| 09 December 2008
BC Triumph routed visitors BC Kalev Cramo over the final 12 minutes to claim a 75-59 win in EuroChallenge Group H. Stanislav Eremine's Triumph trailed 51-41 with less than two minutes remaining in the third quarter but outscored the visitors from Estonia 34-8 the rest of the way. Alan Anderson had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead BC Triumph while teammate Nenad Krstic, the Serbia international, finished with 12 and six for Triumph. When the rally started, the key man for Triumph was Sergey Toporov who had six points at the end of the third quarter as the home side cut the deficit to 53-49. Triumph guard Vadim Panin's layup with 7:32 remaining snapped a 56-56 tie and put the Russian team in front for good. Nate Fox hit three of four shots from long range on his way to a team-high 15 points for Kalev Cramo. The Baltic outfit also got 10 points and five rebounds from Rait Keerles. |