BC Khimki Moscow region advanced to its first-ever Eurocup final by downing Iurbentia Bilbao Basket 79-73 in the second semifinal at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy on Saturday. Khimki has the chance to win its first Eurocup title in the final against 2005 champions Lietuvos Rytas. Meanwhile, Bilbao had a bitter end to an incredible debut season in European club competitions. Carlos Delfino paced the winners with 18 points. Vitaly Fridzon added 14, Kelly McCarty had 12 while Jorge Garbajosa got 11 for Khimki. Luke Recker led Bilbao with a Eurocup career-high 21 points. Marko Banic added 15 for Bilbao. Garbajosa struck twice from downtown in an early 13-0 run that made Khimki dominate the game in the early going. Janis Blums and Recker stepped up to bring Bilbao within 26-21 at the end of the first quarter. Khimki kept a safe lead throughout the second quarter but a floating layup by Blums and a big triple by Recker got Bilbao within 40-35 at halftime. A layup by Ronnie Seibutis brought Bilbao even closer, 43-41, but McCarty led an 8-0 run that restored a 51-41 Khimki margin late in the third quarter. Despite trying a 1-3-1 zone early in the fourth quarter, Bilbao did not manage to return to the game. A layup by Maciej Lampe restored a 63-53 Khimki edge with under 7 minutes to go. Javi Salgado buried three late triple to bring Bilbao within 71-67 but Mike Wilkinson and an unstoppable Delfino sealed the outcome down the stretch. READ MORE