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Do or Die! After the successful start in the 3 × 3 International Supercup, the Austrians will start on the second match day in the KO system. Team Graz remained undefeated in the regular season and can therefore play for the trophy in the winners bracket.
In the semifinals, the home team met Russia. Both teams played an intense and fast game from the first minute. For Austria it was Matthias Linortner who proved to be particularly accurate in the early stages. The 23-year-old scored three threes in a row and kept Team Graz in great shape. In the end, these threesomes were the decisive factor. While Team Austria slowly cooled off after a hot start, the Russians showed themselves in the finish from a distance, pulled away and missed the Austrians their first defeat.
Fabricio Vay & Co. had to go to the small final and met Belgium there. This game was also fiercely contested. The game remained balanced over long periods. Neither team was able to develop any real advantages and so a strong finish had to be found and the Austrians delivered that. Team Austria moved away point by point and in the end secured third place in the 3 × 3 International Supercup with a Lanegger free throw.
Matthias Linortner: “As promised, we showed maximum commitment in the game for third place. I think we showed that we can do better than we did in the semi-finals. Third place is definitely a deserved reward for the hard training of the last few months and we are eager to keep it that way. “
Moritz Lanegger: “Unfortunately, we left a few simple seats in the semifinals. In the game for third place, we corrected these mistakes and are happy that we finished third. The tournament gave us exactly what we wanted. We now know where we are and what we need to improve before the tournament at the end of May. “
Stano Stelzhammer, Head Coach: “Despite the defeat in the semi-finals, it was perfect preparation for us in terms of the Olympic Qualifier. Of course we would have liked to have won the home tournament. The Russians were just better at the game and we ended up making a little mistake or two. In the game for third place, we decided to give everything again and wanted to get third place. The boys did a great job. ”
In the final, the Russians fought for control of the game very early on, continued to pull away and ultimately didn’t miss this final. On the other hand, the Dutch delivered a remarkable show of strength, due to injury they had to play three of the five games without a substitute. Strong performance. Congratulations to both teams.
Game results:
21 Germany
15 Latvia
21 Czech Republic
17 France
17 Austria
21 Russia
21 Netherlands
12 Belgium
11 Latvia
21 France
21 Germany
19 Czech Republic
21 Austria
15 Belgium
21 Russia
15 Netherlands
Placements:
1. Russia
2. Netherlands
3. Austria
4. Belgium
5. Germany
6. Czech Republic
7. France
8. Latvia
Swarco Raiders also convince against Dragonz in the B2L
The SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol continue to present themselves in top form and beat the BBC Nord Dragonz with 88:75 thanks to an almost perfect first quarter. Although the Burgenland fight bravely, especially in the second half, the Raiders are too strong. The Basket Flames have no chance in their home game against BBU Salzburg. Mainly due to a poor litter yield, the Viennese have to accept the next slap. The Salzburg team was able to convince defensively in the away win and started their journey home with a 71:47 victory in their luggage.
BBC Nord Dragonz vs. SWARCO RAIDERS Tirol
75:88 (13:28, 28:45, 54:67)
Saturday, 6 p.m. – Allsportzentrum Eisenstadt
Marko Kolaric, player Dragonz: “The game was very good, we played really well in the second half. Unfortunately, we allowed them too much in the first half and then didn’t have enough energy in the second half. Congratulations to Tyrol on the victory. ”
Lukas Knor, player Dragonz: “As in the previous games, we missed the start completely and allowed simple points. In the second half we were able to reduce the gap again and again, but in the end that was not enough. ”
Amir Medinov, Head Coach Tirol: “A good win against a very good team, we took our chance because the BBC were missing one or two players. We were in control of the game. Congratulations to my boys. “
Stefan Oberhauser, Captain Tyrol: “We implemented what we set out to do, started the game very well and with a high percentage rate – especially Rene Gradolnik – and were then able to downplay the game with relative routine.”
Best Scorer: Petar Cosic 17, Fuad Memcic 15, Sebastian Kunc 11 or Rene Grdadolnik 30, Oliver Vujakovic 17, John Gardiner 12.
Basket Flames vs. BBU Salzburg
47:71 (14:19, 22:39, 29:55)
Saturday, 4 p.m. – SPH Mollardgasse, Vienna
Christian Fabian, Head Coach Flames: “Congratulations to Salzburg, 47 points are not enough to win a basketball game. That’s why we lost today. “
Mario Gatto, Obmann Flames: “Gattolation to Salzburg. Our litter today was underground. We are no longer allowed to present ourselves at home like this. ”
Dusko Stojakovic, Obmann BBU: “Very strong performance from us, especially defensively in the first three quarters. Congratulations also to the Flames who fought and never gave up. But we clarified the last quarter to an end. ”
Adrian Mitchel, Spieler BBU: “We found our rhythm quickly, even though the Flames defended strongly. We knew the Flames were tough opponents. They beat us in Salzburg and push us every time. We played extremely well and I’m proud of the team. ”
Best Scorer: Philipp Germ 15, Julian Alper 7, David Wrumnig and Ben Seipt 6 each and Adrian Mitchell 19, Guillermo Sánchez Daza 16, Luka Milovac 10.
Presseinfo Basketball Austria/B2L
30.01.2021
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