Unics Kazan finished strong to see off Valencia Basket 82-75 and remain undefeated in the Eurocup this season. The hosts outscored Valencia 15-6 over the final four minutes to improve to 2-0 in Group O. Valencia dropped to 1-1. The game was close throughout and featured ties in each of the quarters. Kostas Kaimakoglou paced the winners with 19 points – 10 of which came in the fourth quarter. Andrew Goudelock recorded 18 points and 7 assists, while Luke Harangody scored 14 and Ian Vougioukas 10 for the winners. Bojan Dubljevic paced Valencia with 19 points, Oliver Lafayette tallied 15 points and 6 assists, Sam van Rossom added 14 points and Romain Sato had 12 points and 7 rebounds.

Unics made an impact in the paint early, but threes by Rafa Martinez and Justin Doellman helped put the visitors in control 5-10. Harangody scored twice off assists from Goudelock before Tywain McKee drilled a go-ahead three. The teams stayed close through the end of the first quarter, which finished with Valencia ahead 17-18. Kaimakoglou scored 5 straight points as Kazan grabbed a 24-21 edge. The lead changed hands five times on as many baskets and nine times overall in the quarter before Goudelock’s first basket – a three-pointer – made it 35-33 at halftime. The sides stayed close throughout the third quarter, in which the score was tied three times, the last at 48-48 on a Lafayette triple. Nikos Zisis’s first basket gave Unics a 56-55 lead through three quarters. Dubljevic and Sato put Valencia back in front before Harangody tied the score at 69-69 with four minutes remaining. Kaimakoglou scored 4 straight points before van Rossom split free throws. A Goudelock three followed by Chuck Eidson free throws made it 78-70 inside of the last minute. Goudelock free throws and an Eidson layup iced the game and kept Unics undefeated this season.