The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked BC Vienna (16-5) on the court of seventh ranked Gussing Knights on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Gussing Knights 83-79. The game without a history. Gussing Knights led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a great evening for American forward Marcus Heard (201-84, college: De Paul) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds. International forward Sebastian Koch (202-88) helped adding 18 points. Gussing Knights' coach Radomir Mijanovic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. British power forward Ryan Richards (212-91, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds. Gussing Knights (12-9) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Oberwart. BC Vienna at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Gussing Knights is looking forward to face higher ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (#4) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BC Vienna will play against Redwell Gunners Oberwart and is hoping to win this game. Important game to mention about took place in Oberwart. Sixth ranked Redwell Gunners Oberwart (12-9) saved a 3-point victory at home edging second-ranked Gmunden Swans (15-6) 71-68 on Thursday evening. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) who led the winners and scored 26 points and 9 rebounds. Darnell Hinson accounted for 23 points. American forward Dan Oppland (203-84, college: Valparaiso, agency: SportsTalent) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds for Gmunden Swans in the defeat. Redwell Gunners Oberwart have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Gussing. Gmunden Swans at the other side keep the second position with six games lost. They share it with Klosterneub. and Kapfenberg. Redwell Gunners Oberwart will play against league's leader BC Vienna in Wien in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gmunden Swans will play at home against Xion Dukes in Klosterneuburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (15-6) against fourth ranked Xion Dukes (15-6) on Monday night. Visiting Kapfenberg Bulls were defeated by Xion Dukes in Klosterneuburg 84-72. The best player for the winners was Damir Zeleznik who scored 12 points and 4 assists. Xion Dukes' coach Werner Sallomon allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Mark Sanchez produced 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. The victory was the third consecutive win for Xion Dukes. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Gmunden and Kapfenberg. Xion Dukes will meet league's second-placed Gmunden Swans in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kapfenberg Bulls will play against Gussing Knights and hope to secure a win. 11th ranked Arkadia Lions (1-20) were outscored at home by eighth ranked UBSC Graz (8-13) with the biggest margin this round 88-72. Michael Anthony Dale orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 4 assists. UBSC Graz maintains eighth place with 8-13 record. Arkadia Lions lost their tenth game in a row. They stay dead last with 20 lost games. UBSC Graz's next round opponent will be St.Polten (#10) at home. Arkadia Lions will play against Raiffeisen Wels.
In the last game of round 23 Furstenfeld won against St.Polten on the opponent's court 95-88. The most impressive stats of the last round was 40 points (!!!) and 4 assists by Samo Grum of Furstenfeld.
Important game to mention about took place in Oberwart. Sixth ranked Redwell Gunners Oberwart (12-9) saved a 3-point victory at home edging second-ranked Gmunden Swans (15-6) 71-68 on Thursday evening. Gmunden Swans were ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 18-11 charge of Redwell Gunners Oberwart, which allowed them to win the game. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Gmunden Swans were plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) who led the winners and scored 26 points and 9 rebounds. American-Puerto Rican point guard Darnell Hinson (186-80, college: Northeastern St.) accounted for 23 points for the winning side. American forward Dan Oppland (203-84, college: Valparaiso, agency: SportsTalent) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and the former international power forward Matthias Mayer (204-81) added 16 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Gmunden Swans in the defeat. Redwell Gunners Oberwart have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Gussing. Gmunden Swans at the other side keep the second position with six games lost. They share it with Klosterneub. and Kapfenberg. Redwell Gunners Oberwart will play against league's leader BC Vienna in Wien in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gmunden Swans will play at home against Xion Dukes in Klosterneuburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Gmunden: D.Oppland 20+10reb, M.Mayer 16+9reb+2ast, J.Brown 15+5reb+4ast, R.Poiger 7+3reb, C.Novas 4+2reb, P.Huetter 2+1reb Oberwart: S.Boxley 26+9reb+2ast, D.Hinson 23+3reb+3ast, H.Ochsenhofer 10+4reb+1ast, J.Johnson 4+8reb, D.Jandl 3+2reb, L.Linzer 3+2reb+1ast
