NEWSLokomotiv Rostov can hardly believe they failed to reach the quarter finals of the EuroCup as they were edged out by Panionios.
The Russian team lost their final Round II Group K game to Turk Telekom, and Panionios' victory over Spirou Charleroi put the Greeks into the last eight instead. |
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Turk Telekom guaranteed they finished as Group K winners in the EuroCup with a 92-80 win over Lokomotiv Rostov.
Rostov did threaten to cause their hosts an upset at times as Maurice Bailey put in a superb shift for the Russians with 24 points. |
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More HeadlinesSpirou Charleroi led early on and battled until the end at Lokomotiv Rostov but the Russian team came back from a first-quarter deficit to post a 75-66 triumph.
Lokomotiv, with the success, improved to 3-2 in Group K and hit the inside track for a quarter-final place in the EuroCup while Charleroi slumped to 1-4 and saw their hopes of reaching the last eight die. |
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Panionios used a monster second quarter to beat Lokomotiv Rostov 75 57 and power their way to the top of Group K in Round II of the EuroCup.
Lokomotiv started the game top of the group with a 2-1 record, and at the end of the first quarter the Russians were looking good for another win as they led 20-15. |
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