Anwil Wloclawek was losing by only three points at the beginning of the fourth quarter but then was crashed by Krasnye Krylia and finally lost 80:103.
Anwil Wloclawek was losing by only three points at the beginning of the fourth quarter but then was crashed by Krasnye Krylia and finally lost 80:103.
Anwil started the game easily, as well as the hosts, so both teams traded baskets in the first quarter. Primoz Brezec were dominating in low-post, while Qyntel Woods added some big points coming off the bench and the Krasnye Krylia team took a lead 23:17. The guests weren’t able to stop this duo, especially as Gerald Green also got into the mix, hitting the glass and finding the bottom of the net on close-range baskets. Anwil head coach Igor Griszczuk decided to use his reserve center Eric Hicks and the American gave some support to his team shooting 5 of 5 two pointers. Despite it, Russian club were leading 52:42 after two quarters.
Unstoppable Brezec and playmaking Ernest Bremer were two key players of Krasnye Krylia in the third quarther, however Chris Thomas and Andrzej Pluta made some big shots and the guests didn’t abandon their hope. Lukasz Majewski scored behind 6,75 meter line, but Woods answered immediately and after 30 minutes the hosts were still winning by ten points, 73:63.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter Griszczuk’s players tried to break Krasnye Krylia’s lead and turn the scale another time. Firstly D.J. Thompson made a layup and Hicks repeated it in the next action and when Dardan Berisha got the triple, the advantage quickly narrowed to only three points, 73:70. Unfortunately it was Anwil’s last spurt because a 30-10 run allowed the hosts to beat their opponent by 23 points, 103:80. It means that Russian team won its first victory ever in the EuroCup, while Polish club lost for the third time.
What is worth adding, five players of Krasnye Krylia (Ernest Bremer, Primoz Brezec, Gerald Green, Brian Rush and Qyntel Woods) scored 96 of 103 points! Moreover Bremer had a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists. Hicks got 15 points for Anwil, while Nikola Jovanovic added 14.
Krasnye Krylia Samara - Anwil Wloclawek 103:80 (25:21, 27:21, 21:21, 30:17)
Krasnye: Green 21, Rush 21, Brezec 20, Woods 19, Bremer 15, Anisimov 5, Nesterov 2, Karaulov 0, Kuzyakin 0
Anwil: Hicks 16, Jovanovic 14, Pluta 13, Thomas 10 Majewski 7, Miller 7, Berisha 5, Modric 4, Thompson 4
Anwil started the game easily, as well as the hosts, so both teams traded baskets in the first quarter. Primoz Brezec were dominating in low-post, while Qyntel Woods added some big points coming off the bench and the Krasnye Krylia team took a lead 23:17. The guests weren’t able to stop this duo, especially as Gerald Green also got into the mix, hitting the glass and finding the bottom of the net on close-range baskets. Anwil head coach Igor Griszczuk decided to use his reserve center Eric Hicks and the American gave some support to his team shooting 5 of 5 two pointers. Despite it, Russian club were leading 52:42 after two quarters.
Unstoppable Brezec and playmaking Ernest Bremer were two key players of Krasnye Krylia in the third quarther, however Chris Thomas and Andrzej Pluta made some big shots and the guests didn’t abandon their hope. Lukasz Majewski scored behind 6,75 meter line, but Woods answered immediately and after 30 minutes the hosts were still winning by ten points, 73:63.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter Griszczuk’s players tried to break Krasnye Krylia’s lead and turn the scale another time. Firstly D.J. Thompson made a layup and Hicks repeated it in the next action and when Dardan Berisha got the triple, the advantage quickly narrowed to only three points, 73:70. Unfortunately it was Anwil’s last spurt because a 30-10 run allowed the hosts to beat their opponent by 23 points, 103:80. It means that Russian team won its first victory ever in the EuroCup, while Polish club lost for the third time.
What is worth adding, five players of Krasnye Krylia (Ernest Bremer, Primoz Brezec, Gerald Green, Brian Rush and Qyntel Woods) scored 96 of 103 points! Moreover Bremer had a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists. Hicks got 15 points for Anwil, while Nikola Jovanovic added 14.
Krasnye Krylia Samara - Anwil Wloclawek 103:80 (25:21, 27:21, 21:21, 30:17)
Krasnye: Green 21, Rush 21, Brezec 20, Woods 19, Bremer 15, Anisimov 5, Nesterov 2, Karaulov 0, Kuzyakin 0
Anwil: Hicks 16, Jovanovic 14, Pluta 13, Thomas 10 Majewski 7, Miller 7, Berisha 5, Modric 4, Thompson 4