Khimki Moscow Region stayed at the top of the Group D table by pulling off a thrilling 91-93 away win over Azovmash Mariupol on Tuesday. Khimki remains unbeaten with a 2-0 record, while Azovmash fell to 1-1. Khimki had a well-balanced offense with five players scoring in double figures, with 15 points apiece posted by Mike Wilkinson and Kelly McCarthy, while Daniel Ewing had 12, Teemu Rannikko and Nikita Shabalkin 11 each. Azovmash also had six playes reaching double figures, with Tomas Delininkaitis as the main contributor, with 20 points. Robert Archibald flirted with a double-double, amassing 14 points and 9 rebounds, Tyus Edney and Panagiotis Liadelis netted 13 points each, while Yegor Meshcharakou and Rodney Buford, who just joined the team, nailed 10 each.

Liadelis from downtown gave an early 8-4 margin to Azovmash, but before long, Khimki tied at 17-17 behind Wilkinson's offense. The lead went back and forth in an offensive show that ended 23-26 for Khimki after one quarter as Shabalkin buried a three-pointer. Igor Loktionov soon gave another 33-30 cushion to Azovmash that Delininkaitis extended to 41-35 midway through the second quarter, but Khimki was quickly back to tie again at 43-43. Still, Azovmash led 54-48 at halftime fueled by back-to-back three-pointers from Delininkaitis and Buford. The hosts tried again to escape early in the third period, pushed by Meshcharakou, and went ahead by 64-57, but Khimki showed to be a solid team by again coming back to tie at 67-67 before retaking the lead at 68-70 after 30 minutes. The last, crucial quarter was balanced until Vladimir Veremenko gave a 76-81 advantage to the guests. In the last minutes, as Meshcharakou and Buford fouled out for the hosts, Khimki was perfect from the free throw line, and all that Delininkaitis could do with the final shot was make the score as close as it was throughout an exciting game.