Shengelia's late free throw lift Baskonia past Unics

In a thriller that literally came down to the final second, Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz edged Unics Kazan 91-92. The game saw three lead changes in the final 7 seconds; Shane Larkin hit a rainbow three-pointer over Art Parakhouski to give Baskonia an 88-90 lead, Keith Langford answered for Unics from beyond the arc, but Shengelia sank the game-winning free throws with 1.8 seconds left. Larkin led the winners with 22 points and 6 assists. Shengelia added 19 on 10-of-11 free throw shooting; he had hit 15 of 27 (55.6%), entering this game. Rafa Luz added 10 points for Baskonia, which improved to 8-4. Langford led Unics with 28 points, Quino Colom added 23 points and 6 assists and Orlando Johnson scored 11 for the hosts. Baskonia used a balanced offense to get a 40-43 halftime lead - as many as seven players scored 4 points on more. Baskonia made 9 of 18 three-point shots (50%), committed just 11 turnovers and pulled down 11 offensive rebounds, but most importantly kept its cool in crunch time to rally from a 6-point deficit to steal its third road win of the season.

Back-to-back layups by Kim Tillie and Johannes Voigtmann gave Baskonia an early 2-4 lead. Unics found a go-to guy in Colom, who buried consecutive jumpers and struck from downtown to tie it at 11-11. A layup by Langford and a triple by Evgeny Voronov soon gave the hosts a 16-11 lead. Ilimane Diop and Shengelia stepped up for Baskonia to keep the visitors within 20-18. Larkin fed Diop for an alley-oop and added a reverse layup for a 20-22 Baskonia lead after 10 minutes. Unics struggled to score early in the second quarter and a three-pointer by Chase Budinger made it a double-digit game, 20-30, concluding a 0-14 run. Langford hit a jumper, but a layup by Larkin and another triple by Budinger boosted Baskonia's lead to 22-35. Voronov and Paul Stoll rescued Unics with back-to-back triples and an alley-oop dunk by Latavious Williams helped Unics get within 2. A free throw by Adam Hanga fixed the halftime score at 40-43. Johnson buried back-to-back three-pointers after the break and a turnaround jumper by Parakhouski put Unics back in charge, 48-47. Hanga dunked off a steal and Larkin stepped up with free throws, a jumper and a triple to make it 55-56. Shengelia and Luz joined the three-point shootout, but Williams and an outstanding Langford helped Unics tie the game at 67-67 after 30 minutes. Langford struck from downtown and Colom added back-to-back triples to give Unics a 78-75 edge with less than six minutes left. A red-hot Colom followed a driving layup with a big triple off the dribble for an 83-77 advantage. Larkin took over with a three-point play and Shengelia hit 6 free throws to knot the game at 86-86 tie. A rainbow triple by Larkin put Baskonia ahead, 88-90, with 6.8 seconds left. Unics called timeout and Langford immediately answered from downtown, but Shengelia drew a foul with 1.8 seconds and hit both attempts for a 91-92 score. Langford missed an off-balance shot at the buzzer.