Eurocup 2012-13: Regular Season Week 1

The first week of the Eurocup 2012-13 regular season saw seven of the 16 contests going to road clubs, one going into overtime and seven of the games ending in margins of 13-points or more. Matthew Lojeski of Telenet Oostende earned the top spot on the Performance Index Rating coming in with a PIR of 34 against Panionios BC Athens. Serey Karasev of BC Triumph Lyubertsy lead all scorers for the week with a 27-point outburst against Le Mans Sarthe Basket.

Group A
BC Prienai vs. Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem 85:72
BC Prienai got their first win their second Eurocup season with a 85:72 decision over Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem. Gediminas Orelik led the winners with 26.
Top Scorers:
BC Prienai: Gediminas Orelik 26, Arturas Milaknis 14, Arminas Urbutis 12, Gintaras Kadziulis 10.
Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem: Craig Smith 15, Jacob Pullen 13, Raviv Limonad 10, Uri Kokia 10.

CEZ Basketball Nymburk vs. BC Budivelnik Kiev 91:78
The other Group A winner was CEZ Basketball Nymburk as they stopped BC Budivelnik Kiev 91:78. A 30:8 run the spanned the middle two frames of the contest was the diffence for the Czech champions.
Top Scorers:
CEZ Basketball Nymburk: Petr Benda 18, Lukas Palyza 17.
BC Budivelnik Kiev: George Tsintsadze 14.

Group B
Lukoil Academic Sofia vs. Belgacom Spirou Basket 93:75
PBC Lukoil Academic Sofia opened their Eurocup 2012-13 campaign with a commanding 93:75 win over Belgacom Spirou Charleroi.
Top Scorers:
Lukoil Academic Sofia: Mohamed Abukar 23, Brandon Heath 16,Bozhidar Avramov 15, Barryl Watkins 15, Todor Stoykov 10.
Belgacom Spirou Basket: Derrick Allen 17, Jekel Foster 17, Matt Walsh 12.

Gescrap Bilbao Basket vs. Buducnost VOLI 85:78
Gescrap Bilbao Basket needed to outscore Buducnost Podgorica Voli 28:15 in the fourth quarter to send their first Group B contest to overtime and pick up an exciting win 85:78.
Top Scorers:
Gescrap Bilbao Basket: Lamont Hamilton 20, Kostas Basiliadis 17, Nikos Zisis 14, Alex Mumbru 13, Axel Hervelle 11.
Buducnost VOLI: Gerald Lee 17, Nikola Ivanovic 12, Marko Popovic 11, Strahinja Milosevic 10.

Group C
Artland Dragons vs. VEF Riga 72:82
VEF Riga grabbed their first win of the Eurocup 2012-13 season on the road when they downed the Artland Dragons 72:82. Dairis Bertans and Antanas Kavaliauskas both dropped in 18 for the visitors.
Top Scorers:
Artland Dragons: Anthony King 16, Dennis Horner 13, Kristaps Valters 12, Marquez Haynes 11, Bryce Taylor 10.
VEF Riga: Dairis Bertans 18, Antanas Kavaliauskas 18, Kristaps Janicenoks 15, Earl Rowland 10.

Le Mans Sarthe Basket vs. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 71:76
BC Triumph Lyubertsy opened the Eurocup 2012-13 season in Group C with a 71:76 win on the road against Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Sergey Karasev led the winners with 27 points.
Top Scorers:
Le Mans Sarthe Basket: Khalid El-Amin 19, Cuthbert Victor 14, Joao Paulo Batista 11, Cameron Long 10.
BC Triumph Lyubertsy: Sergey Karasev 27, Yuval Naimy 17, Tywain KcKee 16.

Group D
s.Oliver Baskets Wurzburg vs. BC Azovmash Mariupol 81:77
s. Oliver Baskets got the season started with a come-from-behind 81:77 win over BC Azovmash Mariupol in Wurzburg, Germany. The hosts Dwayne Anderson dropped in 19 to counter Azovmash’s Lynn Greer’s 25.
Top Scorers:
s.Oliver Baskets Wurzburg: Dwayne Anderson 19, Lamont McIntosh 13, John Little 10, Jimmy McKinney 10.
BC Azovmash Mariupol: Lynn Greer 25, Miroslav Raduljica 20, Manny Harris 10.

