Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. CSU Asesoft Ploiesti - ShowGame

2014-15Last 32Round 5

February 04, 2015 CET: 18:00

Local time: 20:00 BASKET HALL

Lokomotiv outlasts Asesoft for record win, first place

Alhaji Mohammed - CSU Asesoft Ploiesti - EC14 (photo Lokomotiv)

Lokomotiv Kuban Kransodar set a Eurocup record when it beat CSU Asesoft Ploiesti 92-79 to clinch the top spot in Group N. Lokomotiv recorded its 16th consecutive Eurocup victory, which is the longest winning streak in competition history. While Lokomotiv improved to 5-0 in the Last 32, Asesoft dropped to 1-4. A 20-8 run to open the last quarter made the difference for the home team on the way to huge win. Krunoslav Simon nailed 26 points for the winners and missed just 1 shot. Nikita Kurbanov chipped in 20 points, while Derrick Brown amassed 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and Richard Hendrix pulled down 12 boards. Jonte Flowers scored 24 on 5-of-7 shooting from downtown for Ploiesti, Jarvis Hayes drained 18 points with 8 rebounds and Dragan Labovic bagged 12.

The score was tied four times early in the game, then Simon put Lokomotiv in front Lokomotiv, 14-10. Hayes hit from three-point range and made it 14-16 for the visitors, who led 18-20 after 10 minutes. Flowers from downtown gave a 20-25 advantage to Ploiesti. Then Hendrix put Lokomotiv in front, capping a 6-0 run by scoring underneath. The game remained balanced with the lead changing hands five times, while the score was tied four others. Flowers’s triple made it 37-40, before Simon scored from the foul line and hit a jumper for a 41-40 Lokomotiv advantage at halftime.

Hayes put Asesoft immediately ahead in the second half. A put-back dunk by Brown excited the crowd with a new lead for Lokomotiv. Labovic sent the visitors in front 52-54 in the back-and-forth third quarter. Kurbanov and Brown tried to break the balance and gave the home team a 66-61 edge at the last break. Kurbanov from downtown gave a double-digit difference to the home team early in the last quarter, 75-65, a margin that Simon from long distance and Brown in the paint extended to 86-69 to ice the game, while Mantas Kalnietis scored the last basket for Lokomotiv.

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Referees: HERCEG, SINISA; VOJINOVIC, RADOMIR; CICI, GENTIAN

Attendance: 2321 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar	18	23	25	26
CSU Asesoft Ploiesti	20	20	21	18

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar	18	41	66	92
CSU Asesoft Ploiesti	20	40	61	79

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
0	DELANEY, MALCOLM	26:21	5	1/4	1/4		3	1	4	7	4	1		1	2	4	14
3	RANDOLPH, ANTHONY	19:29	3	0/1	1/4			1	1	1		1	2			4	6
4	GRIGORYEV, MAXIM	2:44			0/1										1		-2
5	BROWN, DERRICK	25:20	16	7/10		2/2	2	6	8	7	1	1	1		1	1	29
7	HENDRIX, RICHARD	21:46	9	4/5		1/4	2	10	12	1	1	2			2	3	18
9	KALNIETIS, MANTAS	19:37	6	3/4	0/1		1	1	2	3	1	1	1		1	1	10
15	KOLYUSHKIN, MAXIM	15:34		0/4	0/1		1		1	1						1	-2
18	VORONOV, EVGENY	5:35	2	1/1	0/1			3	3			1			2	1	2
20	ZUBKOV, ANDREY	13:52	5	1/2	1/3			2	2	1							5
21	ZHUKANENKO, ALEXEY	2:44		0/1	0/1			1	1				1
41	KURBANOV, NIKITA	25:48	20	5/7	2/2	4/4	1	1	2			2	1		2	3	20
44	SIMON, KRUNOSLAV	21:10	26	4/4	4/5	6/8		1	1	4		3	1		3	4	27
	Team
	Totals	200:00	92	26/43	9/23	13/18	10	27	37	25	7	12	7	1	14	22	127
				60.5%	39.1%	72.2%

Head coach: BAZAREVICH, SERGEY

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

CSU Asesoft Ploiesti

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
6	SZIJARTO, LEVENTE	1:47		0/1						1				1			-1
7	PELEKANOS, MICHALIS	15:21	4	2/4			2	2	4	3		2			1		6
8	LABOVIC, DRAGAN	21:13	12	6/9	0/2		1	2	3		1	4		1	4		2
10	BURLACU, CATALIN	2:39	3	0/1	1/1										1		1
13	MOHAMMED, ALHAJI	22:14	6	2/8	0/1	2/3	1	3	4	2	1	1		4	3	5	2
14	DOGARU, VLAD	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	COOPER, CHRIS	17:55	3	1/4		1/2	2	4	6	1		1	1	1	3	3	5
21	FLOWERS, JONTE	34:43	24	4/8	5/7	1/1	1	2	3	2	4	1			2	1	25
22	RUNKAUSKAS, MARIUS	31:14	9	2/2	1/6	2/2		1	1	5	1	4			4	2	5
24	HAYES, JARVIS	38:13	18	5/7	2/4	2/2		8	8	2		3			3	1	19
46	POT, STEFAN	14:41						2	2	3		1			1	2	5
	Team							1	1								1
	Totals	200:00	79	22/44	9/21	8/10	7	25	32	19	7	17	1	7	22	14	70
				50%	42.9%	80%

Head coach: ARNAUTOVIC, VLADIMIR

Head Coaches

BAZAREVICH, SERGEY

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

"I expected things would not look pretty today. We spent too much emotion in Moscow against CSKA. It was hard to get ourselves focused for this game, though we knew the importance of securing first place in our group. Ploesti hits threes like crazy, and they kept the game close until we figured it out on defense. Our guys tried to do things for the fans and sometimes it was too much. This is Lokomotiv's 16th win in a row in the Eurocup dating back to the 2012-13 season, but we shouldn't think about it too much. Khimki won 15 in a row and lost in the first round of playoffs. Anything can happen in the Eurocup, so you should do your best to be in the right shape at the right time. "

ARNAUTOVIC, VLADIMIR

CSU Asesoft Ploiesti

"We were in the game for three quarters and even more. My guys were fighting and doing what we expected them to do on defense. But we made 17 turnovers - this is too much - and most of them resulted in fast break points for Lokomotiv. We wanted to force Lokomotiv play half court offense, but gave them too much freedom in the end. I want to thank my guys for fighting hard against a Euroleague level team. "

Players

SIMON, KRUNOSLAV

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

"It was a good game for us and an important win. It's hard to play in important games after such an emotional win against CSKA. We looked bad in the first half, we were slow. But we did everything right in the end and proved we are a better team. Today I had a lucky day with my shooting; you can't go 8 of 9 from the field without luck. "

FLOWERS, JONTE

CSU Asesoft Ploiesti

"We played good for three quarters. But in the end we made too many turnovers. You can't do that against team like this. You can't allow turnovers while trying to build a come back."

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