2011–12 Euroleague qualifying rounds

Main article: 2011–12 Euroleague

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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