On Tuesday, Krystal Thomas and the Jiangsu Phoenix had a strong start against Yunnan on their way to a 96-77 win. Krystal had 21 points and 16 rebounds. In the loss, ex-UC Santa Barbara player Lindsay Taylor had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
http://wcba.hupu.com/schedule/stats-W2013083
On Wednesday, Alana Beard and Wisla Krakow continued Euroleague Women action hosting Bourges of France. Their team's star power was just enough to get the 68-64 win. Alana had 20 points in 32 minutes and Tina Charles had 33 points and 15 rebounds. In the loss, ex-George Washington player Cathy Joens had 14 points and ex-WNBA player Emmeline Ndongue had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleague...9.teamID_.html
Shavlik Randolph and the Foshan Lions faced his old team, the Dongguan Leopards and lost 97-86 despite a good start to the game. Shavlik had 27 points and 13 rebounds and Rashad McCants had 13 points. In the win, former Tennessee-Martin player Lester Hudson had 26 points and 11 rebounds and ex-Tennessee player Marcus Haislip had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade were already set in their position as they played their final Eurocup group game against Sevilla of Spain. The team started off pretty poorly and ended up falling 76-70 as their late comeback attempt was thwarted. DeMarcus had 6 points in 28 minutes. Mike Scott had 10 points. In the win, ex-Boston University player John Holland had 14 points and Washington Wizards second round pick Tomas Satoransky had 10 points and 8 assists. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eur...e=95#!boxscore
On Thursday, Jasmine Thomas entered the second leg of their Eurocup Women tie facing a substantial deficit against 11th seeded Antakya of Turkey. The 6 seed used their home court advantage to cut into that deficit starting in the second quarter and used the fourth quarter to secure a 73-46 win for the game and an aggregate win of 134-125. Jasmine had 14 points in 31 minutes and Glory Johnson had 21 points and 12 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Tennessee player Shekinna Stricklen had 18 points and ex-Wisconsin player Jolene Anderson had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8j...7.teamID_.html
Monique Currie and Targoviste were in Italy for a Euroleague Women game against Famila Schio. The team had a slow start and tried to do everything they could to fight back but fell short 66-62. Monique had 14 points in 26 minutes to lead her team before fouling out. Jillian Robbins had 12 points and 7 rebounds and Gabriela Marginean had 11 points. In the win, ex-Ohio State player Jantel Lavender had 26 points and 10 rebounds and ex-Kansas player Danielle McCray had 13 points. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleague...9.teamID_.html
Daniel Ewing made his return to the Euroleague as Besiktas hosted Lietuvos Rytas of Lithuania in a game that was meaningless for the hosts, but with a berth in the next round on the line for the visitors. They were clearly more motivated as they took the halftime lead, but then they fell apart down the stretch and eliminated themselves with a 66-65 loss. Daniel had 14 points in 24 minutes as he helped with the comeback. Curtis Jerrells and Patrick Christopher had 10 points each. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/resul...=119#!boxscore
Shelden Williams and Chalon played their final Euroleague game in Spain as they were already eliminated. They did not put up much of a fight in this game and lost 86-62. Shelden had 4 points and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes before getting a rest for the night after fouling out. The newest member of the team, former Illinois-Chicago player Cedric Banks had 13 points. In the win, ex-Maryland player James Gist had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/resul...=112#!boxscore
Marty Pocius was unavailable to Real Madrid in their Euroleague game against already-eliminated Union Olimpija of Slovenia. After results of earlier games, the team knew that a win would be enough to win the group and they coasted 91-60. Jaycee Carroll had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Sergio Llull had 14 points and 6 assists, and Nikola Mirotic had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Washington State player Aron Baynes had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/resul...=110#!boxscore
David McClure and Neptunas hosted Enisey of Russia in VTB United League play and the game became an epic as it went two overtimes before the hosts got the 89-88 win. David had 8 points and 12 rebounds as he played all but the final 2 seconds of the game. In the win, ex-USC player Davon Jefferson had 19 points and 13 rebound and ex-Virginia Tech player Zabian Dowdell had 18 points including the winning basket. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.vtb-league.com/en/game/1370.htm#mbt:15-400$t&0=1
On Friday, Jess Foley and the Townsville Fire had a tough game against the Bendigo Spirit and narrowly came away with a 56-52 win. Jess had 9 points in 35 minutes. Micaela Cocks had 13 points and Jessica Adair had 10 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, ex-oregon player Gabrielle Richards had 17 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Nebraska player Kelsey Griffin had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and ex-WNBA player Kristi Harrower had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Shavlik Randolph and the Foshan Lions came away with an impressive 102-94 win at the Guangdong Tigers. Shavlik had game highs of 35 points and 11 rebounds and Rashad McCants had 17 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Louisville player Terrence Williams had 24 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Arizona State player Ike Diogu had 14 points and 11 rebounds.