Group A
Unics - Khimky 82-69
Unics outscored Khimky 82:69 in the third round of VTB United League. In the game between two Russian teams from Group A Unics grabbed 3-0 record on top after the win. Lyday Terrell opened the scoring account for the winners and he also scored later for 15:14. In the offensive and productive period for both teams, the hosts grabbed 29:28 after the first 10 minutes [read more]
Group A
Unics - Khimky 82-69 Unics outscored Khimky 82:69 in the third round of VTB United League. In the game between two Russian teams from Group A Unics grabbed 3-0 record on top after the win. Lyday Terrell opened the scoring account for the winners and he also scored later for 15:14. In the offensive and productive period for both teams, the hosts grabbed 29:28 after the first 10 minutes. Zamanskiy increased the lead with his team to 38:32 but Javtokas Robertas gave his team 40:38 advantage. Popovic Marko closed the half at 40:40 when the teams went to the lockers. The third frame was decisive in the game as the hosts produced 23-8 in it. They took 67:52 advantage as Veremeenko Vladimirwas the last to score in the period. Khimky managed to win the last frame 17-15 but it was not enough to catch up with the hosts. Cabezas Carlos made the final score on the board as Unics celebrated 82:69 win. Saulius Stombergas (202-F-73, agency: Interperformances) top-scored for the winners with 17 points to keep them perfect. Popovic Marko nailed 16, while Lyday Terrell posted 14. McCarty Kelly ended up with 19 points and 11 rebounds in defeat as Khimky dropped at 1-2. Cabezas Carlos followed him with 11 points in the losing effort.
VEF Riga - BC Donetsk 76-86 BC Donetsk registered a road victory in Riga as they outscored VEF Riga 86:76. The Ukrainian side improved to 2-1 record and is second in Group A. Drozdov Artur opened the game for the winners but then also the home side tasted the lead. VEF Riga took 23:22 after the opening quarter and had 30:27 later in the half when Mazeika Martynas scored for the Latvian side. Ikonic Goran scored two at the end as Donetsk had 44:38 at the halftime. The Ukrainina side won also the third period for 59:51 after thirty minutes. Both teams started to score more in the last frame as Donetsk managed to keep the lead for good. Anthony Tucker (198-F-85, agency: Buck Andre, college: Texas) was the last to score in the game as his side won the second game in the group. Marsh Ricardo led the way with 23 points and Drozdov Artur netted 22. Anthony Tucker finished the night with 16 points for the winners. Renfroe Gregory produced 28 points for the home side. Mazeika Martynas delivered 16 and Aleksejevs Jurijs scored 13.
Group B
Kalev/Cramo - CSKA 63-85 CSKA won the third straight game at the VTB United League. The Russian Champions overcame Estonian Kalev/Cramo 85:63 in the last game of the Regular Season Day 3. Khryapa Viktor gave the guests the first lead, while Akognon Josh-Emmanuel scored from the perimeter for the home side. The teams exchanged the baskets several times as CSKA took 21:18 after the opening quarter. From that time the Russian side never looked behind in the game. Ramunas Siskauskas (197-G-78) made two points in the end of the half for 45:36 halftime advantage. With 24-13 CSKA won the third period to take 69:49 lead. No matter how hard the hosts tried in the last period they could not catch up with the favorite. Ramunas Siskauskas paced all the winners with 17 points for 3-0 record. Planinic Zoran netted 16, while Khryapa Viktor had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Keerles Rait finished the night with 21 points in the losing effort. Fisher Charron posted 15 for the hosts and Akognon Josh-Emmanuel notched 11.
Zalgiris - Azovmash 82-69 Zalgiris won over Azovmash 82:69 in Round 3 of VTB League last night. The Lithuanian side improved to 2-1 in the group due to phenomenon game from Marcus Brown (193-G-74, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: Murray St.). The latter exploded with 37 points and celebrated the home win with the Baltic state. Klimavicius Tadas opened the game from the perimeter and Marcus Brown scored for 12:8. The home side played well, however Azovmash took 22:21 after the first period. The Ukrainian squad led until the 5 minutes left in the first half as Klimavicius Tadas brought the hosts 31;30 and stayed in front with his team until the end. Marcus Brown finished the half at 41:32 for Zalgiris. The latter also added 24-22 in the third frame for 65:54 advantage after three quarters.Rizvic Hasan could reduce with the guests to 67:60, but Marcus Brown was too much for the guests. His teammates and himself clinched a 82:69 win for the second spot in the group. Watson Travis collected 13 points and 17 rebounds for the winners as Klimavicius Tadas notched 13. Rizvic Hasan finished the night with 16 points in the losing effort as the Ukrainian team dropped at 1-2. Daniels Erik posted 15 points and House Fred scored 11.
