Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. Limoges CSP - Game

2017-18Regular SeasonRound 6

November 15, 2017 CET: 18:30

Local time: 20:30 BASKET HALL

Loko trounces Limoges to cinch Top 16 berth

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar punched its Top 16 ticket on Wednesday night as it remained undefeated thanks to an 81-55 home win over Limoges CSP. The win lifted Loko to a 6-0 in Group C, while Limoges dropped to 2-4. Trevor Lacey and Ryan Broekhoff paced the winners with 12 points apiece, Dmitry Kulagin added 11 and Frank Elegar had 10. For Limoges, Dru Joyce led the way with 14 points, 12 of them in the first quarter with threes, and Kenny Hayes added 10.

The game started with a rain of threes on both sides. Loko quickly climbed to a 9-3 lead, but threes by Joyce made it 9-9. Pavel Antipov and Mardy Collins launched Loko again, but Joyce hit his fourth three to tie the score, 14-14. Defenses regrouped in the second half of the period and the offenses didn't flow as well, so it was 19-16 after 10 minutes. The hosts kept attacking Limoges's basket with layups and Broekhoff added a three to make it 30-20. Axel Bouteille was now keeping the guests alive, but Lokomotiv seemed to be having an easier time on offense, 34-22. Turnovers started to become a problem for Limoges, and that was used by the hosts for a 14-3 run to make it 44-25 at the break.

Loko played with patience in the third quarter and Broekhoff and Lacey shined on offense to maintain the lead always around 20 points for the hosts. Josh Carter hit a three from the corner to keep Limoges in the mix, and free throws by Hayes made it 60-44 after 30 minutes. An 8-2 start to the last quarter by Loko in the first five minutes made things very difficult for Limoges. The visitors had problems, especially on offense, and a three by Stanislav Ilnitskiy for 72-46 only sealed the outcome of the game and the regular season for Loko, the first team to punch a Top 16 ticket.

Ryan Broekhoff - Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (photo Lokomotiv) - EC17

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Eurocupbasketball.com

Referees: PUKL,SASA; PEERANDI, RAIN; RACYS, SAULIUS

Attendance: 3109

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar	19	25	16	21
Limoges CSP	16	9	19	11

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar	19	44	60	81
Limoges CSP	16	25	44	55

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	17:51	6	3/6	0/1		1	1	2	1	1	3			1		2
2	ANTIPOV, PAVEL	18:59	5	1/3	1/4		1	4	5	4		2			4		3
3	RAGLAND, JOE	17:35	6	3/5	0/1			2	2	3	1	1			1	1	8
7	LACEY, TREVOR	20:51	12	3/4	1/2	3/4		4	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	17
10	IVLEV, VLADIMIR	12:18	4	2/2			4	1	5	1		1			2	1	8
12	ILNITSKIY, STANISLAV	6:03	5	1/2	1/1		1		1					1		1	5
13	KHVOSTOV, DMITRY	21:32	6	0/2	2/3			2	2	5		1			2	3	10
15	ELEGAR, FRANK	27:09	10	4/6		2/3	2	3	5		1	2			1	4	14
19	BABB, CHRIS	7:44		0/1	0/3			1	1	1					1		-3
22	KULAGIN, DMITRY	23:17	11	5/6	0/1	1/3	1	1	2	3		3			2	4	11
41	QVALE, BRIAN	7:07	4	1/1		2/2		3	3	1						1	9
45	BROEKHOFF, RYAN	19:34	12	3/3	2/4		3	5	8			1			1		16
	Team						1	3	4								4
	Totals	200:00	81	26/41	7/20	8/12	14	30	44	21	5	15	1	2	17	18	104
				63.4%	35%	66.7%

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

Limoges CSP

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
5	ENGLISH, AJ	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	JOYCE, DRU	21:49	14	1/3	4/6	0/2		1	1	1	3	1			5	3	10
14	CONKLIN, BRIAN	24:42	4	2/6			1	2	3	1	2	1			2		3
18	JAITEH, MAM	28:05	4	2/4		0/1		5	5	1	1	2	1		3	2	6
19	HAYES, KENNY	25:57	10	1/3	2/2	2/2		2	2	4		1		1	1	3	14
20	MORENCY, JEAN-FREDERIC	7:29		0/3			1	1	2			2			1	1	-3
21	GIBSON, DANNY	19:42		0/4	0/2					1	2				1	2	-2
23	CARTER, JOSH	19:44	6	1/1	1/6	1/2		2	2	1					2	2	3
42	HOWARD, WILLIAM	26:23	9	1/2	1/3	4/4		1	1		1	4			2	3	5
83	BOUTEILLE, AXEL	26:09	8	4/7	0/4		1	2	3		1		1		1	1	6
	Team						2	1	3			1					2
	Totals	200:00	55	12/33	8/23	7/11	5	17	22	9	10	12	2	1	18	17	44
				36.4%	34.8%	63.6%

Head coach: MILLING, KYLE

Head Coaches

OBRADOVIC, SASA

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

"The first game against Limoges was under hard circumstances. We started from a hotel early in the morning, at 3 a.m. In a game day, it’s never easy to have a concentration. We played without big rhythm, but luckily, we won the game. We also didn’t find the necessary chemistry at the beginning of the season. And of course, when you have a second game, you improve in all parts. And we improve through wins which give us certain confidence. Now we understand better each other. Defensively, we gave a certain effort which now is much better and more reliable. Offensively, we didn’t have Kulagin in the first game, who is helping us a lot. I believe the team will continue to develop and we’ll play better and better basketball."

MILLING, KYLE

Limoges CSP

"We were expecting a very difficult game. Lokomotiv Kuban is probably one of the best if not the best team in EuroCup. And after two days travelling, a very long trip, we knew we could expect a very tough game, even though we played good against them at home in the first game. Tonight they were a little faster, a little stronger, played better basketball. From all, from point guard to five man to the bench players. We had a few good minutes during the game but they had a lot better minutes tonight."

Players

LACEY, TREVOR

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

"We played well for 40 minutes. Joyce made some shots at the beginning but we made a pretty good adjustment on him and we defended very well throughout the game. We got them in transitions and then got easy points."