Anwil Wloclawek lost to AZS Koszalin 64:75 in the second game of the bronze medal competition and it means the season is over. The Rottweilers need to settle for the fourth place while AZS have won their first medal in history.
Anwil Wloclawek lost to AZS Koszalin 64:75 in the second game of the bronze medal competition and it means the season is over. The Rottweilers need to settle for the fourth place while AZS have won their first medal in history.
Being aware of the fact that it can be the last game of the season, Anwil Wloclawek came out on the court extremely motivated. Such a determination and involvement made the guests take the first clear lead of ten, 19:9, before the first period's end.
When Marcus Ginyard played two plus one, the Rottweilers still controlled the situation (28:19), while Tony Weeden slapped AZS down with a transition triple (34:26) after they started to play better.
Unfortunately, the hosts were able to cut almost the whole Anwil's lead and they were only three points behind the opponent with the break (33:37).
Igor Milicic, a 37-year-old veteran (that had achieved a Polish championship with Anwil in 2003) who was playing his last career game, opened the second half with a triple. A minute later, he made another and passed to Darrell Harris with the lay-up and it was the tipping point. AZS took a 51:41 lead in the middle of the second quarter.
The guests were trying to upset AZS's applecart and send the competition to the third game in Wloclawek but their effort has turned out to be unproductive. AZS have already found their rhythm and increased the lead to fifteen (68:53) just three minutes to go. The fans had been already celebrating the first medal for the club in history in that moment.
Anwil have finally lost 64:75 and lost the bronze medal battle after two disappointing games, however the fourth place is still a progress in comparison with last two seasons (Anwil was eliminated on the quarterfinals stage). Nevertheless the semifinal series against PGE Turow definitely whetted everybody's appetite for finishing the season as the third team of the league but those two games have left everybody unsatisfied.
AZS Koszalin – Anwil Wloclawek 75:64 (12:19, 21:18, 21:9, 21:18)
AZS: Wisniewski 13, Harris 12, Milicic 11, Jones 10, Mielczarek 10, Woloszyn 9, Leonczyk 7, Henry 3, Bigus 0
Anwil: Szubarga 11, Ginyard 11, Hajric 10, Sokolowski 9, Weeden 7, Bartosz 7, Jovanovic 5, Eitutavicius 4, Boykin 0
Being aware of the fact that it can be the last game of the season, Anwil Wloclawek came out on the court extremely motivated. Such a determination and involvement made the guests take the first clear lead of ten, 19:9, before the first period's end.
When Marcus Ginyard played two plus one, the Rottweilers still controlled the situation (28:19), while Tony Weeden slapped AZS down with a transition triple (34:26) after they started to play better.
Unfortunately, the hosts were able to cut almost the whole Anwil's lead and they were only three points behind the opponent with the break (33:37).
Igor Milicic, a 37-year-old veteran (that had achieved a Polish championship with Anwil in 2003) who was playing his last career game, opened the second half with a triple. A minute later, he made another and passed to Darrell Harris with the lay-up and it was the tipping point. AZS took a 51:41 lead in the middle of the second quarter.
The guests were trying to upset AZS's applecart and send the competition to the third game in Wloclawek but their effort has turned out to be unproductive. AZS have already found their rhythm and increased the lead to fifteen (68:53) just three minutes to go. The fans had been already celebrating the first medal for the club in history in that moment.
Anwil have finally lost 64:75 and lost the bronze medal battle after two disappointing games, however the fourth place is still a progress in comparison with last two seasons (Anwil was eliminated on the quarterfinals stage). Nevertheless the semifinal series against PGE Turow definitely whetted everybody's appetite for finishing the season as the third team of the league but those two games have left everybody unsatisfied.
AZS Koszalin – Anwil Wloclawek 75:64 (12:19, 21:18, 21:9, 21:18)
AZS: Wisniewski 13, Harris 12, Milicic 11, Jones 10, Mielczarek 10, Woloszyn 9, Leonczyk 7, Henry 3, Bigus 0
Anwil: Szubarga 11, Ginyard 11, Hajric 10, Sokolowski 9, Weeden 7, Bartosz 7, Jovanovic 5, Eitutavicius 4, Boykin 0