Unics Kazan confirmed its status as one of the teams to beat in the 2013-14 Eurocup season by downing Maccabi Haifa Bazan 67-75 in Israel on Wednesday. Unics grabbed a valuable road win to get difficult Group G started behind 20 points from Andrew Goudelock. Six other Unics players scored at least 5 points for the winners. Ike Ofoegbu led Haifa with 15 points. Moran Roth added 12, Brian Randle had 11 while Donta Smith got 10 for the hosts. Goudelock had 15 first-quarter points to give Unics a 13-22 lead after 10 minutes. Chuck Eidson and Ian Vougioukas soon allowed Unics to boost its margin to 18-37, keeping a 29-46 edge at halftime. Haifa rallied in the third quarter, as Randle and Smith brought the hosts within 49-55 after 30 minutes. Haifa managed to make it a two-point game, 65-67, with 2 minutes left but Nikos Zisis and Kostas Kaimakoglou stepped up in crunch time to lead Unics to a good-as-gold road win.

David Cubillan and Ido Kozikaro shined early to give Haifa a 5-0 lead. Unics quickly found a go-to guy in Goudelock, who had 7 quick points to give his team a 9-11 edge. Goudelock followed a jumper with consecutive three-pointers to boost Unics's lead to 10-19. Eidson and Cubillan also struck from downtown to fix the score at 13-22 after 10 minutes. Luke Harangody joined the three-point shootout and a dunk by Eidson broke the game open, 15-29. Haifa called timeout but Unics kept rolling, as Eidson got some help from Evgeny Koleshnikov and Vougioukas to make it a 19-point game, 18-37. Ofoegbu and Roth tried to change things for Haifa but Tywain McKee and Harangody kept Unics way ahead, 29-46, at halftime. Haifa improved its defense after the break, making Unics go scoreless for more than 3 minutes. Even with that, an outstanding Harangody restored a 37-52 Unics lead. Haifa found a go-to guy in Smith, who got plenty of help from Randle and Ofoegbu to bring the hosts as close as 49-55 after 30 minutes. Goudelock, who had been scoreless since the first quarter, stepped up for the guests and a three-pointer by Zisis restored a double-digit Unics lead, 52-62. Haifa called timeout and even when Goudelock struck again from downtown, Kokia, Randle and Smith brought the hosts back to life, 65-67, with over 2 minutes remaining. Zisis took over with a critical jumper and a three-pointer by Kaimakoglou sealed the outcome down the stretch.