By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar picked up its first victory in the Top 16 as it fought off Partizan NIS Belgrade 74-67 at home on Wednesday. Will Cummings led the way with 15 points for Lokomotiv, which is now deadlocked in Group F with Partizan and Dolomiti Energia Trento with a 1-2 record.
Jordan Crawford added 14 points, Mindaugas Kuzminskas scored 12 points and Mantas Kalnietis contributed 10 points and 4 assists in the win for the 2013 7DAYS EuroCup champion. Partizan could not come up with enough offense despite Novica Velickovic tallying 15 points. Marcus Paige added 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists and Ognjen Karamaz had 11 points and 6 assists.
Still the top of the group standings belongs to Boulogne which got the win yesterday over Trento.
| Group F | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Boulogne Metropolitans 92 | 3 | 0 | 242 | 221 | 21 |
| 2. Partizan NIS Belgrade | 1 | 2 | 200 | 196 | 4 |
| 3. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar | 1 | 2 | 237 | 246 | -9 |
| 4. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 1 | 2 | 219 | 235 | -16 |