Eurocup. Regular Season. Group E. Round 2.
Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (Turkey) vs. Avtodor Saratov (Russia) - 79-103 (16-30; 18-26; 26-29; 19-18).
Besiktas Sompo Japan: Lampe (21+11 rebounds+1 blocked shot), Wolters (13+3 rebounds+3 assists), Darden (11+5 rebounds).
Avtodor Saratov: Armstead (17+7 assists+4 rebounds), Peterson (16+9 rebounds+2 assists+1 blocked shot), Brooks (16+9 rebounds+2 assists+1 blocked shot), Chappell (14+3 rebounds+2 steals+2 assists), Zabelin (12+3 rebounds), Makiev (9+2 rebounds), Lukashov (7+2 assists), Klimenko (6+3 assists+2 rebounds), Kolesnikov (4+3 rebounds+3 assists+2 steals), Nesterov (2+4 rebounds), Rusetskiy (0+2 rebounds), Bekkiev (0).

In the other games Zenit St. Petersburg beat PAOK Thessaloniki tonight by 76-66 to lead Group E. On Thuesday, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius defeated Szolnoki Olaj on the road - 89:65.

GAME PHOTOS

POST-GAME COMMENTS:

Brad GREENBERG
Avtodor Saratov Head Coach:

«We played a strong team game on both ends of the floor. The players exhibited toughness from the opening jump ball and we were aggressive and disciplined. It's good to get our first Eurocup win and to do it on the road».

Henrik DETTMANN
Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul Head Coach:

«We missed Hamilton and Murphy today; their absences affected us too much. On the other hand, we are a new team and not being able to find the role of our players caused us to lose today. The team has not been together for four weeks. Our team has not found its rhythm yet. Sometime losses also improve the team chemistry. We had a very enthusiastic audience. I am impressed».