LOTOS PKO BP Gdynia lived to action addition day in the EuroLeague Women by acceptable bold two in their Eighth-Finals tie 63-60 at home adjoin Fenerbahce.

Turkish giants Fener won the opener 87-83 in Istanbul and now they will accept to affirmation addition achievement in foreground of their admirers next anniversary if they are to exhausted Lotos PKO to the Quarter-Finals.

The two abandon conspired to account just 14 credibility amid them in the final anatomy on Friday.

With 4:52 remaining, the visitors led 60-57 Nevin Kristen Nevlin.

Neither ancillary denticulate afresh until Tamika Catchings active a jump attempt with 3:12 larboard to abutting the gap to one.

Belarus all-embracing Natallia Marchanka again put Lotos on top with a bassinet two account from the end.

Fenerbahce weren't able to accomplish the plays down the amplitude as Tammy Sutton-Brown absent two shots and Katie Smith, who had 28 credibility in the opener, angry the brawl over twice.

After Katsiaryna Snytsina denticulate with 5 abnormal actual to amplitude the advance to three, Smith launched a three and missed.

Fener had one added adventitious afterwards Birsel Vardarli got her easily on the brawl but she, too, was off ambition as Lotos PKO captivated on.

Catchings had 16 credibility and seven rebounds for the winners and Marchanka contributed 13.

Smith had a game-high 19 in defeat, with Nevriye Yilmaz cloudburst in 17 and corralling 14 boards.

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Katie Smith accent her cachet as one of the accurate greats in USA basketball history endure year by capturing a third gold badge with the United States Olympic aggregation and again earning MVP ceremoniousness in the WNBA Finals with championship-winners Detroit.

On Tuesday night, the 34-year-old was accomplishing her best to advice Fenerbahce aphorism the roost in the EuroLeague Women play-offs, scoring a game-high 28 credibility in Fener's 87-83 celebration over Lotos PKO BP Gdynia.

Smith, who afresh abutting Fenerbahce, was eight of 11 from the attic and 11 of 12 at the band in her aboriginal European bold with her new club.

Had she not aggressive Fenerbahce to victory, Lotos PKO BP's Tamika Catchings would accept baseborn the headlines.

Catchings, a assistant of Smith's with the USA endure summer in Beijing, had 24 credibility and eight rebounds in her aboriginal EuroLeague Women bold with the Polish team.

Fener's win was not alone down to Smith because their Turkey all-embracing Nevriye Yilmaz had 19 credibility and 10 rebounds while Nalan Ramazanoglu aswell fabricated a few big plays central the final three minutes.

After Ivana Matovic fabricated a lay-up to accord Lotos PKO BP an 83-80 advance with 3:02 remaining, Ramazanoglu, advancing out of a Fenerbahce timeout, hit a jump attempt to cut the arrears to just one.

Ramazanoglu again intercepted a canyon by Matovic and hit addition jumper to put the home ancillary in front.

After Matovic, who had 22 points, absent a jumper, Fener rebounded and Tammy Sutton Brown went to the band and fabricated one of two for a two-point advantage.

Paulina Pawlak was off ambition with a abeyant ambitious three-pointer for Lotos PKO BP and Fenerbahce rebounded.

Birsel Vardarli again closed the achievement with a brace of chargeless throws.

The winners had a 37-21 administration on the boards.

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The Turkish champions Fenerbahce can affirm that they active accomplished basketball amateur Katie Smith. Katherine May "Katie" Smith (born June 4, 1974 in Lancaster, Ohio) is a able basketball amateur for the Detroit Shock in the WNBA. Her primary position is cutting guard, although she sometimes plays baby advanced or point guard.

Smith helped the US acquire the gold medals in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics as able-bodied as the 1998 and 2002 World Championships.

She played the 2001-2002 division in Lotos Gdynia, the Polish club of Małgorzata Dydek. They accomplished the final of EuroLeague Women.

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Defending champions Spartak Moscow Region, adolescent Russian aggregation UMMC Ekaterinburg, Bourges Basket of France and Italian accouterments Umana Reyer Venezia advance 16 clubs into the EuroLeague Women 2009 Eighth-Final Play-Offs.

Regular division play in the four Qualifying Annular groups assured Wednesday night.

Spartak Moscow Region and UMMC Ekaterinburg both accomplished the aboriginal allotment of the division with a 9-1 W/L record, the best of all accommodating teams.

In the next annular Spartak Moscow Region are to play Czech accouterments ZVVZ USK Prague while UMMC are to face TEO Vilnius of Lithuania.

Umana Reyer, who play in their aboriginal anytime division in EuroLeague, will yield on MiZo Pecs of Hungary while Bourges acquire a tie adjoin Gambrinus Brno, the aggregation who defeated them in endure season's Final Four Semi-Final.

The Play-Offs are a best-of-three alternation which agency that a aggregation needs two victories to advance to the Quarter-Final Play-Offs.

The amateur will be played on 27th January, 30th January and 4th February 2009 (if required). The teams mentioned aboriginal authority home cloister advantage and they will host the aboriginal bold and a accessible third game.

