Korać Cup 1973

(From 9-01-1973 to 27-03-1973)

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· 12 teams (best qualified clubs in domestic leagues) enter a 1/4 Final stage, divided into four groups of three. Every team plays against the other two in its group in consecutive home-and-away matches, so that every two of these games count as a single win or defeat (point difference being a decisive factor here). In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group stage, the following criteria is used to decide the final standing: 1) one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average; 3) individual wins and defeats.

· The group winners after the 1/4 Final stage qualify for a 1/2 Final knock-out round (X-pairings, home and away games).

· The final is played on a home and away basis.

1/4 FINAL GROUP STAGE

GROUP A
Competition Day 1 (9-01-1973) / Competition Day 2 (16-01-1973)
XAN Thessaloníkis (GRE) - Racing Maes Pils Mechelen (BEL)	73-76 (41-41)	96-71 (48-29)
Competition Day 3 (23-01-1973) / Competition Day 4 (30-01-1973)
KK Lokomotiva [Zagreb] (YUG) - XAN Thessaloníkis	81-61 (42-33)	68-73 (28-35)
Competition Day 5 (6-02-1973) / Competition Day 6 (13-02-1973)
Racing Maes Pils Mechelen - KK Lokomotiva	115-92 (51-39)	87-82 (34-40)
* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Racing Maes Pils Mechelen	2	2	0	369	323	4
2. KK Lokomotiva	2	1	1	333	326	3
3. XAN Thessaloníkis	2	0	2	273	326	2

GROUP B
Competition Day 1 (9-01-1973) / Competition Day 2 (16-01-1973)
CF Barcelona (SPA) - BBC Amicale [Steinsel] (LUX)	87-61 (47-20)	(a)
Competition Day 3 (23-01-1973) / Competition Day 4 (30-01-1973)
BBC Amicale - AS Denain-Voltaire (FRA)	62-69 (32-28)	87-66 (44-35)
Competition Day 5 (6-02-1973) / Competition Day 6 (13-02-1973)
AS Denain-Voltaire - CF Barcelona	73-61 (32-33)	81-67 (44-34) (b)
* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day. (a) Match-up played as a single game in Barcelona. (b) The score in the second leg at the end of regulation was 75-63, so it was necessary to play an extra-time to decide the winner of this match.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. CF Barcelona	2	2	0	229	198	4
2. AS Denain-Voltaire	2	1	1	293	270	3
3. BBC Amicale	2	0	2	189	243	2

GROUP C
Competition Day 1 (9-01-1973) / Competition Day 2 (16-01-1973)
AS Berck Basket (FRA) - Forst Pallacanestro Cantù (ITA)	85-75 (39-35)	78-67 (49-34)
Competition Day 3 (23-01-1973) / Competition Day 4 (30-01-1973)
Standard BC Liège (BEL) - AS Berck Basket	87-90 (45-53)	100-75 (57-35)
Competition Day 5 (6-02-1973) / Competition Day 6 (13-02-1973)
Forst Pallacanestro Cantù - Standard BC Liège	90-56 (40-24)	93-106 (48-48)
* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Forst Pallacanestro Cantù	2	2	0	349	301	4
2. AS Berck Basket	2	1	1	342	315	3
3. Standard BC Liège	2	0	2	311	386	2

GROUP D
Competition Day 1 (9-01-1973) / Competition Day 2 (16-01-1973)
MTV Wolfenbüttel (FRG) - Filomatic Picadero JC [Barcelona] (SPA)	60-58 (34-25)	71-52 (35-35)
NOTE: The Yugoslavian club KK Rabotnički (Skopje), originally drawn into this group, withdrew before the competition. * Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
1. Filomatic Picadero JC	1	1	0	129	112	2
2. MTV Wolfenbüttel	1	0	1	112	129	1

1/2 FINAL (27-02-1973 / 6-03-1973)
1A-1B: Racing Maes Pils Mechelen - CF Barcelona	99-87 (50-37)	82-78 (36-39)
1D-1C: Filomatic Picadero JC - Forst Pallacanestro Cantù	81-82 (39-47)	112-82 (54-40)

FINAL (FIRST LEG)
VENUE: Palazzetto dello Sport (Cantù) DATE: 20-03-1973 (xxx h) ATTENDANCE: 2.000 REFEREES: Vladimír Novotný (CZE), Géza Dutka (ROM) FOULED OUT: Recalcati (40’) / J. Peeters (36’) TOP SCORER: Bob Lienhard (30) 2P: CAN (48/97) / RAC (32/73); 1P: CAN (10/14) / RAC (11/14)
	Forst Pallacanestro Cantù - Racing Maes Pils Mechelen
	106-75 (51-39)
Forst Cantù (coach: Arnaldo Taurisano) Pierluigi Marzorati (21) Carlo Recalcati (20) Antonio Farina (15) Mario Beretta (4) Bob Lienhard (30)		Racing Mechelen (coach: Robert Marchand) Jack van Thillo (8) Luc de Permentier (15) Bill Drozdiak (27) Jos Peeters (10) Bobby Kissane (15)
Franco Meneghel (6) Luciano Vendemini (10)		Jean Jacobs (-) Paul Dutrieux (-) Emile Peeters (-)
RESUMEN (SUMMARY) xxx.

FINAL (SECOND LEG)
VENUE: Sporthal (Mechelen) DATE: 27-03-1973 (xxx h) ATTENDANCE: 2.600 REFEREES: Erwin Kassai (HUN), Willy Bestgen (FRG) FOULED OUT: Drozdiak / Meneghel TOP SCORER: Carlo Recalcati (30) 2P: RAC (41/86) / CAN (35/77); 1P: RAC (12/14) / CAN (15/20)
	Racing Maes Pils Mechelen - Forst Pallacanestro Cantù
	94-85 (48-48)
Racing Mechelen (coach: Robert Marchand) Jack van Thillo (15) Luc de Permentier (18) Bill Drozdiak (24) Jos Peeters (15) Bobby Kissane (16)		Forst Cantù (coach: Arnaldo Taurisano) Pierluigi Marzorati (5) Carlo Recalcati (30) Antonio Farina (16) Mario Beretta (2) Bob Lienhard (24)
Jean Jacobs (6)		Franco Meneghel (6) Luciano Vendemini (2)
RESUMEN (SUMMARY) xxx.

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)
Forst Pallacanestro Cantù	Racing Maes Pils Mechelen
4. Giorgio Cattini (PG) 5. Danilo Zonta (XX) 6. Carlo Recalcati (G) 7. Franco Meneghel (F) 8. Fabrizio della Fiori (PF) 9. Antonio Farina (F) 12. Luciano Vendemini (C) 13. Bob Lienhard (C) 14. Pierluigi Marzorati (PG) 15. Mario Beretta (C) 16. Renzo Tombolato (PF) COACH: Arnaldo Taurisano	4. Bobby Kissane (C) 5. Jack van Thillo (PG) 7. Luc de Permentier (F) 8. Eric Reynhardt (PG) 9. Jean Jacobs (PG) 10. Jos Peeters (PF) 11. Emile Peeters (XX) 12. Bill Drozdiak (F) 13. Paul Dutrieux (C) COACH: Robert Marchand

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