Basketball Champions League. Group B. Game Day 5.
Maccabi Rand Media Rishon Le Zion (Israel) vs. Avtodor Saratov (Russia) - 74-98 (26-26, 12-23, 24-31, 12-18).
Avtodor Saratov: Minnerath (39+8 rebounds+2 assists), Kolesnikov (17+2 assists+1 rebound+1 steal), Stockton (12+9 assists+1 rebound), Frazier (10+9 assists+4 rebounds+2 steals), Zubcic (6+6 rebounds+3 assists+1 blocked shot+1 steal), Carrera (6+6 rebounds+2 blocked shots+1 assist+1 steal), Klimenko (2+4 rebounds+3 assists), Kolyushkin (2+1 assist+1 steal), Makiev (2+1 blocked shot+1 steal), Tonoyan (2), Astapkovich (0+2 steals+1 rebound).
Maccabi Rand Media: Dowson (15+2 assists), Richard (14+5 rebounds+5 assists+2 steals), Ben Chimol (14+4 rebounds+4 assists), McCrea (10+5 rebounds+3 assists+3 steals).
GAME PHOTOS
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. GROUP B. TEAM STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 5:
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | Score difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Mans Sarthe (FRA) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 363–302 | 9 |
| 2 | Avtodor Saratov (RUS) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 450–407 | 8 |
| 3 | Umana Reyer Venezia (ITA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 353–323 | 8 |
| 4 | Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir (TUR) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 356–359 | 8 |
| 5 | CSM Oradea (ROM) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 338–361 | 7 |
| 6 | Maccabi Rand Media Rishon Le Zion (ISR) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351–375 | 7 |
| 7 | Kataja Basket Joensuu (FIN) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 381–435 | 7 |
| 8 | Khimik Yuzhne (UKR) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 339–369 | 6 |
AVTODOR SMASHED MACCABI RAND MEDIA ON THE ROAD!
Avtodor has interrupted their loosing series by smashing Maccabi Rand Media, the Israeli champions. This win allowed the team of Sergey Mokin to move onto the second place of the Group B, as well as to become at the top as the high-scoring team of the competition (90.0 points per game)! The success was behind an impressive performance by Nick Minnerath as he updated the high-scoring record having scored 39 (!!) points and added 8 rebounds. Avtodor shooted well from the arc as they made 15 of 32 threes (47%!).
On Thursday, 17th November, Avtodor are going to come back to Saratov where they will start their preparation to the next VTB United League game against Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar to be played on 20th November at 17.00 in Kristall Arena.
