Dynamo Moscow edged Lotos PKO BP 86-75 in Moscow on Tuesday in the opening game of their eighth-finals play-offs tie in the EuroLeague Women.

In a real nail-biter, the score was knotted at 71-71 three minutes from the end when Russian guard Olga Firsova buried a three-pointer to give Dynamo the lead for good.

Kosit 2013 gave basketball in Europe a major thrill this season when they had a EuroLeague Women record turnout off more than 7,000 fans watch a game in the Ice Arena.

Sadly for fans of the Kosice club, that will be the main highlight because the Slovakian club crashed out of the competition on Wednesday, falling 78-60 at Lotos PKO BP.

The EuroLeague Women has had plenty of thrills and spills this season, and nowhere has that been truer than in Group C.

Other than Spartak Moscow Region and Gambrinus Brno finishing one and two, respectively, the race to spots three and four is still wide open after this week's results.

Lotos PKO BP Gdynia hammered Dexia Namur 79-40 in Belgium on Thursday to climb back into the top four on EuroLeague Women Group C.

The Polish giants improved to 4-5 with the triumph, giving them the same record as US Valenciennes.

Lotos PKO BP Gdynia won at US Valenciennes on Thursday to make sure Group C still has a log jam.

Veteran American forward Chamique Holdsclaw led the way with 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Polish outfit prevailed 71-66.