Anwil Wloclawek turned out to be too weak to beat King Wilki Morskie Szczecin at home in the 4. round of Tauron Basket Liga. The newcomer of the league came to the Champions' Court and grabbed the victory, winning 74:71. Chase Simon scored 15 points for the hosts.
In the third quarter, Anwil Wloclawek played its best period of the game in the whole season. The team scored 31 points and let its opponents make only 17. That was a big difference that allowed Anwil not only to get back to shape but also to build its own margin of five points before the fourth quarter. The Rottweilers were winning 60:55 after 30 minutes and it seemed they're only a step from the first victory in the season.
However, nothing further from the truth. The third quarter was the first such a good period of time in the whole 2014/2015 competition, but also the last... The opponents, King Wilki Morskie Szczecin got back its rhythm easily in the fourth quarter and grabbed its first league win.
It's hard time for the whole team and the coaching staff. Anwil have already lost four games since the beginnning of the season, winning no single game at all. The current shape of that team is far far away from a satisfactory level. The last time when the Rottweilers started the season so badly, it was nine years ago - in the 2005/2006 when Andrej Urlep's team lost its first four battles but even though the season was finished with a vicechampionship.
Chase Simon turned out to be the most efficient guy for the hosts, who scored 15 points. Seid Hajric added 14 while Arvydas Eitutavicius had 12 plus nine rebounds. It wasn't enough to win as the trio of Pawel Kikowski, Vitali Kowalenko and Trevor Releford combined with 49 of team's 74 points.
Andrea Crosariol made his debut for Anwil. The Italina big guy scored four points, had five rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes on the floor.
Anwil Wloclawek - King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 71:74 (16:20, 13:18, 31:17, 11:19)
Anwil: Simon 15, Hajric 14, Eitutavicius 12, Wysocki 10, Surmacz 5, Vaughn 5, Crosariol 4, Witliński 4, Raczynski 2, Jankowski 0, Krajniewski 0
Wilki Morskie: Kikowski 19, Kowalenko 17, Releford 13, Harris 7, Flieger 6, Gregory 4, Mazur 4, Majcherek 3, Pytys 1