Cibona two points short in Krasnoyarsk

Cibona have been close to triumphing on the road far away from home in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in the first round of the FIBA Europe Cup Quarter-finals, but haven"t managed to get away with the victory, as they were unlucky in the dying moments of the game.

A thrilling ending was seen in Krasnoyarsk in the first Quarter-final game of the FIBA Europe Cup and the home side were eventually the ones to get away with a victory and take the lead in the series before the second leg, which will be played in Zagreb.

It has indeed been anybody"s game since the very beginning and until the end. Cibona were up by 4 points after 4 quarter and down by a point at half time and 2 points after three quarters. Two minutes before the end of the game, Damir Mulaomerović"s side led 85:81, but in half a minute, Enisey went on a 7:0 run, which eventually decided the game. James Florence did score a three-pointer with 24 seconds remaining to tie the game to 91:91, but James on the other answered in the same fashion with only 2 seconds on the clock. This was a point from which there was no more return for the Zagreb ABA League side.

Ante Žižić shined for Cibona with 28 points, while James Florence added 17.

FIBA Europe Cup, Quarter-finals, First Round, Wednesday, 16.3.2016:

ENISEY - Cibona 94:92 (28:32, 30:25, 13:12, 23:23) / 1:0 in victories
Taylor 29, James 18; Ante Žižić 28, Florence 17.