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UNICS suffer first blow in Euroleague Top 16
Published: 09 February, 2012, 12:42
AFP Photo / Roman Kruchinin
TAGS: Basketball, Euroleague
Russian basketball side UNICS have suffered their first defeat in the Euroleague's Top 16, going down to EA7 Olimpia Milano 63-58 on the road.
The Russians defeated Armani in week three, but this time the Italians were unstoppable.
An impressive three-pointer from Ernest Bremer gave the Italians a 20-11 lead late in the first quarter.
UNICS fought back in second and pulled the deficit back to four points by half-time. But it was not enough to stop the Italians from taking their first win of in the Top 16, 63-58.
Despite Wednesday's loss in Italy, UNICS still leads the competition's Group G, which includes Panathinaikos and Fenerbahce Ulker.
“Nothing has changed in the fight to reach the playoffs,” the Euroleague's website quotes UNICS head coach Evgeny Pashutin as saying.
“We'll have to fight till the last minute of the last game and then we'll see what happens,” he said.
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