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    The week's big numbers: Ferencz on fire from deep; Sedekerskis debuts with a bang

    MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) - Egis Kormend veteran Csaba Ferencz continued to punish opponents in the FIBA Europe Cup from three-point range, registering at least one long-range make in 14 games in a row.

    MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) - Egis Kormend veteran Csaba Ferencz continued to punish opponents in the FIBA Europe Cup from three-point range, registering at least one long-range make in 14 games in a row.

    Meanwhile, Nevezis newcomer Tadas Sedekerskis exceeded expectations in his debut in the competition, not only collecting a double-double but also picking up a season-record in defensive rebounds along the way.

    Like every week, we take a deep dive into the most interesting events of the gameday through the lens of numbers and look to get you up to speed on all of the most important feats achieved by teams and individuals.

    4

    Uros Lukovic and David Kravish hosted a block party in the clash between Mornar Bar and Tsmoki-Minsk in Group K, coming up with four rejections each in what turned out to be an 83-76 win for the Montenegrin side.

    The 28-year-old Serbian center Lukovic needed 22 minutes to hit the mark for Mornar, while Tsmoki big man Kravish took just 15 minutes. They rank first and third in the FIBA Europe Cup in blocks, respectively.

    5

    Kataja Basket players Jarekious Bradley and Tim Williams didn't even have enough time to work up much of a sweat in an 87-82 loss against Istanbul BBSK. Bradley picked up five fouls in 17 minutes, while Williams fouled out in 23 minutes of floor time.

    Despite scoring a team-high 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Williams was critical of his own performance after the game: "I take responsibility for the loss. I gave them too many points from the paint and my defense was not good enough."

    6

    Kasey Hill haunted Egis Kormend all night long and was just one steal short of the FIBA Europe Cup season-high in steals, as the Alba Fehervar guard became the seventh player in the 2017-18 campaign to get to 6 steals in a single game.


    Kasey Hill registered a personal season-high 6 steals

    Keravnos guard Kenneth Barker still leads the pack with 7 steals in terms of this season, with Kim Adams holding the all-time record with 9 steals back in the 2015-16 season.

    8

    Another unstoppable home performance ensured ESSM Le Portel extended their winning streak in the FIBA Europe Cup to eight games, with no one even coming to close to challenging them.

    Bakken Bears are second on the list of most consecutive wins with three on the trot, while Istanbul BBSK, Alba Fehervar and U-BT Cluj-Napoca have won twice in a row. No other team has active winning streaks in the competition.

    13

    One of the top Lithuanian prospects Tadas Sedekerskis had a stellar debut in the FIBA Europe Cup for Nevezis, collecting a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds on the day he turned 20 years old in a 78-75 loss to Demir Insaat.

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    Having registered 13 of his rebounds on the defensive glass, he tied Chris Czerapowicz's season-high mark and was just one defensive rebound away from matching the all-time FIBA Europe Cup record of 14 that is co-owned by Ross Bekkering, Brandon Davies, Terrence Henry, David Kennedy and Christian Maraker.

    14

    Egis Kormend captain Csaba Ferencz has made at least one three-pointer in the last 14 games in the FIBA Europe Cup in a run, spanning the last two seasons in the competition with the Hungarian club.

    Having connected from beyond the arc in all 13 games this season, the 32-year-old veteran has an extra game in his back pocket after going 4-of-7 from deep in the return leg of the Round of 16 tie against Elan Chalon in the last game of the previous season.

    This season, no one has made more three-pointers in the FIBA Europe Cup than Ferencz, who has knocked down 38-of-79 long-ball attempts for an incredible shooting accuracy of 48.1 percent.  

    100

    The century mark has been reached on nine occasions in the FIBA Europe Cup this season and Bakken Bears became the second team to do it for the second time, with the already-eliminated Falco Vulcano pulling it off twice in the Regular Season.

    After scoring 108 on the road against SL Benfica back in the Regular Season, Bakken Bears treated their own fans to a high-paced shoot-out in a 100-96 win over Szolnoki Olaj.

    Unsurprisingly, the Danish champions are ranked first in scoring among active teams with an average output of 89.1 points per game and trail only Falco Vulcano in the overall leaderboard, with the Hungarians holding the league-best mark at 90.8 points per game.

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