On Tuesday, Mistie Bass and Lyon started the Finals of the Challenge Round on the road in Game 1 at Nantes, losing the lead they had built in the second half late and falling 79-73. Mistie had 14 points and 8 rebounds in 25 minutes.
Here is the boxscore:
http://old.ffbb.com/_livestats/prod/pdf/lsg320613.pdf
On Wednesday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris Kaunas started the playoffs in Lithuania. As the fourth place team after the regular season, they hosted Game 1 of the quarterfinals against fifth place Pieno Zvaigzdes and won 83-73. Marty had 5 points in 26 minutes. Justin Dentmon had 26 points and 6 assists. In the loss, ex-LSU player Darrel Mitchell had 16 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id=2894715&season_id=87901#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb returned to domestic league play with only one competition to worry about for the rest of the season and forgot the disappointment of the last game with a 102-73 dismantling of Zagreb. Nolan was only needed for 14 minutes and had 8 points. Tomislav Zubcic had 13 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://stats.stilu.net/stats.php?gameid=1628&sez=prv
DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade had a big rivalry game against Partizan Belgrade as both teams were reeling from mildly surprising defeats in the Adriatic League semifinals. They started the game poorly, but came all the way back in the second half to win 75-72 and heap more misery on their foes. DeMarcus had 7 points and 8 assists in 34 minutes. Ivan Radenovic had 17 points. In the loss, ex-NBA player Sasha Pavlovic had 20 points and Joffrey Lauvergne, the 55th pick of the last draft by the Memphis Grizzlies before a draft day trade to the Denver Nuggets, had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.kls.rs/box.php?id=201
On Thursday, Mistie Bass and Lyon tried to keep their season going in Game 2 of the Challenge Round Finals at home, this time using their own fourth quarter comeback to beat Nantes 76-72. Mistie had 13 points and 7 rebounds in 29 minutes.
Here is the boxscore:
http://old.ffbb.com/_livestats/prod/pdf/lsg320713.pdf
David McClure and Siauliai started their quarterfinal series visiting third place Neptunas, the team that David started the season with, after their own sixth place finish. The team led for a large portion of the game before letting their opponents back in and losing 86-83, missing a great opportunity to flip the home court advantage after Game 1. David had a quiet game offensively as he played 16 minutes. Derek Needham had 20 points and 6 assists and Vytautas Sulskis had 13 points. In the win, ex-Old Dominion player Valdas Vasylius had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id=2894717&season_id=87901#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
On Friday, Nolan Smith and Cedevita continued to speed through domestic league games with an 87-79 win at Zadar. Nolan had 19 points and 7 rebounds in 32 minutes. Goran Suton had 12 points and 7 rebounds and Tomislav Zubcic had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Arizona player Mark Lyons had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://stats.stilu.net/stats.php?gameid=1629&sez=prv
On Saturday, Jess Foley and the Norwood Flames won another game, beating the Forestville Eagles 87-74. Jess had 16 points and 7 assists in 30 minutes. Amy Lewis had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=453137384&c=1-3656-0-289296-0&pool=1
Kathleen Scheer and the Hobart Chargers had a dominant win against the Knox Raiders, outscoring them 55-11 in the second half for a 95-44 win. Kathleen had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists in 32 minutes. Emma Langford had 19 points and Klara Wischer had 15 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=453107090&c=1-3363-0-284003-0&pool=1
Mistie Bass and Lyon ended their season with the final game of the Challenge Round against Nantes and they put on one final show for the fans in a 76-61 win. Mistie finished with 19 points and 8 rebounds in 34 minutes to complete another season of individual dominance in France.
Here is the boxscore:
http://old.ffbb.com/_livestats/prod/pdf/lsg320813.pdf
Here are Mistie's full season statistics:
http://www.basketlfb.com/clubs/joueuse.asp?ID=200000002838983&CLU_N_ID=29
Nick Horvath missed another game for the Manawatu Jets as they beat the Canterbury Rams in a wild 108-101 win. Paul Jones had 36 points, Jeremiah Trueman had 31 points, Arthur Trousdell had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Brandon Jenkins had 11 points and 6 assists. In the loss, Richie Edwards, who just finished playing at Arizona State this spring, had 40 points and ex-NAIA player Glen Dandridge had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=453192176&c=0-8336-0-298804-0&pool=-1
Marty Pocius and Zalgiris Kaunas had Game 2 of the quarterfinals, visiting Pieno Zvaigzdes and prevailing 80-74 to move on to the semifinals. Marty led all scorers with 16 points in 25 minutes. Justin Dentmon added 13 points. In the loss, Darrel Mitchell had 13 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id=2894727&season_id=87901#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade eased to a 109-68 win over Crnokosa after a close first quarter. DeMarcus had 2 points as he was only needed for 10 minutes. Charles Jenkins had 11 points and 6 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.kls.rs/box.php?id=204
On Sunday in Australia, while it was still late Saturday in the United States, Kathleen Scheer and the Hobart Chargers had a short turnaround to face the Sandringham Sabres, taking a lead into halftime, but being unable to keep up in the second half to lose 80-78. Kathleen led her team with 20 points and 8 rebounds as she played all but 33 seconds. Izzy Chilcott had 17 points and 6 rebounds and Emma Langford had 14 points. In the win, ex-Oregon player Micaela Cocks had 18 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=453184579&c=0-3363-0-284003-0&pool=2
Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb beat Jolly 91-66. Nolan had 15 points in 20 minutes. Goran Suton had 11 points and Tomislav Zubcic had 10 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Terry Smith had 15 points and 8 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://stats.stilu.net/stats.php?gameid=1636&sez=prv
On Thursday, it was the first leg of the EuroCup final in Spain. Valencia wanted as big of a series lead as possible before heading to Russia and looked like they would do that with a strong start against Unics Kazan, but let the visitors think that they still have a chance next week after a poor fourth quarter left the margin at 80-67. In the win, ex-Xavier player Justin Doellman had 28 points and 6 rebounds and Bojan Dubljevic, who was picked 59th by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the last draft, had 12 points. In the loss, Vladimir Veremeenko, the 48th pick of the Washington Wizards in 2006 before his rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls, had 17 points, ex-Notre Dame player Luke Harangody had 14 points, and ex-South Carolina player Chuck Eidson had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/games/results/showgame?gamecode=365&seasoncode=U2013#!boxscore