Patrioti Levice – BK JIP Pardubice 101:71 (24:23, 25:12, 33:16, 19:20)
Referees: Salomon, Trmal, Jager (all Austria
Audience: 250
Venue: Športová hala Levice
Scorers – Patrioti: Abrhám 21, Juríček 17, Lacy 16, Bojanovský 13, McCallum 10, Krajčovič 8, Freeman 6, Bachan 4, Adámik, Špaňo and Volárik each 2, Chaban 0
Scorers – Pardubice: Walton 21, Vyoral 11, Šafarčík 10, Pekárek 9, Švrdlík 7, Svoboda 6, Burda 3, Janů and Svojanovský each 2, Kalný and Tkadlec 0
The first minutes were all about defense. Pardubice started better, many of the points scored Walton. But Levice responded with Lacy and Abrham, so the lead was on the home side, after the first quarter, it was 24:23. The second period was crucial for the final result of the match. Patrioti suddenly got to the higher level of the game, with a 17:3 run they managed to get a double-digit lead.
Pardubice didn’t have a response to that, the first half was closed by Abrhám´s buzzer beater. His 3-pointer gave Levice a 49:35 lead.
Nothing changed after the break, Pardubice was trying to do something, but Levice didn’t allow anything. They changed the match to their exhibition, a 15:0 run giving them an 81:51 lead after 30 minutes. Last quarter was a chance for the players from the bench. Levice closed their perfect evening by getting over the 100 point mark.
Post-game quotes:
Michal Madzin, coach of Patrioti: „More than win, I’m happy for the style and performance, we came to this win. I have to say, that it was a pleasure to see the energy from each player in this match. We fulfilled everything we wanted to. Great team energy on the both sides of the court. That’s the thing, that I’m happy for the most. I think, we fully deserved this win.”
David Abrhám, player of Patrioti: „We are very happy for this result. We knew, it wouldn’t be an easy match, Pardubice is a strong opponent. I think, we were prepared well, from the first minute we gave them nothing on the court. Almost everything, what we reached for, went in. We did a good job in defense, managed to control the rebounding and made many shots from outside. In this case, I’m rating this positively.”
Dino Repeša, coach of Pardubice: „Congratulations to the home team to win. We gave some players, who doesn’t play Czech league, a chance. They had it, but they didn’t do a good job. Our goal in Alpe Adria Cup was to play with young players, but we cannot continue like that. Our energy was very bad, also the concentration from the beginning.”
Kamil Švrdlík, player of Pardubice: „Obviously, for us it is a bad result. We didn’t have a good approach to the match. We thought, we could give minutes between more players, but that worked out only in the beginning. Levice felt good, they played well and were giving the shots. We helped with some of our stupid decisions. I was disappointed, because in the end it looked like we gave up. In the break we talked about that, we don’t want to lose by big here, but didn’t take it well.”
