(11.15.2011 -FC Bayern Guard Je'Kel Foster drives against Treviso of Italy - Eurocup Round One - Munich, Germany)
(Eurocup Week One Results)
- Je'Kel Foster: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (Eurocup Debut) !
- Dallas Lauderdale: 8 rebounds, 6 points, 1 block, 1 steal (17 minutes) !
Eurocup- Both PGE Turow & Bayern Munich entered the 2011/2012 Eurocup Regular Season looking to rebound after tough road overtime defeats on November 12. Turow, the squad of Zgorzelec Poland, had its undefeated 9-0 winning streak snapped at Trefl Sopot in overtime at Ergo Arena 86-83. They departed from Poland shortly thereafter en route to the remote Moraca Sports Center in Podgorica, Montenegro for the November 15 Eurocup opener versus KK Buducnost. Turow & Buducnost mirror each other in that both clubs display quality team-defense with a more deliberate, half-court style of attack/offense.
Turow competed well with the reigning Montenegrin League Champions for a solid half. They found a bit of a rhythm in the second quarter by scoring 19 points after a slow 7 point 1st period. The Polish squad found themselves down by just two points (28-26) at halftime against a great team on the road. A big Eurocup opening win was still attainable at that point, but Buducnost was just too strong defensively in the second half. Turow scored just 24 total points in the second half to Buducnost's 47 and were also held to another 7 point quarter in the 4th period (Final score - 75-50). One bright spot for Turow was Ohio State Rookie Dallas Lauderdale who came in and made an impact in his Eurocup competition debut. in 17 minutes of action, Dallas collected a season high 8 rebounds & six points with a steal and block!
Quote from Eurocupbasketball.com
"Dallas Lauderdale tried to ignite the guests' comeback early in the fourth quarter but Marko Popovic and Dubljevic soon allowed Buducnost to seal the outcome, 63-45, midway through the fourth quarter." (Game report)
PGE Turow rounds out the month of November with four more games, Energa Czarni(11.19.2011 - Polish League), Dexia Mons (11.22.2011 - Eurocup), at Polpharma (11.26.2011 - Polish League), Alba Berlin (11.29.2011 - Eurocup).
Munich v. Treviso - Despite 31 points from Buckeye guard Je'Kel Foster, Bayern Munich could not overcome a hot shooting Artland team in the 86-83 OT loss on November 12. Munich had to put that game in the past rather quickly with a formidable Benetton Treviso team coming in from Itay for Eurocup round one on November 15. This game featured several familiar names in the world of basketball. Treviso had Celtics draft pick, rookie E'Twaun Moore from Purdue, Brian Scalabrine who has been playing in Italy during the NBA lockout, and Jeff Adrien who has experience in Italy & the NBA. Munich featured Je'Kel Foster (pictured left: shooting against fellow Big Ten Conference player E'Twaun Moore), Chevon Troutman, Jonathan Wallace of Georgetown and German Jan Jagla.
The matchup with Treviso was an equally tough challenge for Munich as Turow's game with Buducnost. However, one plus in Munich's favor was that they were able to have their opener at home which allowed them to feed off a great Audi-Dome crowd that was hungry for the club's first ever Eurocup victory. Bayern seized the opportunity and played one of their best team games of the season vs Treviso. Four guys scored in double figures led by guard Je'Kel Foster's 14 points with 3 assists, 2 rebounds and a steal! After a back and fourth 1st quarter, Bayern led the rest of the way, ultimately capturing their first win the Eurocup competition 72-62 (Game Report).
Munich's remaining schedule in November is very tough: Fraport (11.20 - German League), at Cedevita in Croatia (11.22 - Eurocup), Alba Berlin (11.26 - German League), at Spartak in Russia (11.29 - Eurocup)
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