Group A
BC Donetsk - Unics 78-98
Unics cruised to the road win against BC Donetsk. Marko Popovic (185-G-82, college: S.Idaho JC) unloaded 30 points, issued 6 assists and grabbed 4 boards to pace the Kazan team. Kresimir Loncar contributed 23 points and 6 boards as Unics climbed at 2-0 record. Marque Perry responded with 14 points for BC Donetsk.
Khimky - VEF Riga 103-66
Khimky did not disappoint the home fans in the VTB-League premiere [read more]
Group A
BC Donetsk - Unics 78-98 Unics cruised to the road win against BC Donetsk. Marko Popovic (185-G-82, college: S.Idaho JC) unloaded 30 points, issued 6 assists and grabbed 4 boards to pace the Kazan team. Kresimir Loncar contributed 23 points and 6 boards as Unics climbed at 2-0 record. Marque Perry responded with 14 points for BC Donetsk.
Khimky - VEF Riga 103-66 Khimky did not disappoint the home fans in the VTB-League premiere. Khimky crushed VEF Riga to improve at 1-1 record in Group A. Robertas Javtokas (211-C-80, agency: Interperformances, college: Arizona) knocked down 17 points to pace the hosts. Timofey Mozgov added 16 points in the winning effort. Ingus Bankevics answered with 14 points for VEF Riga. Ivan Nelyubov delivered 13 points and 9 boards as the Latvian team slipped at 0-2 record.
Group B
Zalgiris - Kalev/Cramo 88-56 Zalgiris posted the first win in the VTB-League season as they stunned Kalev/Cramo. Zygimantas Janavicius (192-G-89, agency: Interperformances) came up with 14 points, 6 boards and 5 assists for the Kaunas team. Adas Juskevicius and Marcus Brown added 12 points each in the win. Viljar Veski and Josh Akognon answered with 18 points apiece for Kalev/Cramo as they slipped at 0-2.
Azovmash - CSKA 65-84 CSKA cruised to the second straight win in the VTB-League season. They upset Azovmash in Mariupol to climb on top of Group B. Trajan Langdon (192-G-76, college: Duke) fired 22 points to lead CSKA. Viktor Khryapa added 18 points, 11 boards and 5 assists for the winners. Erik Daniels answered with 16 points, 6 boards and 6 assists for Azovmash.
VTB United League openers - Oct 16, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
GROUP A
BC Donetsk-Khimky 70:69
Ukrainian BC Donetsk opened the VTB League with the win over Russian Khimky. So far it was one of the most exciting games as Ukrainian side grabbed 70:69 in the opener.
Donetsk opened the game with 23:21, but could not keep the lead at the halftime. Khimky responded with 23-18 in the second frame for 44:41 advantage at the halftime. Moreover the Russian team played better in the third period and increased the lead to 11 points [read more]
GROUP A
BC Donetsk-Khimky 70:69
Ukrainian BC Donetsk opened the VTB League with the win over Russian Khimky. So far it was one of the most exciting games as Ukrainian side grabbed 70:69 in the opener. Donetsk opened the game with 23:21, but could not keep the lead at the halftime. Khimky responded with 23-18 in the second frame for 44:41 advantage at the halftime. Moreover the Russian team played better in the third period and increased the lead to 11 points. Both teams finished three periods as Khimky enjoyed 62:51 lead. Donetsk however was far to give up and exploded with 19-7 in the last frame. It gave the Ukrainian side the total 70:69 victory and the first win in VTB league. Marque Perry (186-G-81, agency: N.E.T., college: St.Louis) (186-G-81, agency: N.E.T., college: St.Louis) top-scored for the winners with 15 points as Donetsk has 1-0 record now. Chris Owens (204-F-79, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Texas) followed him with 14, while Bruno had 9. Timofey Mozgov (216-C-86) top-scored for the Russian team with 17 points and Paulius Jankunas (203-F-84, agency: Interperformances) netted 11. In the second game Donetsk will face Unics that ensured the first win in the inaugural VTB League season. The Kazan outfit outgunned VEF Riga 76:72 in the Latvian capital to go 1-0 in Group A. The game is scheduled for October 30th. Khimky will meet VEF Riga in the first day of November.
