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05 Nov 2009 08:36
Florida’s Boynton makes his point earlyPreseason power rankings: Small forwardsPreseason power rankings: Power forwardsPreseason All-America teamPreviews for all 31 men's Division I basketball conferencesRed-hot rivalry ready to burn across the Kentucky bluegrassLouisville cruises past Bellarmine 88-65UConn players miss exhibition for eligibility issueHopson leads No. 10 Tennessee to exhibition winThomas' Florida International debut ends in exhibition lossAir Jordans cost Central Florida future deal with Adidas EUROLEAGUERomain Sato scores 33 in Siena’s come from behind win Montepaschi Siena needed one of the biggest comebacks in recent Euroleague history to beat Asvel Basket 65-82 in Lyon, France on Wednesday night. Montepaschi rallied from an early 21-point deficit to stay undefeated atop the Group A standings. Meanwhile, Asvel dropped to 0-3 and needs to start winning right away to rejoin the Top 16 race. Romain Sato paced the winners with 33 points - 23 of them in the second half - and 6 rebounds. Henry Domercant added 14 points while Terrell McIntyre dished 10 assists for Montepaschi. Bobby Dixon had 20 points for Asvel while Ali Traore added 11. Dixon and Mindaugas Lukauskis took over in an early 14-0 run that gave Asvel a 16-2 margin. A layup by Traore soon made it a 21-point game, 29-8, late in the first quarter. Montepaschi dramatically improved its defense in the second quarter, allowing just 3 points in the next 10 minutes. In fact, Montepaschi tied a Euroleague record for least points allowed in a quarter by a visiting team - Le Mans also limited Efes Pilsen to 3 points in a 53-64 home win on November 9, 2006. McIntyre, David Hawkins and Sato brought the guests back to life. A buzzer-beating triple by McIntyre got Siena within 32-31 at halftime. An outstanding Sato allowed Montepaschi to get a safe 48-59 margin after 30 minutes. Asvel managed to get within 60-62 but Shaun Stonerook and Sato shined in crunch time to win it for the guests.Fenerbahce needed a 16-0 explosion to secure win over Cibona After following its young big men most of the night, Fenerbahce Ulker turned to backcourt veterans to seal its second win of the new Euroleague season, 67-62 over visiting Cibona Zagreb on Wednesday. Fenerbahce now stands 2-1 in the middle of Group A, while Cibona's record dropped heavily to 0-3. Fenerbahce needed a 16-0 explosion in the second quarter just to get back into a game that swung back and forth until Omer Onan put the hosts ahead for good late in the third quarter and Damir Mrsic made sure of it down the stretch. Big man Oguz Savas ruled the inside to the tune of 14 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks for Fenerbahce. Onan scored 6 of his 11 points in a row to execute the last lead change, while Mrsic had 9 points on 3 triples that came when the hosts needed them most. Lynn Greer added 9 points for the winners, while Omer Asik had 8 and 3 blocks. Cibona fought back several times thanks to 15 points from Jamont Gordon, 14 from Antonio Graves and 10 each from Marin Rozic and teenage big man Leon Radosevic. Their efforts couldn't overcome disadvantages of 40-27 in rebounds and 6-1 in blocked shots, however.Linas Kleiza led Olympiacos with 20 points Olympiacos bounced back from its initial loss in the 2009-10 Euroleague regular season and improved to 2-1 by downing previously undefeated Lietuvos Rytas 97-73 at home on Wednesday night. Both teams tie for second place in Group A, each with a 2-1 record and right behind undefeated leader Unicaja, that hosts Efes Pilsen tomorrow. Linas Kleiza led the winners with 20 points. Josh Childress added 18 on 6-of-6 two-pointers while Milos Teodosic had 12 for Olympiacos. Milko BJelica led L. Rytas with 16 points. Arturas Jomantas added 15 while Steponas Babrauskas had 12 for the guests. Childress had 10 points in the first quarter while Teodosic beat the buzzer with a wild three-pointer to give Olympiacos a double-digit lead, 25-14, after 10 minutes. Olympiacos kept playing hard at both ends, taking advantage of its outstanding athleticism, while Kleiza had 12 points in the second period to break the game open, 52-31, at halftime. L. Rytas managed to get within 56-44 midway through the third quarter but Theo Papaloukas, Nikola Vujcic and