By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Khimki used its homecourt vantage point in the second quarterfinals game against Valencia and prevailed 98-74. The two teams are tied to 1-1 in this best-of-three series.
Led by Jacob Pullen’s 18 points and Alexey Shved’s double-double of 17 points and 11 assists (plus 8 rebounds), the hosts were unstoppable in the second half.
Joan Sastre (18 points) gave his team a double-point lead 5-10 at 5′, until the Russians got in charge a couple minutes latter and led 18-15 after the first 10 minutes. Egor Vialtsev made it a 9-point game in the hosts’ favor, 38-31, while they managed to stay up 45-41 at halftime.
Pullen sent the deficit to double digit marks in the third period, still Valencia trimmed the score to 69-62 at 30′. With incredible defense in the final period, the hosts kept the Spanish team low at scoring, while making their partial score 29-12, sealing the victory.