Lotos Gdynia defeated Szolonoki Mav Coop 80:67 (18-28, 20-14, 19-8, 23-17) but the game was not an easy one for Krzysztof Koziorowicz's team. Margo Dydek got team highs in points (22), rebounds (17) and assists (4) to let Gdynia to its fourth victory in the fifth EuroLeague game this season. Gdynia's 2.13m center collected another Game MVP title.
The Hungarian team made the first five points of the game and build a big lead early in the first quarter. Gina Farmer netted 11 points and pulled down 5 rebounds in the first half for Szolnoki, which led by as many as 14 points. Even with Dydek on the floor dominating in the paint for full 20 minutes, Gdynia players were not focused enough to cut their point deficit.
With an agressive zone defence in the second half Gdynia forced a total of 21 turnovers, leading to some easy fast-break points. Gdynia's 20-year old guard Paulina Pawlak had an outstanding defensive perfomence with 5 steals.
Margo Dydek, facing a double-team defence by Szolnoki players, managed to dish out a season-high 4 assists and helped in bulding a 20-point advantage late in the final minutes of the game.
Szolnoki used a late run to cut it to 13 points with Gdynia already giving some minutes to its bench players.