2013-14Regular SeasonRound 2
October 23, 2013 CET: 17:00
Local time: 18:00 UNIVERSIADA
Sergey Monya - BC Khimki MR - EB12Khimki Moscow Region escaped from Universiada Hall of Sofia, Bulgaria, with a 79-85 win over Lukoil Academic Sofia. The result lifted Khimki to 1-1 in Group E, while Academic remained winless at 0-2. A 10-0 run to open the last quarter gave a double-digit cushion to Khimki, 65-75, which then rejected all the hosts’ attempts to come back. Marko Popovic had a stellar night by scoring 27 points, 7 of them in the crucial run, on 5-of-6 two point shooting and 4 of 5 from long distance. He also added 4 assists and 8 foul drawn for an index rating of 33. Sergey Monya netted 19 points with 9 rebounds, Mickael Gelabale scored 12 and Egor Vyaltsev 11 for the winners. Davin White bagged 18 for the home team and Aleksandar Yanev and Dimitris Verginis had 12 each.

Yanev’s three pointer gave a 21-17 margin to Academic late in the first quarter. At the start of the second, Nikita Balashov’s jumper and Petteri Koponen’s three pointer put Khimki in front 25-27. At the midway point of the quarter, Monya, with back-to-back baskets from downtown gave a more consistent advantage, 35-43, to the visitors, but 8 unanswered points from the hosts, including a jumper from Pavle Marcinkovic tied the score, 43-43, at halftime. The teams exchanged leads in the third until James Augustine’s huge dunk and additional free throw made it 49-56 for Khimki. Academic, fueled by Alando Tucker and Dimitris Verginis tied the score once more, 63-63, before Kieron Achara and Augustine kept the scoring balanced, 65-65 through three quarters. Popovic with 7 points highlighted a 10-0 Khimki run that opened the final quarter. White kept his team fighting with a three-point-play, but the visiting team maintained a safe margin till the final buzzer.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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Referees: ANASTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTIS; VOJINOVIC, RADOMIR; ESTERON, OMER
Attendance: 1000 (Tentative)
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Lukoil Academic Sofia23202214
Khimki Moscow Region22212220
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Lukoil Academic Sofia23436579
Khimki Moscow Region22436585
Lukoil Academic Sofia
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
6 VERGINIS, DIMITRIOS 14:12 12 1/3 2/2 4/4   1 1   1 1     3 3 11
8 KOLEV, NIKOLAY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 MINKOV, KRIS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 AVRAMOV, BOZHIDAR 12:32 2 1/2           1   1   1 2 1 -1
12 YANEV, ALEKSANDAR 25:37 12 3/8 2/3   1   1   1     2 3   3
13 MARCINKOVIC, PAVLE 14:21 4 2/4       2 2 1     1   1 2 7
14 BANEV, TENCHO 7:44 1     1/2           1     3 1 -3
20 ACHARA, KIERON 20:45 8 2/2 0/1 4/4 2 6 8 1   1 2   1 2 18
21 LALIC, JURE 25:54 8 3/6   2/2 3 3 6       2 2 2 3 12
24 VIDENOV, FILIP 25:11 9 1/3 1/2 4/6   3 3 3 1 2     3 3 9
33 TUCKER, ALANDO 25:39 5 1/5 0/1 3/3   1 1 3 2 1       3 8
34 WHITE, DAVIN 28:05 18 6/8 1/4 3/3   1 1 3 5 4   1 2 4 19
Team             1 1     1          
Totals 200:00 79 20/41 6/13 21/24 6 18 24 12 10 12 5 6 20 22 83
        48.8% 46.2% 87.5%
Head coach: KOSTIC, OLIVER
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
Khimki Moscow Region
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 AUGUSTINE, JAMES 30:46 8 3/7 0/1 2/4 2 4 6 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 10
6 POPOVIC, MARKO 33:15 25 5/6 4/5 3/3 2 1 3 4 2 5   1 3 8 31
7 PATEEV, RUSLAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 KOPONEN, PETTERI 21:11 5 0/1 1/4 2/2 1   1 5 2 4     5 2 2
9 VIALTSEV, EGOR 24:24 11 1/2 3/5     2 2 3   1     4 1 9
10 LONCAR, KRESIMIR 8:49   0/1       1 1 2 1 1     3 1  
12 MONIA, SERGEY 33:38 20 4/6 3/6 3/4 1 8 9 3 1 3 1   2 2 25
14 ZAKHAROV, ALEXANDR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 BALASHOV, NIKITA 9:01 4 2/3   0/2 1 2 3 1   1 1 1   1 5
20 GELABALE, MICKAEL 34:08 12 2/3 2/3 2/2   1 1   1 1 1 1 1 2 12
24 DUDU, BENJAMIN-PAVEL 4:48     0/1                   1   -2
Team             2 2               2
Totals 200:00 85 17/29 13/25 12/17 7 21 28 20 8 17 6 5 22 20 94
        58.6% 52% 70.6%
Head coach: KURTINAITIS, RIMAS

Head Coaches

KOSTIC, OLIVER
Lukoil Academic Sofia
"I can't be happy with the result, because we lost, but I am satisfied, because my players showed strong character, they played with heart and soul. We didn't give up even for a second in these 40 minutes. As I said before the game, Khimki is a first class team and remains the main favorite in the group. They were able to punish every mistake we made and that decided the final result and the winner. There is a lot of work in front of us, but we are improving day after day and I am sure victories will come soon."
KURTINAITIS, RIMAS
Khimki Moscow Region
"As we all expected in our staff and our team, that was a very, very tough game for us. We came to Sofia ready to battle and I was sure Lukoil will not give up before the buzzer and this is exactly what happened. We lost at home last week and we were under pressure to take the victory in Bulgaria and get back on the winning track. The victory came thanks to our better experience as team and as individuals as well. We made mistakes, because we were nervous. The season in the Eurocup will be long and to lose two games in the beginning still doesn't mean anything. I expect Lukoil to look and play much better after a month or two and to qualify for the next round. I wish the team good luck."

Players

WHITE, DAVIN
Lukoil Academic Sofia
"To lose a game at home like this, it really hurts. We've been so close and I am very disappointed, all my teammates feel the same way. The truth is we are still not ready, we didn't work out enough together, some players just joined the team. But I stay positive and I believe the team can play much better. Our team can be a winning team and it's just a matter of time to show the real face of Lukoil Academic. We must be patient, we must stay together and stay focused and work harder."
POPOVIC, MARKO
Khimki Moscow Region
"I would like to congratulate Lukoil Academic for the way they played and for their spirit tonight. I am very happy, because we needed that win and no matter it came so difficult, it was very important for us after the surprising loss at home to Ploiesti last week. I don't want to complain about the problems we are dealing with injured players and I don't want to comment on the opponent, but I know their coach. This is the school of Svetislav Pesic and I know how he works and what he knows about basketball. Lukoil is a team that will show another face very soon. For us, the road is long and tough, but we are doing what we have to do, we fight with our heart and we will try to achieve our goals and to defend our name in Europe."
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