BC Triumph claimed an important victory in their first game of the EuroChallenge Top 16 by winning on the road at EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam on Tuesday.

Veteran Serbian campaigner Ognjen Askrabic had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Triumph won the Group L clash 85-68.

Triumph went in front by 13 in the second quarter before going to the break with a 42-32 advantage.

Askrabic had 12 of his points in the first half, with Pavel Sergeev also scoring nine of his 16 for the winners before the interval.

Though Amsterdam briefly cut the deficit to eight points at the beginning of the second half, they failed to put the clamps on Triumph who opened up a 69-47 lead by the end of third quarter.

The Russian giants cruised to a big win over the final 10 minutes.

Marcus Goree continues to play well for BC Triumph. He had 10 points and 10 rebounds in their victory.

The ex-Benetton Treviso and CSKA Moscow star has averaged better than 10 points and nine rebounds in Triumph's last three European games - all wins.

Orien Greene scored 16 points in defeat.