Azovmash Mariupol took a giant step towards the elimination round by knocking off SLUC Nancy 76-62 in Group D. Azovmash improved to 5-3 in the group as Tomas Delininkaitis's 20 points paced four players in double figures. Serhiy Lishchuk added 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks while Rodney Buford scored 12 points and Yehor Mesharakou added 10 points and 8 rebounds. Mariupol took control of the game late in the second quarter as it used a 23-8 run to grab a 12-point lead at the break. And Azovmash finished off Nancy by knocking down four three-pointers in the final three minutes in a decisive 12-3 surge to close the contest. Nancy fell to 3-5 in the group despite 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals by Ricardo Greer. Cyril Julian collected 10 points and 12 rebounds while Zabian Dowdell chipped in 10 points. Nancy has now lost three straight game and looks to rebound next week at home against Deutsche Bank Skyliners. Azovmash meanwhile will host Pamesa Valencia.

Lishchuk opened the scoring for the hosts and Jeff Greer's three-point play gave Nancy its first lead 4-5. After Ricardo Greer hit his fourth basket of the game, Julian pushed the French squad ahead 10-15. And Azovmash kept it close the rest of the quarter, trailing 16-17 after 10 minutes. Lishchuk's triple started the second but Michael Bauer matched from long range to push Nancy back in front. Dowdell knocked down a trey and Pape Phillippe Amagou and Julian both scored as the guests still led 24-27. But Delininkaitis knocked down four triples and scored 14 points as Mariupol went on a 23-8 run to close the first half ahead 47-35. The second half started with Mesharakou scoring for Azovmash, which Bauer answered with a three-pointer. Lishchuk's basket pushed the lead to 15 points, 53-38. Nancy scored the next six points but Maxym Ivshyn's score re-established a 59-45 lead. Dowdell would hit five straight points to bring the deficit to nine points and Lishchuk's basket made it 61-50 going into the fourth. Ricardo Greer opened the final period with a basket but Delininkaitis drained another long ball which Terence Parker would later match for a 64-57 Azovmash lead. Neither team could score for a couple minutes before Ricardo Greer's bucket made it just a five point game at 74-59. But Buford answered with two three-pointers and Lishchuk and Delininkaitis each hit from downtown as well in a 12-3 run to finish the game.