By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Unics defeated Astana Kazakhstan on the road in overtime, 78-73.
The key: Astana’s Justin Carter missed a chance to win the game in regulation, connecting on one of two free throws with the home team trailing by a point. In the extra five minutes, Anton Ponkrashov knocked down a pair of triples, Quino Colom added one and the visitors held on for until the end.
The stars: Jamar Smith led the winners with 20 points, Stephane Lasme followed with 14.
Parma escaped with a 88-73 win against Nizhny Novgorod, as Tre’ McLean finished with 17 points for the visiting side.
Kalev beat VEF Riga at home with 98-94 in the final game of the day.
Standings:
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
18
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
849 – 683
|
166
|
||
|
2
|
LOKOMOTIV KUBAN
|
17
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
765 – 613
|
152
|
|
|
3
|
UNICS KAZAN
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
688 – 592
|
96
|
|
|
4
|
ZENIT SAINT PETERSBURG
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
773 – 730
|
43
|
|
|
5
|
KHIMKI MOSCOW
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
681 – 598
|
83
|
|
|
6
|
AVTODOR
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
670 – 716
|
-46
|
|
|
7
|
BC TSMOKI MINSK
|
13
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
631 – 713
|
-82
|
|
|
8
|
PARMA BASKET PERM
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
7
|
786 – 859
|
-73
|
|
|
9
|
ENISEY
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
564 – 627
|
-63
|
|
|
10
|
NIZHNIY NOVGOROD
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
654 – 694
|
-40
|
|
|
11
|
BK ASTANA
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
660 – 726
|
-66
|
|
|
12
|
BC KALEV/CRAMO
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
830 – 910
|
-80
|
|
|
13
|
VEF RIGA
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
607 – 697
|
-90
|
|