2017-18Top 16Round 2
January 10, 2018 CET: 17:00
Local time: 19:00 BASKET HALL

Loko downs Trento, is first in Group G

In a battle between undefeated teams, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar took a big step forward in Group G by topping Dolomiti Energia Trento 97-69 at home on Wednesday. Lokomotiv improved to 2-0 and remains the only undefeated team in the 2017-18 7DAYS EuroCup while Trento dropped to 1-1. Ryan Broekhoff led the winners with 20 points. Chris Babb contributed 17 points, Frank Elegar 14, Trevor Lacey 12 and Mardy Collins 11 for Lokomotiv. Yannick Franke and Ojars Silins led Trento with 11 points apiece while Diego Flaccadori added 10. Lokomotiv had a strong start and a four-point play by Pavel Antipov gave the hosts a 14-4 lead. Broekhoff and an unstoppable Elegar soon helped Lokomotiv make it a 20-point game, 26-6. Duston Hogue and Flaccadori allowed Trento to get within single digits, 29-20, early in the second quarter. A dunk by Silins soon tied the game, 30-30, after a 1-18 run. In response, Elegar and Babb led a 15-1 run which allowed Lokomotiv to get a safe lead, 45-32, at halftime. Three-pointers by Babb and Broekhoff boosted Lokomotiv's lead to 59-35 midway through the third quarter. The hosts kept a 71-47 margin at the end of the third quarter and kept full control of the game until the final buzzer.

Collins got Lokomotiv going with a layup and Babb added a triple in a 7-1 opening run that Brian Qvale capped with free throws. Dominique Sutton stepped up with a three-pointer but Babb scored inside and a wild four-point by Antipov made it a double-digit game, 14-4. Shavon Shields hit a jumper but Elegar and Broekhoff combined for 9 points in a 12-0 run that boosted their team's lead to 26-6. Sutton and Jorge Gutierrez stepped up for Trento and a dunk by Hogue got the guests within 29-16 after 10 minutes. Flaccadori followed free throws with a jumper to make Lokomotiv call timeout at 29-20. Lokomotiv kept struggling to score, while free throws by Hogue and Shields, a floater by Gutierrez and a dunk by Silins tied the game, 30-30, after a 1-18 run. Broekhoff rescued Lokomotiv with a put-back basket, Babb struck from downtown and Elegar added 6 consecutive points – including back-to-back dunks – for a 45-32 Lokomotiv halftime lead after a 15-1 run.

Babb nailed a three-pointer immediately after the break and Broekhoff struck twice from downtown to break the game open, 56-35. Lokomotiv found a new go-to guy in Lacey, who followed a layup with a jumper and then hit a triple for a 66-37 margin. Silins and Franke each downed a three-pointer in a 0-10 Trento run but Babb answered from downtown and Collins added free throws for a 71-47 Lokomotiv lead after 30 minutes. A jumper by Silins and back-to-back three-point plays by Franke gave Trento hope, 74-57, with over 7 minutes left. Lacey and Collins stepped up for Lokomotiv and a three-pointer by Broekhoff sealed the outcome, 83-59, long before the final buzzer.

Both teams return to 7DAYS EuroCup action next week. Lokomotiv hosts Cedevita Zagreb on Tuesday while Trento visits Buducnost VOLI Podgorica on Wednesday.

Frank Elegar - Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (photo Lokomotiv) - EC17
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: ZAMOJSKI, JAKUB; RADOJKOVIC, JOSIP ; MITROVSKI, IGOR
Attendance: 3357
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Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar29162626
Dolomiti Energia Trento16161522
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Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar29457197
Dolomiti Energia Trento16324769
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 COLLINS, MARDY 21:51 11 3/7 0/2 5/6 1 2 3 5 1 4       4 13
2 ANTIPOV, PAVEL 14:55 6 1/2 1/2 1/1 1 1 2   1 1     1 2 7
4 BABURIN, EVGENY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 LACEY, TREVOR 21:22 12 4/4 1/1 1/2 1 3 4 7   2     4 2 18
10 IVLEV, VLADIMIR 7:04           1 1   1       2    
12 ILNITSKIY, STANISLAV DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 KHVOSTOV, DMITRY 18:09 3 0/1 1/1   1   1 4   1     2 1 5
15 ELEGAR, FRANK 22:12 14 5/6   4/6 2 2 4 3 2 2   1 3 6 20
19 BABB, CHRIS 28:12 17 1/1 5/7     4 4 1 4 1     4   19
22 KULAGIN, DMITRY 24:35 8 2/3 0/3 4/4   3 3 7 1 7     3 4 9
41 QVALE, BRIAN 12:28 6 2/5   2/2 1 3 4 1 1 1 2   3 1 8
45 BROEKHOFF, RYAN 29:12 20 2/3 5/10 1/2 1 3 4   4     1 2 1 19
Team           1 3 4     2         2
Totals 200:00 97 20/32 13/26 18/23 9 25 34 28 15 21 2 2 24 21 120
        62.5% 50% 78.3%
Head coach: OBRADOVIC, SASA
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Dolomiti Energia Trento
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
0 FRANKE, YANNICK 12:08 11 3/4 1/2 2/2   1 1 2   1     1 2 12
2 SUTTON, DOMINIQUE 19:10 7 1/2 1/1 2/4 1   1 2   2     2 3 6
4 SILINS, OJARS 23:25 11 4/4 1/4           4 1     1   10
10 FORRAY, TOTO 18:13 4 2/5 0/2     2 2 1   4     5   -7
12 FLACCADORI, DIEGO 19:54 10 3/4 0/1 4/4       3 1 2       2 12
13 GUTIERREZ, JORGE 23:06 8 3/5 0/3 2/2   4 4 2 2 3 1   2 6 13
15 GOMES, BETO 20:58   0/1 0/2     2 2 1 3 2 1   1   1
22 HOGUE, DUSTIN 21:53 8 2/4   4/6 2   2     2   1 4 6 5
25 LECHTHALER, LUCA 12:49 2 0/1   2/2   1 1   1 1   1 3 1 -1
31 SHIELDS, SHAVON 28:24 8 2/6   4/6 1 2 3 3 1 2     2 4 9
Team           1 2 3               3
Totals 200:00 69 20/36 3/15 20/26 5 14 19 14 12 20 2 2 21 24 63
        55.6% 20% 76.9%
Head coach: BUSCAGLIA, MAURIZIO

Head Coaches

OBRADOVIC, SASA
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

"This is no secret – we took the game seriously. We have to win as much as possible in this round and we will keep doing that as much as possible in the next games."

"Apart from the five minutes in the second quarter, we did a very good job and dominated the game. The majority of the game, we had a good attitude. I would say we even used the CSKA game to continue with good confidence. The reflection of that was the beginning of the game. And after these black minutes we came back to our rhythm."

BUSCAGLIA, MAURIZIO
Dolomiti Energia Trento
"It’s not easy after one bad game like that. First, congratulations to Lokomotiv Kuban. I need to be honest; they won everywhere – in defense, offense, rebounds. We had to stop their transition and fast break, but we did bad balance on offense. It was important to spread the floor better, one extra pass more, one ball in to play hard. So at the end, much free ball, less passes, obviously, with the great defense of Kuban. Secondly, we had to play good at the three-point line. But we always played one step backward. But I think the experience is very important for us."

Players

BROEKHOFF, RYAN
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
"Obviously, we are very happy with the result in the end. It was very important for us to have a good start. We had a long trip and build up and then the pressure and excitement of the CSKA win. We had a few days to recover physically and mentally. So we are very happy to come out with the win and hopefully we can continue this good form."