Anwil won with Zastal mainly thanks to their good defence and differentiated offence. The hosts controlled the score from the beginning to the end. The team from Zielona Góra likes to play quick offence and counterattacks - Anwil was doing everything to prevent that kind of basketball. Zastal could not take advantage of their leaders - Walter Hodge and Chris Burgess, who can play better, but it was not their best day.
The leading scorer for Anwil was Paul Miller, who had 16 points and nine rebounds. Chris Thomas also played well shooting 13, and having five assist. The best player in Zastal’s team was James Maye, who shot 16.
Stats, pics and sounds from all 17th round games:
Anwil Włocławek - Zastal Zielona Góra 86:63
Polonia Warszawa - Polpharma Starogard 68:62
Energa Czarni Słupsk - Siarka Tarnobrzeg 96:66
AZS Koszalin - Asseco Prokom Gdynia 83:93