1st victory for Helios!

Ljubljana – Union Olimpija basketball, before a national audience in Stožice celebrated the third victory in the European Cup. On the 7th round match defeated the French Nanterre with 78:65 (15:28, 35:37, 58:52) and thus to preserve their chances of progression to the second part of the competition.

Best of individuals with Union Olimpija were Miha Lapornik 16 and Sava Lesic with 15 points.

Green-White played weakened, they were the first organizers, who play Zach Wright and captain Sasha Zagorc, but still showed a better face than in the last ten matches, which were in the European Cup and the league ABA losing nine. Again they started very badly and had at the beginning of the second quarter already 16 points behind. But followed by a complete reversal, with a much more robust defense of Olimpija won the second quarter with a 20: 9th By the end of the match and the result of 15:31 is’ll leave all the 37 points, while it has achieved the 63rd

Ljubljana recorded the victory in the fight with a direct rival for inclusion in the sequel, the fact that it was defeated by the same difference as they lost in France, but they are there to achieve more points. In the case of the same number of points at the end of the first part are ahead of the French.

By the end of the regular work of the three matches. Two of these will be playing away, the next 2 December in Bonn.

European Cup, 7 wheel:

Union Olimpija: Nanterre 78:65 (15:28, 35:37, 58:52)

Arena Stozice, spectators 1100 judges Ozols (Lat) Putenko (Rus) and Van den Broeck (Bel). Union Olimpija: Rupnik 2, Hrovat 6 Čančar, Lesic 15 (5: 7), Vuchetich 7 (1: 2) – first Peterka; Mesichek 6 (4: 4), Nikolic 6 (2: 4), M. Lapornik 16 (6: 8), Mahkovic 11 (2: 2), winey 9 (1: 1); Sajevic and S. Zagorac did not play;

Nanterre: Nzeulie 11, Robinson, Mitchell 1 (1: 2), Greene 8 (2: 2), Jaiteh 17 (3: 6), – the first Peterka; INVERNIZZI, Riley 24 (4: 4), Raposo, Campbell 4; Racine did not play.

Met two: Olimpija 24:39 (61%) – Lesic 5: 8, winey 4: 7, Vucetic and Mahkovic of 3: 3, Horvat 3: 5, Nikolic, 2: 3, M. Lapornik 2: 4, Mesiček 1: 2, Rupnik 1: 4; Nanterre 20:35 (57%) – Jaiteh and Riley, 7: 8, Nzeulie 4: 6, Campbell 2: 4, Raposo 0: 1, Mitchell and Greene at 0: 2, Robinson 0: 4;

three: Olimpija 3:15 (20%) – M. Lapornik 2: 4, Mahkovic 1: 3, Nikolic, Lesic, winey and Čančar at 0: 1, Rupnik and Mesiček at 0: 2; Nanterre 5:24 (20%) – Greene 2: 5, Riley 2: 7, Nzeulie 1: 4, Mitchell and Robinson at 0: 2, Campbell 0: 3;

Jumping: Union Olimpija 42 (30 + 12) – M. Lapornik 7, Hrovat, Nikolić and Vucetic 5, Akis 4; Nanterre 23 (16 + 7) – Riley 10, Robinson 3, Jaiteh, Raposo and Greene at second