The EuroLeague Women 2009 Eighth-Final match-ups:

1. Bourges Basket vs. Gambrinus SIKA Brno

2. Umana Reyer Venezia vs. MiZo Pecs 2010

3. Halcon Avenida Salamanca vs. CSKA Moscow

4. MKB Euroleasing Sopron vs. Wisla CAN-PACK Krakow

5. UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. TEO Vilnius

6. Spartak Moscow Region - Vidnoje vs. ZVVZ USK Prague

7. Ros Casares Valencia vs. Maxima Broker Kosice

8. Fenerbahce SK vs. Lotos PKO BP Gdynia

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Fenerbahce laid an egg at home adjoin Beretta Famila on Wednesday in the EuroLeague Women but were abiding of additional abode in Group D.

The Italian accouterments clinched alone their third celebration of the campaign, 80-64, as Raffaella Masciadri denticulate 25 points.

Beretta Famila led 31-29 amid through the additional division if they went on an 8-0 run.

The Italians concluded up traveling to half-time on top at 41-35.

The Beretta Famila advantage grew to 12 in the third division but the Turks managed to barb their way aback to 55-52 on a Nevriye Yilmaz jump shot.

Sandro Orlando's aggregation kept their noses in front, though, with a Masciadri bassinet giving them a five-point advance branch to the final quarter.

The Schio aggregation started the fourth division with three-pointers from Elisabetta Moro and Masciadri and pulled abroad for a absolute victory.

Yilmaz had 15 credibility and nine rebounds in defeat.

Beretta Famila fabricated 13 of 24 shots from continued range, with Allison Feaster-Strong authoritative 5 of eight and Masciadri three of five.

Fener hit just two of 15 shots from abaft the arc.

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Matee Ajavon erupted for 22 credibility and Tammy Sutton-Brown had 19 as Fenerbahce clinched a 70-61 win at Lattes Montpellier.

The win is a basic one for the Turkish giants, who climbed into additional abode and will next anniversary try to win for the seventh time in Group D if they host Italian strugglers Beretta Famila.

The bold was askance at 50-50 with 2:36 to go in the third division if Ajavon active a three-pointer for Fener and put them in foreground for good.

Turkey all-embracing centermost Nevriye Yilmaz followed with a bassinet to leave the visitors with a 55-50 advance branch into the final frame.

Emilie Gomis took the run to seven credibility with a lay-up at the alpha of the fourth division and the French got no afterpiece than three credibility for the butt of the contest.

Sheana Mosch had 23 credibility for Lattes Montpellier.

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In the 8th anniversary of the Euroleague the Turkish champions Fenerbahce faced Spartak Moscow Region. Unfortunately, the canaries bootless in demography the advance in Istanbul and absent the bold with the aftereffect 76-100.

FENERBAHÇE (76): Emilie Gomis, Esmeral Tunçluer 9, Nalan Ramazanoğlu 3, Nevriye Yılmaz 13, Matee Ajavon 17, Gergana Branzova-Erdenay 4, Melike Bakırcıoğlu, Tammy Sutton-Brown 18, Kristen Nevlin 12

SPARTAK MOSKOVA REGION (100): Kelli Miller 4, Marina Karpunina 8, Şaziye Karslı 6, Tatiana Schchegoleva 7, Sue Bird 14, Irina Osipova 4, Dianna Taurasi 22, Sylvia Fowles 2, Lauren Jackson 33

1.QUARTER: 15-29

2.QUARTER: 20-24

3.QUARTER: 18-19

4.QUARTER: 23-28

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If Fenerbahce were disturbing to acquisition their accent aboriginal in the division afterward the abandonment of brilliant point bouncer Cappie Pondexter to UMMC Ekaterinburg, they're absolutely in accompany now afterwards a big win over Broker Kosice.

Esmeral Tuncluer had 18 credibility and three others accomplished bifold abstracts in credibility as Fenerbahce prevailed 84-74.

The Turkish giants, afterwards starting the division with one win in their aboriginal three games, accept now reeled off four beeline triumphs.

Tammy Sutton-Brown denticulate the game's aboriginal six credibility for Fenerbahce, who led from alpha to finish.

They went on a 9-0 for a 15-4 advantage and were in complete command at 25-8 in the final minute of the aboriginal quarter.

Kosice trailed by as abounding as 23 credibility in the additional division and had to play from abaft the blow of the way.

The visitors managed to abate the arrears to 62-52, alone for Fenerbahce to extend their advance again.

Zafer Kalaycioglu's Fener did appear beneath a little burden at 78-71 with 2:35 to play but afterwards calling a timeout, the home ancillary captivated Kosice scoreless until Sidney Spencer's three-pointer at buzzer.

Emilie Gomis and Brown anniversary had 16 credibility and Matee Ajavon 15 for Fenerbahce.

Cathrine Kraayeveld clip Kosice with 17.

The Slovakians played after arguably their a lot of important player, Linda Frohlich.

The Germany civic aggregation brilliant is averaging 13 credibility and nine rebounds this season.

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