Yerevan Upset Besiktas In Turkey

26.11.2009

Maurita Reid collected 20 points and 12 rebounds as HATIS Yerevan pulled off a major upset with an 87-64 defeat of Besiktas in Istanbul.

Ganna Zarytska added 17 points and Bojana Vulic had 16 as Yerevan dominated from long range, making 14 of 30 (46.6%) as a team. Reid personally made five of seven (71.4%) from three-point range.

The loss was Besiktas' first in Group F, dropping them to 2-1, a record Yerevan now match.

LMK SBC SF. Gheorghe scored the final six points of the game to come from behind and collect their first EuroCup Women Group C win, 71-68 on the road against Hapoel Hatikva Tel Aviv.

The hosts led 68-65 after Ivana Podrug's jump-shot with 1:53 to go, but they did not score again as Vanessa Gidden hit four of six free-throws to tie it, and Florina Diacona then scored the winning points from the charity stripe with three seconds to go.

Gidden led the winners with a massive 27 points and 18 rebounds.

In the group's other game, Dynamo Moscow stayed perfect at 3-0 by winning away to Dunav Econt Ruse 77-67.

Natalia Vodopiyanova led the way with 16 points.

Municipal Targoviste picked up their second win in Group H and condemned Samsun Basketball to a third straight defeat, winning 72-63 in Samsun.

The Turkish club had no answer to Shay Doran's 25 points, while Nicky Anosike had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

CCC Polkowice stayed perfect in Group D by beating Saarlouis Royals 86-75 behind 25 points from Daria Mieloszynska.

Dynamo Kyiv levelled their record at 1-1 to create a three-way tie in Group K after beating Zeljeznicar NLB 77-63 as Joei Clyburn grabbed 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Hajdana Radunovic had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Seat Gyor routed Vagos 86-53 to move up to second with 2-1 record in Group A.

Brooke Reves had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Botas Spor beat winless Baschet ICIM 93-81.


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