EC: Cedevita defeated in Kazan
Cedevita have suffered a road defeat in Kazan against Unics in the ninth round of the EuroCup season. Budućnost VOLI and Partizan NIS defeated a day earlier.
Karlo Zganec (Photo: Cedevita/Marin Susic)
Cedevita have suffered a defeat in the ninth round of the EuroCup in the tough away game in Kazan against Unics and have yet to fight to secure themselves a second round spot.
The Zagreb ABA League side have fallen behind early, as they were trailing by 13 points after first quarter. By Half time, they have managed to cut the deficit to four points and were hoping for an upset until the last quarter, when the hosts have made a difference.
In the end the score was 78:61 in favour of Unics. For Cedevita Karlo Žganec had 14 points, while Džanan Musa followed him with 13.
Budućnost VOLI and Partizan NIS have suffered defeats against Bayern and Limoges, respectively, a day earlier.
EuroCup Regular Season, Group A, Round 9, Wednesday, 20.12.2017:
UNICS – Cedevita 78:61 (22:9, 14:23, 21:20, 21:9)
Lasme 18, Colom 16 | Žganec 14, Musa 13.
STANDINGS:
| Group A | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Darussafaka Istanbul (qualified) | 7 | 2 | 736 | 648 | 88 |
| 2. UNICS Kazan (qualified) | 6 | 3 | 715 | 688 | 27 |
| 3. Fiat Turin | 5 | 4 | 721 | 763 | -42 |
| 4. Cedevita | 4 | 5 | 727 | 706 | 21 |
| 5. MoraBanc Andorra | 3 | 5 | 624 | 642 | -18 |
| 6. Levallois Metropolitans | 1 | 7 | 577 | 653 | -76 |
BAYERN MUNICH – Budućnost VOLI 85:82 (24:17, 19:21, 24:19, 18:25)
Booker 15, Cunningham 15 | Ivanović 27, Gordić 22.
STANDINGS:
| Group B | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Bayern Munich (qualified) | 9 | 0 | 799 | 659 | 140 |
| 2. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul | 4 | 5 | 708 | 702 | 6 |
| 3. Budućnost VOLI | 4 | 5 | 700 | 714 | -14 |
| 4. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 4 | 5 | 649 | 665 | -16 |
| 5. Lietkabelis Panevežys | 4 | 5 | 699 | 736 | -37 |
| 6. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | 2 | 7 | 699 | 778 | -79 |
Group C:
Partizan NIS – LIMOGES 98:101 (20:19, 31:23, 25:34, 22:25)
Williams-Goss 28, Miller 26 | Hayes 22, Bouteille 21.
STANDINGS:
| Group C | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (qualified) | 8 | 0 | 661 | 577 | 84 |
| 2. Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (qualified) | 5 | 4 | 784 | 727 | 57 |
| 3. ALBA Berlin (qualified) | 5 | 4 | 761 | 744 | 17 |
| 4. Limoges CSP (qualified) | 5 | 4 | 718 | 733 | -15 |
| 5. RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 2 | 6 | 684 | 722 | -38 |
| 6. Partizan NIS | 1 | 8 | 747 | 852 | -105 |