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (15-6) against fourth ranked Xion Dukes (15-6) on Monday night. Visiting Kapfenberg Bulls were defeated by Xion Dukes in Klosterneuburg 84-72. The game was mostly controlled by Xion Dukes. Kapfenberg Bulls managed to win third quarter 19-10. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Xion Dukes forced 20 Kapfenberg Bulls turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Bosnian-Slovenian guard Damir Zeleznik (185-80) who scored 12 points and 4 assists. The former international guard Kevin Payton (196-86, college: Minnesota) chipped in 9 points and 6 assists. Xion Dukes' coach Werner Sallomon allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American-Mexican forward Mark Sanchez (201-87, college: Boise St., agency: Court Side) produced 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Deteri Mayes (189-74, college: Murray St., agency: Court Side) added 17 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Four Kapfenberg Bulls players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Xion Dukes. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Gmunden and Kapfenberg. Xion Dukes will meet league's second-placed Gmunden Swans in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kapfenberg Bulls will play against Gussing Knights and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Kapfenberg: M.Sanchez 23+8reb+4ast, D.Mayes 17+3reb+4ast, Q.Pryor 13+4reb+3ast, D.Nelson 11+6reb+1ast, J.Dean Shaw 6+3reb+3ast, F.Kramer 2+1reb Klosterneub.: D.Zeleznik 12+3reb+4ast, R.Suljanovic 11+5reb, J.Chappell 10+7reb, M.Rachar 10+2reb+2ast, K.Payton 9+4reb+6ast, C.Nagler 9+1reb+6ast
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked St.Polten's (3-18) home loss to ninth ranked Furstenfeld Panthers (7-14) 88-95. The guests were already 12 points ahead after 3 quarters before a 25-20 St.Polten's run in the last quarter cut the lead to 95-88 at the end of the game. Strangely St.Polten outrebounded Furstenfeld Panthers 37-22 including 23 on the defensive glass. Slovenian swingman Samo Grum (193-79) orchestrated the victory by scoring 40 points (!!!) and 4 assists. American swingman Cor-J Cox (195-90, college: Miss.Valley St.) contributed with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Cox is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The former international forward Martin Speiser (202-83) answered with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds and the former international center Martin Kohlmaier (218-84) added 16 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for St.Polten. Four St.Polten players scored in double figures. Furstenfeld Panthers maintains ninth place with 7-14 record. St.Polten lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 18 games lost. Furstenfeld Panthers will have a break next round. St.Polten will play on the road against UBSC Graz (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: St.Polten: M.Speiser 33+12reb+1ast, M.Kohlmaier 16+7reb, M.Kovacevic 14+2reb+2ast, T.Csebits 11+1reb+2ast, A.Worenz 9+6reb+3ast, I.Bozic 4+2reb Furstenfeld: S.Grum 40+1reb+4ast, C.Cox 21+6reb+4ast, T.Sally 11+7reb, L.O'Neal 9+1reb, B.Cresnar 8+4reb+3ast, S.Leitgeb 6+2ast
11th ranked Arkadia Lions (1-20) were outscored at home by eighth ranked UBSC Graz (8-13) with the biggest margin this round 88-72. It looked good early as Arkadia Lions took an 2-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then UBSC Graz had a 25-20 second period charge getting the lead and Arkadia Lions were not able to take back game control losing it eventually 72-88. UBSC Graz shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. American swingman Michael Anthony Dale (197-84, college: S.Illinois) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 4 assists. Croatian power forward Milan Stegnjaic (204-81) contributed with 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Dale is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Five UBSC Graz players scored in double figures. Italian-Argentinian forward Fabricio Vay (206-86, agency: Interperformances) answered with 27 points and 5 assists and Argentinian-Italian center Matias Bortolin (205-93, agency: Interperformances) added 19 points and 4 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) in the effort for Arkadia Lions. UBSC Graz maintains eighth place with 8-13 record. Arkadia Lions lost their tenth game in a row. They stay dead last with 20 lost games. UBSC Graz's next round opponent will be St.Polten (#10) at home. Arkadia Lions will play against Raiffeisen Wels. Top scorers: Arkadia: F.Vay 27+4reb+5ast, M.Bortolin 19+4reb+4ast, R.Spasojevic 12+10reb+1ast, T.Stadelmann 7+6reb+6ast, B.Guettl 3+1ast, F.Duck 2+3reb UBSC Graz: M.Dale 24+4reb+4ast, M.Stegnjaic 15+6reb+3ast, E.Gilchrese 14+3reb, C.Knor 14+6reb, S.Schaal 10+1reb+3ast, R.Lanegger 6+2reb
