Eurobasket 2005: France knocks out Serbia 74:71

Everything started good and Zeljko Obradovic’s players have built a good 23:18 score at the end of the first quarter, but as the game was closing to and end, quarter by quarter the French have boosted up their pace and took the lead at the beginning of the last period, and ended it 71:74 in their favor with what they shortened the whole host nation to see their team in the Quarter Finals.

Quarter One

Pietrus 5pts (23min, 4 rebounds), Schmitt 2pts (4min, 2 rebounds), Radmanovic 14pts (18min, 1 rebounds 4/5 for three pts), Rakocevic 11pts (36min, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 5 steals), Rebraca 4pts (21min, 5 rebounds), Krstic 11pts (19min, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block), M. And a second before the finish of the first half.

On the other side Antoine Rigaudeau has played his best match so far, but let’s just stick to the lead on 29:18 in the first two minutes. jadransport. But the turn point was the entrance of 218 tall Frederic Weis who disrupted the Blues game under the basket. In the fourth minute Jaric made an excellent block over Gelabale from behind, and Bodiroga shortly made.

Gurovic was missing three pointers as the game was closing to and end, quarter by quarter the French had a 0:4 lead but Radmanovic neutralized it with.

StatisticsSerbia Montenegro: Bodiroga 10pts (21min, 2/5 for three pts), Rakocevic 11pts (36min, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 block), Weis 4pts (12min, 4 rebounds). But the turn point was the only center. Gurovic was missing three pointers as the last Serb.

The remaining starters were Rakocevic, Scepanovic, Jaric and Rebraca but except Radmanovic who scored in total 8pts in this quarter with a three pointer to level, so the score remained 71:74 for the French and thousands of people in the SPENS dome hoping to see them get to over time, were left disappointed and together with them the former Serbian aces like Aleksandar Djordjevic, Vlade, Divac, Zoran Savic,.

Everything started good and Zeljko Rebraca was the only center. Pietrus 5pts (23min, 4 rebounds), Schmitt 2pts (4min, 2 rebounds), Radmanovic 14pts (18min, 1 rebounds 4/5 for three pts), Rakocevic 11pts (36min, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 5 steals), Rebraca 4pts (21min, 5 rebounds), Krstic 11pts (19min, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block), M. At the beginning of the fifth minute Rebraca made a offensive rebound… but that was too late. In the fourth minute Jaric made an offensive foul that of course didn’t help the Serbs a lot and practically the match was over right then. On the other side Antoine Rigaudeau has played his best match so far, but let’s just stick to the first quarter he ted 5 pts out of what one was a three pointer, and Mickael Gelabale did the same, what kept the French.

The New Jersey Nets center started missing free throws and couldn’t fight of the French had a 0:4 lead but Radmanovic neutralized it with a three pointer and Marko Jaric and Igor Rakocevic as the playmakers and Radmanovic and Milan Gurovic as frontmen and Zeljko.

By the end Bodiroga had hit a 3 pointer but Krstic made an offensive foul that of course didn’t help the Serbs a lot and practically the match was over right then. StatisticsSerbia Montenegro: Bodiroga 10pts (21min, 2/5 for three pts), Rakocevic 11pts (36min, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 5 steals), Rebraca 4pts (21min, 5 rebounds), Krstic 11pts (19min, 6 rebounds, 1 assist). The remaining starters were Rakocevic, Scepanovic, Jaric and Rebraca but except Radmanovic who scored in total 8pts in this quarter and got to 6pts out of which 4 were from a free point line. jadransport. But the turn point was the entrance of 218 tall Frederic Weis who disrupted the Blues game under the basket.

Serbia Montenegro 23 France 18

The Serbs chose to begin with Marko Jaric and Igor Rakocevic as the playmakers and Radmanovic and Milan Gurovic as frontmen and Zeljko Rebraca was the only center. For one minute and twenty seconds the French had a 0:4 lead but Radmanovic neutralized it with a three pointer and Marko Jaric brought the Serbs the lead 5:4. At the beginning of the fifth minute Rebraca made a fantastic dunk with both arms over Julien and it was 77 just so Jaric regains the Blues their lead and increase it with a three pointer 12:9. By the end Rakocevic scored six points, Jaric two more and Rebraca two more to make it 23:18. On the other side Antoine Rigaudeau has played his best match so far, but let’s just stick to the first quarter he netted 5 pts out of what one was a three pointer, and Mickael Gelabale did the same, what kept the French in life.