May 25, 2013
Eurocup Semifinals, Game 2: Lokomotiv, Bilbao reach the final!
Stefan Markovic - Valencia Basket - EC12 (photo lokobasket.com)
Nick Calathes - Lokomotiv Kuban
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PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and Uxue Bilbao Basket made it to the Eurocup final! Both teams will fight for the Eurocup title - and the right to play the 2013-14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague - at the RTL Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium on Saturday, April 13 at 21:00 CET. Lokomotiv advanced to the title game despite a 63-68 against Valencia Basket. Lokomotiv had recorded an 87-97 road win in Game 1 and won the two-way series on points differential. Nick Calathes led the series winners with 19 points. Jimmy Baron had 11 while Mantas Kalnietis added 10 for Lokomotiv. Stefan Markovic and Bojan Dubljevic led Valencia with 14 points apiece. Pau Ribas added 12 while Thomas Kelati for 10 for Valencia, which lost Flo Pietrus, Justin Doellman and Serhiy Lishchuk due to respective injuries midway through the game. Valencia managed to tie the series, 53-63, with 5 minutes left but Calathes and Baron shined in crunch time to send Lokomotiv to its first-ever Eurocup final. Bilbao also advanced to the Eurocup Final for the first time in club history by sweeping its two-way series against BC Budivelnik Kiev. On Wednesday, Bilbao defeated Budivelnik 75-53 to win the two-way series by a total margin of 32 points. Lamont Hamilton and Alex Mumbru paced the winners with 13 points apiece. Leo Lyons led Budivelnik with 20 points. Bilbao led 20-9 late in the first quarter, improved its margin to 37-23 at halftime and then again to 43-23 right after the break to seal its ticket to the Spiroudome long before the final buzzer. Stay tuned for the Eurocup Final on April 13! It will be a 40-minute battle for glory which you will be able to follow LIVE on Eurosport 2 and Eurocupbasketball.com - don’t dare miss it!
Uxue Bilbao Basket vs. BC Budivelnik Kyiv
Game 1, 83-93
Game 2, 75-53

Lokomotiv Kuban vs. Valencia Basket Club
Game 1, 87-97
Game 2, 63-68

Semifinals, Game 2, Tuesday-Wednesday, March 26-27, 2013
SEMIFINAL A
STATS
REPORT
QUOTES
PREVIEW
Uxue Bilbao Basket vs. Budivelnik Kiev
SEMIFINAL B
STATS
REPORT
QUOTES
PREVIEW
Lokomotiv Kuban vs. Valencia Basket

STANDINGS, LAST 16
GROUP I
BANVIT BANDIRMA BK
3-2
BC BUDIVELNIK KIEV
3-2
KK BUDUCNOST VOLI
2-3
BC TRIUMPH LYUBERTSY
2-3
GROUP J
VEF RIGA
3-2
UXUE BILBAO BASKET
3-2
VALENCIA BASKET
3-2
CEZ B. NYMBURK
1-4
GROUP K
*PBC LOKOMOTIV KUBAN
5-0
*BC SPARTAK SPB
3-2
STELMET ZIELONA GORA
2-3
CAJASOL SEVILLE
0-5
GROUP L
*RATIOPHARM ULM
3-2
*UNICS KAZAN
3-2
GS MEDICAL PARK
2-3
CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM
2-3
* Qualified to Quarterfinals