Rovinari celebrated the opening victory in the EuroChallenge quarterfinal series. Energia earned a comfortable home in the best-of-three series. Nemanja Milosevic nailed 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the victory. Rovinari built a comfortable 25:10 lead after the first term. Rovinari followed with a massive 31:9 rally in the second quarter to build an unassailable 56:19 halftime lead. Le Mans stopped the rot in the third term. The French team pulled within 26 points at the final intermission. Rovinari however stayed confident in the fourth term and eased to the victory.
Lamont Mack produced 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners, while Porter Troupe added 9 points and 7 assists.