pointer to force overtime and contributed five more points in the extra period to finish with a game-high 29 points. He won the EuroChallenge Player of the Round award with an overall efficiency of 33. Despite making five of seven three pointers and four of six inside the arc, he also corralled five rebounds and dished out two assists while playing every minute of the game. The best shot blocker in the competition also came up with four rejections on the night. Akpomedah is a cornerstone ion Dunkerque's squad, averaging 13.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Lionel Chalmers of Lokomotiv Kuban came up second in the Player of the Round ranking, with an accumulated efficiency of 27 as he led his team to victory in France. Caleb Green of BC Oostende followed with 26 as he scored 23 and grabbed 7 rebounds against Latvian side BK Ventspils. The complete Top-15 efficiency index table for EuroChallenge Quarter-Final Play-Offs Round 1: | Name | Team | EFF | Pts | RO | RD | AS | TO | ST | BS | 2PM | 2PA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | Min | | AKPOMEDAH Cyril | BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | 33 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 45 | | CHALMERS Lionel | Lokomotiv Kuban | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 | | GREEN Caleb | BC Oostende | 26 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 25 | | SMITH Andre | Pinar Karsiyaka | 23 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 32 | | POPOVIC Petar | Spartak | 22 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | | THOMAS William | BC Oostende | 20 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | | MASSEY Jeremiah | Lokomotiv Kuban | 20 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 37 | | MITCHELL Darrel | BC Oostende | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 31 | | MURIC Edo | KRKA | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | | STANOJEVIC Jovo | Pinar Karsiyaka | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | | WILKINSON Michael | Lokomotiv Kuban | 18 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34 | | JAMES Dominic | Lukoil Academic | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 31 | | SENE Mouhamed | BCM Gravelines Dunkerque | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | | FAISON Marcus | BC Oostende | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | | KUZMINSKAS Saulius | BK Ventspils | 15 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | | 