The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked BC Vienna (16-5) on the court of seventh ranked Gussing Knights on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Gussing Knights 83-79. The game without a history. Gussing Knights led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a great evening for American forward Marcus Heard (201-84, college: De Paul) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds. International forward Sebastian Koch (202-88) helped adding 18 points. Heard is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Gussing Knights' coach Radomir Mijanovic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. British power forward Ryan Richards (212-91, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and American power forward Maurice Pearson (206-89, college: Georgetown, KY) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Gussing Knights (12-9) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Oberwart. BC Vienna at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Gussing Knights is looking forward to face higher ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (#4) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BC Vienna will play against Redwell Gunners Oberwart and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: BC Vienna: R.Richards 33+10reb+1ast, M.Pearson 12+5reb, B.Danek 11+1reb+1ast, S.Stazic 9+2reb+1ast, I.Boylan 5+1reb+2ast, S.Ray 5+3reb+1ast Gussing: S.Koch 18+3reb+1ast, E.Kadic 17+1reb+2ast, M.Heard 14+8reb+2ast, M.Jandrasits 9, T.Klepeisz 7+7reb+7ast, M.Klepeisz 6+2reb
A Bundesliga Round 1 of Finals. BC Vienna take first win - May 16, 2013
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BC Vienna - Oberwart 75-66
BC Vienna rolled past Oberwart in the opening game of the championship series. American swingman Ian Boylan (197-83, college: CS Northridge) fired 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. His fellow American import swingman Shawn Ray (194-80, college: N.C.Central) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St [read more]
BC Vienna rolled past Oberwart in the opening game of the championship series. American swingman Ian Boylan (197-83, college: CS Northridge) fired 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. His fellow American import swingman Shawn Ray (194-80, college: N.C.Central) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) produced 18 points and 6 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican guard Richard Chaney (196-84, college: Troy) added 12 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: BC Vienna: S.Ray 15+7reb, R.Richards 14+4reb, M.Pearson 13+5reb, I.Boylan 11+5reb+8ast, B.Danek 8, S.Stazic 6+2reb+2ast Oberwart: S.Boxley 18+6reb+2ast, D.Gant 12+3reb, R.Chaney 12+9reb+3ast, D.Hinson 11+4reb+3ast, J.Johnson 6+5reb, H.Ochsenhofer 4+2reb+1ast
A Bundesliga Round 5 of Semi-Finals. BC Vienna and Oberwart to clash for title - May 12, 2013
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BC Vienna - Kapfenberg 79-68
BC Vienna advanced into A Bundesliga Final after holding off Kapfenberg at home court. Kapfenberg Bulls were ahead by 2 points after three quarters before a 27-14 charge of BC Vienna, which allowed them to win the game. They made 23-of-30 charity shots (76.7 percent) during the game. Kapfenberg Bulls were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch [read more]
