kəmˈɪɾᵻd ɪn jˈʊɹɹoʊtʃˌælɪndʒ, ðɪ ˌɛmˌɛsbˈiː wˈʌn ðɛɹ fˈɜːst tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bˈɛldʒənz fɹʌm ˈæntwɜːp dʒˈaɪənts sˈɛvənti tˈuː dˈæʃ sˈɪksti sˈɪks ænd fˈɪnlənd kˌeɪtˌiːpˈiː bˈæskɪt sˈɛvənti wˈʌn dˈæʃ fˈɪfti tˈuː bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐ hˈɛvi ɔnðə flˈoːɹ ʌv pˌælɐkˈeɪnstɹoʊ bɪˈɛlə, ɪtˈæliən dˈiː tˈuː klˈʌb ˈeɪɾi tˈuː sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
Committed in Eurochallenge, the MSB won their first two games against the Belgians from Antwerp Giants (72-66) and Finland KTP Basket (71-52) before a heavy on the floor of Pallacanestro Biella, Italian D2 club ( 82–64).