EuroCup Group B Roundup: ALBA and Loko creating distance

2018-11-07T22:12:15+00:00 2018-11-07T22:27:30+00:00.

Aris Barkas

07/Nov/18 22:12

Eurohoops.net

The duo of ALBA Berlin and Lokomotiv Kuban is leading the race with just one defeat after six games.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

ALBA Berlin got the overtime 106-101 on the road against Tofas Bursa behind 21 points by Rokas Giedraitis and for one more week shares the top of the Group B standings in the 7Days EuroCup with Lokomotiv Kuban, as both teams have a 5-1 record and they can already think about the Top16.

Giedraitis send the game to overtime making a big shot with 21 seconds left and tying the score at 92. Diante Garrett took the shot to give Tofas the win, but he missed. Kenny Kadji got the offensive rebounds, but he also missed the chance to be the hero of the night.

Garrett finished the game with 22 points and 11 assists, while Sammy Mejia scored 28 points also for the losing side.

On the other hand, Lokomotiv got the win over Arka Gdynia (96-72). The guests managed to stay close until the end of the third, trailing by four points (62-58), but the hosts dominated the last quarter. Dorell Wright scored 19 points for the winner, who had coach Vlada Jovanovic on their bench after parting ways with Sasa Obradovic.

In the last game of the group, Cedevita prevailed with ease over Limoges (91-71). The hosts had the lead from the first period and never lost it until the end with Elgin Cook scoring 19 points and the duo of Jacob Pullen and Justin Cobbs adding 17 points each. Axel Bouteille had 13 points for Limoges. Cedevita is third in the Group standings with a 3-3 record.

Position Team % Victory GP GW GL PTS + PTS – GA
1 Lokomotiv Kuban 83.33 6 5 1 513 445 1.1528
2 Alba Berlin 83.33 6 5 1 553 503 1.0994
3 Cedevita Zagreb 50 6 3 3 482 466 1.0343
4 Tofas 33.33 6 2 4 535 565 0.9469
5 Limoges 33.33 6 2 4 477 511 0.9334
6 Asseco Arka Gdynia 16.67 6 1 5 440 510 0.8627

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