BC Vienna advanced into A Bundesliga Final after holding off Kapfenberg at home court. Kapfenberg Bulls were ahead by 2 points after three quarters before a 27-14 charge of BC Vienna, which allowed them to win the game. They made 23-of-30 charity shots (76.7 percent) during the game. Kapfenberg Bulls were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. British power forward Ryan Richards (212-91, agency: Interperformances) orchestrated the victory by scoring 31 points and 9 rebounds. The former international point guard Benedikt Danek (176-86) contributed with 14 points and 7 assists for the winners. Four BC Vienna players scored in double figures. American swingman Quentin Pryor (193-83, college: Morehead St., agency: Court Side) answered with 20 points and 6 rebounds and American-Mexican forward Mark Sanchez (201-87, college: Boise St., agency: Court Side) added 16 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Kapfenberg Bulls. Top scorers: BC Vienna: R.Richards 31+9reb+2ast, B.Danek 14+1reb+7ast, S.Ray 12+8reb+1ast, S.Stazic 10+4reb+2ast, F.Trmal 8+4reb, I.Boylan 4+7reb+4ast Kapfenberg: Q.Pryor 20+6reb+1ast, M.Sanchez 16+6reb, J.Dean Shaw 13+3reb, G.Woods 7+4reb+2ast, D.Nelson 6+4reb+1ast, H.Opoku 4+4reb
Oberwart snatched a tough road win over Klosterneuburg to advance into Final. The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 18-12 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Redwell Gunners Oberwart forced 20 Xion Dukes turnovers. The best player for the winners was American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) who scored 20 points. American-Puerto Rican guard Richard Chaney (196-84, college: Troy) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Bosnian power forward Ramiz Suljanovic (205-79) produced 16 points and 5 rebounds and American swingman Curtis Bobb (198-78, college: Utah St.) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Xion Dukes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Oberwart: S.Boxley 20+4reb+2ast, R.Chaney 14+7reb+2ast, J.Johnson 13+8reb, D.Hinson 9+1reb+1ast, D.Gant 4+3reb, H.Artner 3 Klosterneub.: R.Suljanovic 16+5reb+1ast, C.Bobb 11+6reb, M.Lanegger 10+1reb+2ast, C.Nagler 8+5reb+3ast, D.Zeleznik 7+2reb+2ast, K.Payton 6+1reb
A Bundesliga Round 4 of Semi-Finals. BC Vienna and Oberwart force deciders - May 9, 2013
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Kapfenberg - BC Vienna 68-85
BC Vienna overcame Kapfenberg to avoid elimination. The teams will now play decider on Sunday. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 10-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 85-68. 25 personal fouls committed by Kapfenberg Bulls helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Swingman Florian Trmal (193-89) fired 26 points for the winners [read more]
BC Vienna overcame Kapfenberg to avoid elimination. The teams will now play decider on Sunday. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 10-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 85-68. 25 personal fouls committed by Kapfenberg Bulls helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Swingman Florian Trmal (193-89) fired 26 points for the winners. British power forward Ryan Richards (212-91, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 22 points. American forward Joe Dean Shaw (199-87, college: Nevada) produced 25 points and 5 rebounds and American-Mexican forward Mark Sanchez (201-87, college: Boise St., agency: Court Side) added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Kapfenberg Bulls' coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: BC Vienna: F.Trmal 26+4reb, R.Richards 22+3reb+2ast, S.Ray 14+4reb+1ast, I.Boylan 8+9reb+8ast, S.Stazic 7+4reb+6ast, B.Danek 4+2ast Kapfenberg: J.Dean Shaw 25+5reb+1ast, M.Sanchez 11+6reb+4ast, A.Woschank 8+1reb+1ast, D.Nelson 7+3reb+3ast, Q.Pryor 7+8reb+3ast, H.Opoku 4
Oberwart held off Klosterneuburg to force the decisive fifth game in the series. It looked good early as Xion Dukes took an 1-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Redwell Gunners Oberwart had a 19-9 second period charge getting the lead and Xion Dukes were not able to take back game control losing it eventually 54-60. Redwell Gunners Oberwart made 16-of-18 charity shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Xion Dukes turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Seamus Boxley (201-82, college: Portland St.) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds. American-Puerto Rican guard Richard Chaney (196-84, college: Troy) contributed with 7 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Bosnian power forward Ramiz Suljanovic (205-79) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds and international point guard Moritz Lanegger (190-90, agency: Two Points) added 9 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Xion Dukes. Xion Dukes' coach tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Oberwart: S.Boxley 19+7reb+1ast, D.Hinson 10+1reb+2ast, H.Ochsenhofer 8+2reb+2ast, R.Chaney 7+8reb+2ast, H.Artner 7, D.Gant 5+3reb Klosterneub.: J.Chappell 12+5reb+1ast, R.Suljanovic 11+11reb, K.Payton 10+2reb, M.Lanegger 9+7reb+2ast, C.Bobb 5+2reb, C.Nagler 4+2reb+4ast
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