Childress fueled a 17-2 run that sealed the outcome late in the third quarter.Kennedy Winston stepped up big in Roma;s win Lottomatica led early and then held off a tough Maroussi BC down the stretch to get a hard-earned 71-83 win in Group C on Wednesday. On the strength of the road victory, Lottomatica remained the only undefeated team in the group with a prefect 3-0 record while Maroussi dropped to 1-2. Kennedy Winston stepped up big, with both Luca Vitali and Luigi Datome injured, to lead Lottomatica with 16 points. Point guard Ibby Jaaber scored 14 points and dished out 7 assists, Andre Hutson chipped in with 13 points and Angelo Gigli tallied 10. Jamon Lucas paced Maroussi with 15 points to go with 4 steals. Billy Keys robbed 4 balls of his own while notching 11 points. Big men Kostas Kaimakoglou and Jared Homan added 13 and 11 points, respectively, in the losing effort. Lottomatica opened up a 12-point lead in the second quarter, and even though Maroussi was able to get to within 3 points on various occasions, Roma always stepped up to defend its advantage and held on to win.Paulius Jankunas matched his career high with 23 points BC Khimki fended off a tough challenge from EWE Baskets Oldenburg for a 77-72 home win to remain perfect at home in Group D. Paulius Jankunas matched his career high with 23 points and the hosts won a free-throw shooting contest in the closing minute to improve to 2-1. Next Khimki heads to Italy to face Armani Jeans Milano. Meanwhile Oldenburg lost its second straight game after leading in the fourth quarter to fall to 1-2 and it won’t get much easier with Real Madrid coming to town next week. It was all Khimki early as it opened the game on a 15-3 tear and led by as much as 17 before Marko Scekic led the visitors on a 0-14 charge to get back and take a 36-42 lead at halftime. Khimki battled back and seemed on the verge of pulling away when it took a 55-49 lead late in the third only for Je’Kel Foster to scored the game’s next 10 points before Josh Carter made it 55-62. But mounting foul trouble saw Oldenburg lose two players and Keith Langford and Paulius Jankunas led the hosts back again. This time tough defense and great free throw shooting made the difference and sent Khimki to the win. Vitaly Fridzon and Robertas Javtokas added 12 points apiece and Kelly McCarty scored 11 for the winners. Foster paced Oldenburg with 17 points and 6 assists, Milan Majstorovic scored 14, Carter 13 and Scekic had 10 in defeat.David Logan scored a season-high 23 points Asseco Prokom Gdynia defended its home court 88-83 against Armani Jeans Milano and in the process registered its first win of the season. David Logan scored a season-high 23 points and Pape Sow registered his first career double-double to lead the Polish champs, who are now 1-2 in Group D and host Euroleague champion Panathinaikos next week. Milano fell to 1-2 and hosts BC Khimki next week. The visitors led by 9 points after 10 minutes thanks their suffocating defense, but Prokom found its offense in the second quarter and turned the game around fueled by Logan’s 17 first-half points. Jan-Hendrick Jagla came off the bench to score 16. Sow added 15 and 10 rebounds in an inspired effort against his old team from last season, and Daniel Ewing chipped in 12 for the winners. Milano was led by Morris Finley’s 25 points. Marius Petravicius scored 20 while Alex Acker and Jonas Maciulis added 18 and 11 points, respectively. Prokom out-rebounded Milano 43-29, including 14 offensive boards, in a very physical game that counted 70 free throws between the two teams.Dominican player suspended after attacking refereeObras leads Argentinean National LeagueFlamengo, Universo, Minas and Joinville start with wins in BrazilTeam sports discuss impact of swine fluKano Pillars emerge Nigerian league championsAs a retooled Maccabi hosts CSKA, one big man feels left outCorey Williams: From NYC to NBLD-Team won championship in Guatemala In 1988 the Palace of Auburn Hills opens, new home of the Detroit Pistons. The Bradley Center opens, new home of the Milwaukee Bucks. In 1993 the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets, 110-88, to begin their 15-game start-of-season winning streak, tying the 1948 Washington Capitols for the best start in NBA history. 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