By John Rammas/ irammas@eurohoops.net
On the occasion of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica’s recent win over the previously-undefeated CSKA Moscow, Eurohoops presents six cases of David defeating Goliath in the EuroLeague regular season.
FC BARCELONA 73-77 PERISTERI
2001-02, Round 3
DAVID: That season was Peristeri’s second and last in the EuroLeague and the win over FC Barcelona was its first of a total of three in 14 games (3-11).
GOLIATH: Barcelona had already lost its first home game right before and knew well that another home defeat would set it back. It suffered as many defeats in the first three rounds as it did in the remaining eleven of the regular season (10-4).
SLING: Peristeri no longer had the late Alphonso Ford on its roster, but Adam Wojcik and Byron Dinkins were just as unstoppable with 28 and 23 points, respectively.
STONE: Barcelona completed the season shooting 37.1% on three-point field goals, but only made 19.2% (5 of 26) in this game.
|
19 Sarunas Jasikevicius |
POINTS |
Adam Wojcik 28 |
|
8 Roberto Duenas |
REBOUNDS |
Adam Wojcik 10 |
|
5 Sarunas Jasikevicius |
ASSISTS |
Giorgos Pantazopoulos 4 |
|
3 Sarunas Jasikevicius |
STEALS |
Byron Dinkins, Maurice Carter, Michael Andersen 2 |
|
3 Efthymios Rentzias |
BLOCKS |
Adam Wojcik, Kostas Tsartsaris 1 |
|
5 Roberto Duenas |
TURNOVERS |
Michael Andersen 4 |
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22 Sarunas Jasikevicius |
PIR |
Adam Wojcik 29 |
