2011–12 Euroleague qualifying rounds

This page describes the qualifying rounds for the 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague.

The Qualifying Rounds consisted of two Final-Eight tournaments, held in Vilnius and Charleroi. The two winning teams advanced to the Euroleague Regular Season

Teams

Country (League)	Teams	Teams (ranking in 2010–11 national championship)
France (LNB Pro A)	3	Cholet (2)	Gravelines (3)	ASVEL^WC (4)
Turkey (TBL)	2	Galatasaray (2)	Banvit (3)
Belgium (BLB)	1	Spirou Charleroi (1)
Croatia (A1 Liga)	1	Cibona^WC (4)
Czech Republic (NBL)	1	ČEZ Nymburk (1)
(BBL)	1	Alba Berlin^WC (2)
Greece (ESAKE A1)	1	PAOK (3)
Latvia (LBL)	1	VEF Rīga (1)
Lithuania (LKL)	1	Lietuvos rytas (2)
Montenegro (Opportunity Liga)	1	Budućnost (1)
Poland (PLK)	1	PGE Turów^WC (2)
Russia (PBL)	1	Khimki (2)
Ukraine (SuperLeague)	1	Donetsk^WC (2)

Draw

The draw was made on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Barcelona, Spain. The draw determined the qualifying-round matchups and regular-season groups for the Euroleague, as well as the qualifying rounds for the Eurocup and the regular-season for the EuroChallenge.^[1]

Bracket

Bracket A

Games in Bracket A were played at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania.

First qualifying round 29–30 September		Second qualifying round 1 October		Third qualifying round 2 October

ASVEL	80

Gravelines	72
		ASVEL	83

		Galatasaray	93
PAOK	64

Galatasaray	77
				Galatasaray	71

				Lietuvos rytas	63
Lietuvos rytas	83

Budućnost	64
		Lietuvos rytas	88

		Cibona	71
Cibona	77

Cholet	70

Bracket B

Games in Bracket B were played at the Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium.

First qualifying round 29–30 September		Second qualifying round 1 October		Third qualifying round 2 October

Alba Berlin	82

VEF Rīga	60
		Alba Berlin	63

		Belgacom Spirou	74
Belgacom Spirou	61

Donetsk	59
				Belgacom Spirou	79

				ČEZ Nymburk	53
Khimki	74

PGE Turów	67
		Khimki	79

		ČEZ Nymburk	86
ČEZ Nymburk	69

Banvit	57

First qualifying round

Bracket A

September 29, 2011
17:00 CET

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Cibona	77–70	Cholet
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 19–19, 20–16, 18–14
Pts: Barbour 16 Rebs: Suton 7 Asts: Barbour 3		Pts: Battle 23 Rebs: Falker 6 Asts: Causeur 6

Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 850
Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Fernando Rocha (POR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT)

September 29, 2011
19:45 CET

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Lietuvos rytas	83–64	Budućnost
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–10, 16–17, 27–15
Pts: Seibutis 17 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Rice 5		Pts: Vučević 18 Rebs: Vučević 6 Asts: Popović, Krstović 2

Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 5,800
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Petri Mantyla (FIN)

September 30, 2011
17:00 CET

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PAOK	64–77	Galatasaray
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–19, 19–26, 13–17
Pts: Gorée 17 Rebs: Dikoudis 8 Asts: Wright 3		Pts: Gordon 21 Rebs: Aldemir 9 Asts: Açık 7

Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Fernando Rocha (POR), Moritz Reiter (GER)

September 30, 2011
19:45 CET

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ASVEL	80–72	Gravelines
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 14–19, 27–19, 20–20
Pts: Goss 25 Rebs: Jackson 8 Asts: Goss 5		Pts: Three players 13 Rebs: Edwards 11 Asts: Three players 2

Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 450
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR)

Bracket B

September 29, 2011
18:00 CET

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Alba Berlin	82–60	VEF Rīga
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 19–12, 21–13, 17–15
Pts: Staiger 15 Rebs: Simonović 9 Asts: Weaver 6		Pts: Janičenoks 12 Rebs: Cain 8 Asts: Janičenoks 3

Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE)

September 29, 2011
20:45 CET

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Belgacom Spirou	61–59	Donetsk
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 11–14, 19–15, 21–16
Pts: Welsch 13 Rebs: Green 11 Asts: Mallet 5		Pts: Lee 13 Rebs: Radenović 8 Asts: Curry 3

Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU)

September 30, 2011
18:00 CET

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Khimki	74–67	PGE Turów
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 16–16, 27–16, 16–22
Pts: Lončar 16 Rebs: Five players 5 Asts: Kelati 3		Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Wysocki 6 Asts: Moore 6

Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 850
Referees: Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Ioannis Foufis (GRE)

September 30, 2011
20:45 CET

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ČEZ Nymburk	69–57	Banvit
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 15–9, 19–19, 16–17
Pts: Simmons, Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 11 Asts: Lawrence 4		Pts: Davis 15 Rebs: Bajramović 6 Asts: Erdoğan, Ermiş 2

Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD)

Second qualifying round

Bracket A

October 1, 2011
16:00 CET

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Lietuvos rytas	88–71	Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 17–24, 28–17, 19–13
Pts: Rice 19 Rebs: Roberts 9 Asts: Rice 7		Pts: Harper 14 Rebs: Suton, Harper 4 Asts: Five players 1

Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 5,600
Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Moritz Reiter (GER)

October 1, 2011
19:00 CET

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Galatasaray	93–83	ASVEL
Scoring by quarter: 28-23, 24-28, 17-15, 24-17
Pts: Lakovič 22 Rebs: Shipp 8 Asts: Açık 6		Pts: Westermann 18 Rebs: Armstrong 11 Asts: Lacombe 3

Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 450
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Petri Mantyla (FIN)

Bracket B

October 1, 2011
17:00 CET

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Belgacom Spirou	74–63	Alba Berlin
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 12–16, 17–14, 21–17
Pts: Broyles 15 Rebs: Riddick 7 Asts: Mallet 7		Pts: Allen 20 Rebs: Taylor 8 Asts: Schaffartzik 5

Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Ioannis Foufis (GRE)

October 1, 2011
20:00 CET

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ČEZ Nymburk	86–79	Khimki
Scoring by quarter: 21-5, 28-17, 9-28, 28-29
Pts: Simmons 26 Rebs: Simmons 6 Asts: Lawrence 4		Pts: Lončar, Quinn 25 Rebs: Lončar 12 Asts: Kelati 5

Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE)

Third qualifying round

Bracket A

October 2, 2011
18:00 CET

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Lietuvos rytas	63–71	Galatasaray
Scoring by quarter: 21-13, 7-17, 12-22, 23-19
Pts: Seibutis 15 Rebs: Roberts 9 Asts: Rice 4		Pts: Shumpert 14 Rebs: Shipp, Aldemir 6 Asts: Lakovič 5

Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 8,400
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Fernando Rocha (POR)

Bracket B

October 2, 2011
19:00 CET

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Belgacom Spirou	79–53	ČEZ Nymburk
Scoring by quarter: 15-13, 19-8, 20-15, 25-17
Pts: Hill 21 Rebs: Hill 12 Asts: Welsch 7		Pts: Lawrence 10 Rebs: Nečas 11 Asts: Lawrence 3

Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Sinisa Herceg (CRO)

References

^ "Euroleague 2011-12, Qualifying Rounds CALENDAR".

[1] "Euroleague 2011-12, Qualifying Rounds CALENDAR".

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v t e 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Champions	Olympiacos
Runners-up	CSKA Moscow
Third place	FC Barcelona Regal
Fourth place	Panathinaikos
Eliminated in quarterfinals	Gescrap Bizkaia Maccabi Tel Aviv Montepaschi Siena UNICS Kazan
Eliminated in Top 16	Group E Group F Group G Group H Anadolu Efes Bennet Cantù EA7 Emporio Armani Fenerbahçe Ülker Galatasaray Medical Park Real Madrid Unicaja Žalgiris Kaunas
Eliminated in regular season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Asseco Prokom Gdynia Brose Baskets Caja Laboral KK Zagreb Partizan Mt:s Belgrade SLUC Nancy Spirou Basket Union Olimpija Ljubljana
Eliminated in third qualifying round	ČEZ Nymburk Lietuvos Rytas
Eliminated in second qualifying round	Alba Berlin ASVEL Basket BC Khimki Cibona Zagreb
Eliminated in first qualifying round	Banvit BC Donetsk BCM Gravelines Cholet Basket KK Budućnost P.A.O.K. PGE Turów VEF Rīga