UBSC RAIFFEISEN GRAZ : BK Armex Decin 74:94 (15:25, 41:57, 55:79)
Referees Hiermann, Khadkodai, Ivankovic (all A).
Audience: 300.
Venue:Raiffeisen Sportpark (Graz, A).
UBSC: Beard 21, Car 9, Matic 14, Poscic 10, Sepa 9, Rascic 3, Maresch 2, Renner, Tomazic, Mc Caw, Yovitsoski, Brcina.
Decin: Pomikalek 21 , Grunt 15, Autrey 12, Carlson and Siska 10, Festr 9, Skalicka 5, Mach and Jezek 4, Kroutil and Zikla 2, Bobek.
BK Armex Decin started in Graz in the new Raiffeisen Sportpark Arena with a 2:0 lead, until the 2 minute UBSC Raiffeisen Graz could hold a 4:4, but a slow and bad defense and a strong Decin team with the player Grunt, he made all first 13 points for his team brought a 13:4 after 4 minutes. Graz could reduce to 9:13, but BK Armex Decin finished the first quarter with a 25:15 lead.
A very good performance from the 3 point line from the Czech team in the second quarter, 6 from 8 75% was the reason for a clear 41:57. In the 26 minute of the game Decin had a 46:69 lead, with a better defense, Graz came closer (74:85) 37. Minute, but a 0:9 run, made mostly on the free throw line by Decin. The game ended with a 74:94 win for BK Armex Decin in Graz.
In this evening the Graz team played only in some parts of the game a good defense, Decin passed the ball very fast, and played very good on the open man for easy points, they missed nearly no open 3 points shots,(63%/43%). Decin was better in rebounds (32:24), free throws(78%:69%) Graz had less turnover 17/21
For Graz Beard made 21 points and had 7 steals, Matic scored 14 points and had 5 rebounds, Poscic 10 points and 6 rebounds.
For the Decin team Carlson made 10 points and had 9 rebounds, Siska supported his team with 10 points and 9 assists also Autrey with 12 points and 8 assists
Ervin Dragsic, coach Graz: „We played a bad defense, but then we showed sometimes a good performance against a very good team.”
Matija Poscic, player Graz: „We where too slow on our legs, and passed the ball also in slow motion.
Tomas Grepl , head coach Decin: „We had a very good shooting performance, it was not easy, Graz has quality, we are happy that we won.”