# 2011–12 Euroleague qualifying rounds

This page describes the qualifying rounds for the 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
The Qualifying Rounds consisted of two Final-Eight tournaments, held in Vilnius and Charleroi. The two winning teams advanced to the Euroleague Regular Season

## Teams

| Country (League) | Teams | Teams (ranking in 2010–11 national championship) | Teams (ranking in 2010–11 national championship) | Teams (ranking in 2010–11 national championship) |
| France (LNB Pro A) | 3 | Cholet (2) | Gravelines (3) | ASVEL$^{WC}$ (4) |
| Turkey (TBL) | 2 | Galatasaray (2) | Banvit (3) | |
| Belgium (BLB) | 1 | Spirou Charleroi (1) | | |
| Croatia (A1 Liga) | 1 | Cibona$^{WC}$ (4) | | |
| Czech Republic (NBL) | 1 | ČEZ Nymburk (1) | | |
| (BBL) | 1 | Alba Berlin$^{WC}$ (2) | | |
| Greece (ESAKE A1) | 1 | PAOK (3) | | |
| Latvia (LBL) | 1 | VEF Rīga (1) | | |
| Lithuania (LKL) | 1 | Lietuvos rytas (2) | | |
| Montenegro (Opportunity Liga) | 1 | Budućnost (1) | | |
| Poland (PLK) | 1 | PGE Turów$^{WC}$ (2) | | |
| Russia (PBL) | 1 | Khimki (2) | | |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | 1 | Donetsk$^{WC}$ (2) | | |

## Draw

The draw was made on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Barcelona, Spain. The draw determined the qualifying-round matchups and regular-season groups for the Euroleague, as well as the qualifying rounds for the Eurocup and the regular-season for the EuroChallenge.

### Bracket
#### Bracket A

Games in Bracket A were played at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania.
| First qualifying round 29–30 September | First qualifying round 29–30 September | First qualifying round 29–30 September | Second qualifying round 1 October | Second qualifying round 1 October | Second qualifying round 1 October | Third qualifying round 2 October | Third qualifying round 2 October | Third qualifying round 2 October |
| ASVEL | ASVEL | 80 | | | | | | |
| Gravelines | Gravelines | 72 | | | | | | |
| Gravelines | Gravelines | 72 | ASVEL | ASVEL | 83 | | | |
| | | | Galatasaray | Galatasaray | 93 | | | |
| PAOK | PAOK | 64 | Galatasaray | Galatasaray | 93 | | | |
| Galatasaray | Galatasaray | 77 | | | | | | |
| Galatasaray | Galatasaray | 77 | | | | Galatasaray | Galatasaray | 71 |
| | | | | | | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 63 |
| Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 83 | | | | | | | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 63 |
| Budućnost | Budućnost | 64 | | | | | | |
| Budućnost | Budućnost | 64 | Lietuvos rytas | Lietuvos rytas | 88 | | | |
| | | | Cibona | Cibona | 71 | | | |
| Cibona | Cibona | 77 | Cibona | Cibona | 71 | | | |
| Cholet | Cholet | 70 | | | | | | |

#### Bracket B

Games in Bracket B were played at the Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium.
| First qualifying round 29–30 September | First qualifying round 29–30 September | First qualifying round 29–30 September | Second qualifying round 1 October | Second qualifying round 1 October | Second qualifying round 1 October | Third qualifying round 2 October | Third qualifying round 2 October | Third qualifying round 2 October |
| Alba Berlin | Alba Berlin | 82 | | | | | | |
| VEF Rīga | VEF Rīga | 60 | | | | | | |
| VEF Rīga | VEF Rīga | 60 | Alba Berlin | Alba Berlin | 63 | | | |
| | | | Belgacom Spirou | Belgacom Spirou | 74 | | | |
| Belgacom Spirou | Belgacom Spirou | 61 | Belgacom Spirou | Belgacom Spirou | 74 | | | |
| Donetsk | Donetsk | 59 | | | | | | |
| Donetsk | Donetsk | 59 | | | | Belgacom Spirou | Belgacom Spirou | 79 |
| | | | | | | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 53 |
| Khimki | Khimki | 74 | | | | | | | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 53 |
| PGE Turów | PGE Turów | 67 | | | | | | |
| PGE Turów | PGE Turów | 67 | Khimki | Khimki | 79 | | | |
| | | | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 86 | | | |
| ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 69 | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 86 | | | |
| Banvit | Banvit | 57 | | | | | | |

