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Krasnodar Lokomotiv (2-3), represented by Mantas Kalnietis and Mindaugas Kuzminskas, achieved an important victory in the Top 16 stage of the European Cup.
Man of the match
Jevgenijus Pašutinas students in a group F match away from home 83:61 (22:14, 26:14, 19:15, 16:18) turned the Paris Metropolitans into 92 (3-2) basketball players.
The defeat would have buried Lokomotiv’s chances of relegation, but after defeating the Paris team, the Russians regained their mutual advantage, losing 4 points in the first game (79:83).
If Troko’s Dolomiti Energia (2-2) outscores Trento by at least 13 points in the final round, they will advance from Group F to the quarterfinals. Defeat in general would prevent relegation.
Kuzminskas scored 9 points (1/5 double, 3/3 penalty), bounced 4 and took 1 ball in 27 minutes, made 3 assists, made 3 errors, committed 4 times and scored 5 utility points.
Another Lithuanian Kalnietis from Lokomotiv scored 3 points (0/1 double, 1/6 trit.), 4 assists, intercepted ball, error, 2 fouls and -1 utility score in 29 minutes.
The winner of the match was announced even before the long break, when the Russians ran 14: 4 and after Kuzminskas’ long shot, the lead reached 22 points (42:20).
During the rest of the match, Loko continued to dominate and at the same time the difference between the teams reached 29 points (76:47).
The most useful player in the ranks was Will Cummings, who scored 18 points (3/5 doubles, 1/1 trit., 9/9 penalties) in 24 minutes, bounced 3 and took 2 balls, made 4 assists, made an error and accumulated 32 utility points.
Metropolitans 92: Anthony Brown 15 (2/5 trit., 5/5 penalty, Q4), Maxime Roos 12 (3/5 trit.), Brandon Brown 11 (2/3 trit.).
Lokomotiv: Nigel Williams-Goss 19 (5/8 doubles, 2/3 trit., 7 res., 6 innings, 4 pm, 27 p.), Will Cummings 18 (9/9 fin., 4th ed., 32 uses ), Kevin Hervey 12 (double 5/8), Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Drew Gordon (double 4/7, 11th rec., 4th ed.) After 9, Reggie Lynch 7 (Rev. 5).
Match summary:
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