VEF Riga - Unics 72:76 Unics ensured the first win in the inaugural VTB League season. The Kazan outfit outgunned VEF Riga in the Latvian capital to go 1-0 in Group A. Vladimir Veremeenko (208-F-84) and Marko Popovic (185-G-82, college: S.Idaho JC) fired 14 points each to lead the charge. Unics silenced the Riga crowd with an 8:0 start to the game. VEF soon recovered and raced in front 19:16 late in the period. Unics regained the lead 23:21 at the first break. Unics enjoyed a 33:25 advantage midway through the second period. The hosts managed to cut the distance as they trailed by 4 points at the interval. VEF Riga remained within striking distance throughout the third quarter. They finished the third stanza down by just 2 points heading into the fourth frame. VEF Riga spurred in front late in the game 67:66 but they could not maintain the advantage. Marko Popovic stepped up with five quick points for the visitors as they reestablished a 74:70 lead. Unics sealed the tough win in the dying seconds to taste the first VTB League victory. Kresimir Loncar (210-F-83) finished with 12 points. Kouziakine and Stombergas had 10 points each in the win. Ingus Bankevics (195-G/F-85) responded with 16 points for VEF Riga. Martynas Mazeika (190-G-85, agency: Limelight Hoops) nailed 15 points in defeat.
CSKA - Zalgiris 90:74 CSKA opened their VTB-League campaign with a comfortable win over Zalgiris. The Lithuanian powerhouse entered the game pretty confidently. They grabbed a 7:0 lead but CSKA quickly erased the deficit. They finished the starting quarter drawing things level at 20. Andrey Vorontsevich (204-C-87) paced CSKA in the second period. The hosts surged ahead and earned a 5-point lead at halftime. Marcus Brown and Mantas Kalnietis (195-G-86, agency: Interperformances) helped Zalgiris returned into the game. They spurred back in charge 53:51 in the third frame. But Ponkrashov and Zoran Planinic (199-G-82) allowed the home team to enjoy an 8-point lead with ten minutes to go. Zalgiris slowed down in the final term and could not match aggressive CSKA. The Moscow team rallied comfortably and posted the initial win at the tournament. Andrey Vorontsevich finished with 16 points for CSKA. Zoran Planinic added 15 points, while Ramunas Siskauskas (197-G-78) had 11 points in the victory. Mantas Kalnietis and Dainius Salenga (197-F-77) responded with 18 points each for Zalgiris. Travis Watson (203-F/C-81, college: Virginia) contributed 14 points in the loss.
Azovmash had no difficulties in the opener of VTB League as they rolled over Estonian champion BC Kalev/Cramo 100:61. The confident win in all the quarters brought the first victory for the Ukrainian side. before the start of the season BC Kalev/Cramo has released Janev Blagoj and Aleksandar Bojic. The Estonian team hoped to stay on race but could not follow Azovmash. The latter opened the game with 21-4 and never looked behind after. The Ukrainian side added 24-17 in the second quarter for 45:21 halftime advantage. The third period was the most productive for the favorites as they nailed 33 points. Kalev managed to post 19 and trailed 40:78 after thirty minutes of the game. The task for the last quarter was to reach three digits for Azovmash and they managed to post 100 at the very end. Simonas Serapinas (197-F-82) top-scored for the winners with 21points as Azovmash grabbed 1-0 record. Hasan Rizvic (212-C-84) nailed 20 points and Marius Prekevicius (195-F-84, agency: Interperformances, college: S.Florida) netted 15. Rait Keerles (201-F-80) ended up with 23 points in defeat and Gert Dorbek (190-G-85) scored 12. On October 31st Azovmash will face CSKA that opened their VTB-League campaign with a comfortable win over Zalgiris. Estonian side will meet Zalgaria on the first day of November.
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