## First qualifying round
### Bracket A

* September 29, 2011 17:00 CET
* Report
| Cibona | 77–70 | Cholet |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 19–19, 20–16, 18–14 |||
| Pts: Barbour 16 Rebs: Suton 7 Asts: Barbour 3 | | Pts: Battle 23 Rebs: Falker 6 Asts: Causeur 6 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 850 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Fernando Rocha (POR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT)
* September 29, 2011 19:45 CET
* Report
| Lietuvos rytas | 83–64 | Budućnost |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–10, 16–17, 27–15 |||
| Pts: Seibutis 17 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Rice 5 | | Pts: Vučević 18 Rebs: Vučević 6 Asts: Popović, Krstović 2 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Petri Mantyla (FIN)
* September 30, 2011 17:00 CET
* Report
| PAOK | 64–77 | Galatasaray |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–19, 19–26, 13–17 |||
| Pts: Gorée 17 Rebs: Dikoudis 8 Asts: Wright 3 | | Pts: Gordon 21 Rebs: Aldemir 9 Asts: Açık 7 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Fernando Rocha (POR), Moritz Reiter (GER)
* September 30, 2011 19:45 CET
* Report
| ASVEL | 80–72 | Gravelines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 14–19, 27–19, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Goss 25 Rebs: Jackson 8 Asts: Goss 5 | | Pts: Three players 13 Rebs: Edwards 11 Asts: Three players 2 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 450 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR)

### Bracket B

* September 29, 2011 18:00 CET
* Report
| Alba Berlin | 82–60 | VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 19–12, 21–13, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Staiger 15 Rebs: Simonović 9 Asts: Weaver 6 | | Pts: Janičenoks 12 Rebs: Cain 8 Asts: Janičenoks 3 |
* Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE)
* September 29, 2011 20:45 CET
* Report
| Belgacom Spirou | 61–59 | Donetsk |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 11–14, 19–15, 21–16 |||
| Pts: Welsch 13 Rebs: Green 11 Asts: Mallet 5 | | Pts: Lee 13 Rebs: Radenović 8 Asts: Curry 3 |
* Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU)
* September 30, 2011 18:00 CET
* Report
| Khimki | 74–67 | PGE Turów |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 16–16, 27–16, 16–22 |||
| Pts: Lončar 16 Rebs: Five players 5 Asts: Kelati 3 | | Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Wysocki 6 Asts: Moore 6 |
* Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 850 Referees: Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Ioannis Foufis (GRE)
* September 30, 2011 20:45 CET
* Report
| ČEZ Nymburk | 69–57 | Banvit |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 15–9, 19–19, 16–17 |||
| Pts: Simmons, Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 11 Asts: Lawrence 4 | | Pts: Davis 15 Rebs: Bajramović 6 Asts: Erdoğan, Ermiş 2 |
* Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD)

## Second qualifying round
### Bracket A

* October 1, 2011 16:00 CET
* Report
| Lietuvos rytas | 88–71 | Cibona |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 17–24, 28–17, 19–13 |||
| Pts: Rice 19 Rebs: Roberts 9 Asts: Rice 7 | | Pts: Harper 14 Rebs: Suton, Harper 4 Asts: Five players 1 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Moritz Reiter (GER)
* October 1, 2011 19:00 CET
* Report
| Galatasaray | 93–83 | ASVEL |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-23, 24-28, 17-15, 24-17 |||
| Pts: Lakovič 22 Rebs: Shipp 8 Asts: Açık 6 | | Pts: Westermann 18 Rebs: Armstrong 11 Asts: Lacombe 3 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 450 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Petri Mantyla (FIN)

### Bracket B

* October 1, 2011 17:00 CET
* Report
| Belgacom Spirou | 74–63 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 12–16, 17–14, 21–17 |||
| Pts: Broyles 15 Rebs: Riddick 7 Asts: Mallet 7 | | Pts: Allen 20 Rebs: Taylor 8 Asts: Schaffartzik 5 |
* Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Ioannis Foufis (GRE)
* October 1, 2011 20:00 CET
* Report
| ČEZ Nymburk | 86–79 | Khimki |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-5, 28-17, 9-28, 28-29 |||
| Pts: Simmons 26 Rebs: Simmons 6 Asts: Lawrence 4 | | Pts: Lončar, Quinn 25 Rebs: Lončar 12 Asts: Kelati 5 |
* Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE)

## Third qualifying round
### Bracket A

* October 2, 2011 18:00 CET
* Report
| Lietuvos rytas | 63–71 | Galatasaray |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-13, 7-17, 12-22, 23-19 |||
| Pts: Seibutis 15 Rebs: Roberts 9 Asts: Rice 4 | | Pts: Shumpert 14 Rebs: Shipp, Aldemir 6 Asts: Lakovič 5 |
* Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 8,400 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Fernando Rocha (POR)

### Bracket B

* October 2, 2011 19:00 CET
* Report
| Belgacom Spirou | 79–53 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-13, 19-8, 20-15, 25-17 |||
| Pts: Hill 21 Rebs: Hill 12 Asts: Welsch 7 | | Pts: Lawrence 10 Rebs: Nečas 11 Asts: Lawrence 3 |
* Spiroudome, Charleroi Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Sinisa Herceg (CRO)