In the 2nd round of basketball Euro Cup, “Zaragoza” of Giorgi Shermadini and Viktor Sanikidze, visited “Alba” Berlin and presence of 7 779 spectators lost 68:71. Only Shermadini was in the starting lineup and according to the coeficient of utility (16) was the best in the team.
Georgian center spent 26:18 minutes and scored 14 points, 6 rebounds (3 attack) and one assist. Shermadini scored 4 two-pointers of 8, 6 free throws, had 2 steals and got one personal foul.
Unlike his compatriot, Sanikidze had not very successful game. He scored only one shot of 9. Sanikidze spent 24:51 minutes and during this time he scored one two-pointers of 6, 2 free throws and missed 3 three pointers.
Georgian forward added 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block-shot to 4 points.
Besides Shermadini, only Joseph Jones crossed 10-points bound. He scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. As for “Alba”, David Logan (18 points), Reggie Redding (15) and Jonas Wolfhart (15) were the leaders of this team.
This is the second victory of the Berliners and they together with the French Gravelin” are the leaders in D group of EuroCup. And the team of Georgians is in the 3rd place with one win and one defeat. On October 30, “Zaragoza” will play in Germany again, this time in Beaune against “Telecom”.
Dato Manjavidze
