Lokomotiv Kuban send 5 players in double-figures in win over Lietkabelis / News - Basketnews.com

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Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban (8-3) dominated the game against Lietkabelis (5-6) in the Group A. The final score was 90-62 (16-12, 22-19, 27-17, 25-14)

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Lokomotiv Kuban's domination continued also in the final quarter, with the Russian side never looking back and Lietkabelis unable to make a comeback. Lokomotiv gave also some minutes to Italian youngster Abramo Canka, at his debut in the competition.

Third-quarter followed the path of the first two, with Lokomotiv Kuban extending their lead to 15 points (52-37), but this time Lietkabelis weren't able to get back into the game and the Russian side completely dominated the period, finishing with a 17-point lead (65-48)

Lokomotiv, once again, started the second period in a good way, imposing an 8-0 run on Lietkabelis (22-14). A three-pointer from Paunic gave Lokomotiv their maximum lead (25-14). But seven quick points from Kalaitzakis brought back Liektabelis, cutting down the lead to just three points (30-27).

In the first quarter, Kuban started strong on a 6-0 run. The Russian side looked in control in the first few minutes but Lietkabelis remained close in the second half of the quarter, finishing the first 10 minutes only down by 4 points (16-12).

The top scorers for Lokomotiv Kuban were Errick McCollum and Darius Thompson with 15 points apiece.

While for Lietkabelis, instead, the top scorer was Djordje Gagic with 15 points (5/9 2PT, 5/8 FT), 4 rebounds, 1 assists, and 4 turnovers.

Lokomotiv Kuban: Errick McCollum 15 (4 AST), Darius Thompson 15 (6 AST), Stanislav Ilnitskyi 14, Andrei Martiuk 11 (10 REB), Vladislav Emchenko 11

Lietkabelis: Djordje Gagic 15, Panagiotis Kalaitzakis 12 (7 REB)

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