Krasnie Krilya keep Telekom Basket scoreless in overtime to punch the ticket to Final Four of EuroChallenge. The Russian team posted a 95:85 win due to 10-0 overtime victory. Telekom Basket opened the game with a narrow 25-24 lead in the first period. The German side added 26-24 in the second frame and led 3 points at the halftime. Both teams scored 20 points each in the third quarter that remained the same difference on the board. Krasnie Krilya managed to post a 17-14 rally in the fourth quarter and Vasiliev made two free throws to send the teams to overtime. Krasnie Krilya did not allow the host to score in the extra 5 minutes and grabbed the victory as well as the ticket to Final Four. Chester Simmons (196-G-82, college: Washington) paced all the winners with 24 points and Andre Smith (203-F-85, college: N.Dakota St.) netted 19. Omar Thomas (196-F-82, college: UTEP) delivered 15 and Aaron Miles (186-PG-83, college: Kansas) collected 12 points and 10 assists. Andrej Mangold (190-PG-87) and Robert Vaden (196-G/F-85, college: UAB) finished the game with 17 points in the losing effort. Kyle Weems (198-F-89, college: Missouri St.) notched 12 and David McCray (188-G-86) poured in 11.
VTB League: CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance - May 20, 2013
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Krasnie Krilya - CSKA 56:69
CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The Russian Champion posted a 69:56 win for 3-1 victory in the series.
The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter [read more]
Krasnie Krilya - CSKA 56:69
CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The Russian Champion posted a 69:56 win for 3-1 victory in the series. The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter. Nenad Krstic (212-C-83) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Vladimir Vladimir Micov (201-F-85, agency: Beo Basket) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Aaron Jackson (190-G-86, college: Duquesne) collected 13 points and 7 rebounds, while Sasha Kaun (211-C-85) delivered 9. Aaron Miles (186-PG-83, college: Kansas) produced 9 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and Andre Smith (203-F-85, college: N.Dakota St.) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Krasnie Krilya's coach Sergey Bazarevich rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
VTB League: Lokomotiv win the series against Unics - May 19, 2013
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Lokomotiv - Unics 68:64
Lokomotiv win the series against Unics and advanced to the Semifinals. The team from Krasnodar posted a 68:64 win in Game 4 and won the series 3-1.
The hosts trailed by 13 points at the halftime before their 39-22 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Lokomotiv dominated on the defensive end, holding Unics Kazan to just 7 points in third quarter [read more]
Lokomotiv - Unics 68:64
Lokomotiv win the series against Unics and advanced to the Semifinals. The team from Krasnodar posted a 68:64 win in Game 4 and won the series 3-1. The hosts trailed by 13 points at the halftime before their 39-22 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Lokomotiv dominated on the defensive end, holding Unics Kazan to just 7 points in third quarter. Nick Calathes (198-PG-89, college: Florida)fired 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Maxim Grigoryev (195-G-90) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Four Lokomotiv players scored in double figures. Lokomotiv's coach Evgeny Pashutin used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Greek power forward Kostas Kostas Kaimakoglou (206-C/F-83) produced 16 points and Greek Ian Vougioukas (212-C/F-85, college: St.Louis) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. In the Semifinals Lokomotiv will face Zalgiris that advanced to the Final Four of VTB League also tonight. The Lithuanian team won Game 4 in Nizhny Novgorod 66:59 and beat the local team 3-1 in the series.
VTB League: Zalgiris advanced to the Final Four - May 19, 2013
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Novgorod - Zalgiris 59:66
Zalgiris advanced to the Final Four of VTB League. The Lithuanian team won Game 4 in Nizhny Novgorod 66:59 and beat the local team 3-1 in the series.
It looked good early as BC Nizhny Novgorod took a 9-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Zalgiris took control and eventually winning the game that evening by 7 points. They made 21-of-27 charity shots (77.8 percent) during the game, while BC Nizhny Novgorod only scored four points from the stripe [read more]
Novgorod - Zalgiris 59:66
Zalgiris advanced to the Final Four of VTB League. The Lithuanian team won Game 4 in Nizhny Novgorod 66:59 and beat the local team 3-1 in the series. It looked good early as BC Nizhny Novgorod took a 9-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Zalgiris took control and eventually winning the game that evening by 7 points. They made 21-of-27 charity shots (77.8 percent) during the game, while BC Nizhny Novgorod only scored four points from the stripe. BC Nizhny Novgorod was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American Oliver Lafayette (188-G-84, college: Houston) who helped to win the game recording 19 points. Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205-F-89) contributed with 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Semen Antonov (202-PF-89, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) replied with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Evgeni Baburin (190-G-87) added 12 points and 4 steals in the effort for BC Nizhny Novgorod.
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