Valencia Basket vs. Banvit BK Bandirma 88:78
Group D got off to hot start with tight contest until Valencia Basket pulled away in the third quarter to grab an 88:78 win at home against Banvit BK Bandirma.
Top Scorers:
Valencia Basket: Pau Ribas 23, Rafa Martinez 16, Serhiy Lishchuk 14, Stefan Markovic 12.
Banvit BK Bandirma: Chuck Davis 16, Sammy Mejia 14, Vladimir Stimac 13, Kalin Lucas 10.

Group E
BC Donetsk vs. PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 75:78
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar put up their first ‘W’ of the Eurocup 2012-13 season with a 75:78 decision over BC Donetsk in Group E.
Top Scorers:
BC Donetsk: Ramel Curry 23, Vojdan Stojanovski 13, Denys Lukashov 12.
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar: Mantas Kalnietis 17, Jimmy Baron 14, Simas Jasaitis 13.

Trefl Sopot vs. Galatasaray Medical Park 65:94
Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul took their game on the road and picked up a substantial 65:94 win in Poland to show why they are a pre-season favorite in Group E.
Top Scorers:
Trefl Sopot: Filip Dylewicz 14, Adam Waczynski 13, Michal Michalak 11.
Galatasaray Medical Park: Boniface Ndong 14, Ender Arslan 13, Jamont Gordon 12, David Hawkins 11.

Group F
Stelmet Zielona Gora vs. Unics Kazan 67:74
Unics Kazan, a former Eurocup champion, held off a late charge by Stelmet Zielong Gora Poland to earn a 67:74 win in Group F.
Top Scorers:
Stelmet Zielona Gora: Walter Hodge 16, Quinton Hosley 13, Kamil Chanas 10.
Unics Kazan: Kostas Kaimakoglou 19, Mire Chatman 17, Ian Vougioukas 10.

Telenet Oostende vs. Panionios BC Athens 84:65
Telnet Oostende jumped to the top of Group F with a big 84:65 win over Panionios BC Athens. The Belgian champions set a club record for the greatest margin of victory in a Eurocup game.
Top Scorers:
Telenet Oostende: Matthew Lojeski 22, Wes Wilkinson 19, Mario Stojic 15, Dragisa Drobnjak 11.
Panionios BC Athens: Giorgos Bogris 13, Nikos Pappas 13, Chris Booker 13.

Group G
KK Cibona Zagreb vs. Spartak St. Petersburg 56:64
BC Spartak St. Petersburg got their Eurocup 2012-13 campaign off to a quick start with a 12-point decision in Group G over KK Cibona Zagreb.
Top Scorers:
KK Cibona Zagreb: Darryl Stawberry, Jr. 13, Ante Masic 12.
Spartak St. Petersburg: Zach Wright 13, Joshua Carter 13, Loukas Mavrokefalides 11.

Cholet Basket vs. Ratiopharm Ulm 71:93
Ratiopharm Ulm got it’s first win in Eurocup competition with a solid 71:93 victory over Le Mans Sarthe Basket on the road.
Top Scorers:
Cholet Basket: Terrell Everett 14, Marcus Goree 12, Carl Ona Embo 11, Travon Bryant 10.
Ratiopharm Ulm: Allan Ray 25, John Bryant 16, Daniel Theis 12, Dane Watts 11.

Group H
Crvena Zvezda Diva Belgrade vs. Orleans Loiret Basket 93:73
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade to the top spot in Group H with a 20-point pounding of Orleans Loret. Mike Scott tallied 22 in the win.
Top Scorers:
Crvena Zvezda Diva Belgrade: Mike Scott 22, Igor Rakocevic 19, Boris Savovic 18, Elton Brown 11.
Orleans Loiret Basket: Caleb Green 17, Caleb Green 17, Jahmar Young 14, Brian Greene 11, Marc-Antoine 10.

Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Cajasol Seville 87:84
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari picked up their first Eurocup ‘W’ with a tight 87:84 win over Cajasol Seville.
Top Scorers:
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari: Bootsy Thornton 26, Drake Diener 16, Travis Diener 12.
Cajasol Seville: Brian Asbury 19, John Holland 16, Luka Bogdanovic 15, Juan Jose Triguero 15.