UCAM Murcia leave it late but edge Enisey
MURCIA (Basketball Champions League) - UCAM Murcia completed a Regular Season sweep of Enisey Krasnoyarsk in the Basketball Champions League with an 82-77 triumph over the Russian club in Spain on Wednesday.
¡FINAL! ¡QUINTA VICTORIA EN @BasketballCL! ¡LA TERCERA COSECUTIVA! ¡VAMOS! ¡GRACIAS AFICIÓN! #UCAMEnisey #BasketballCL pic.twitter.com/avCUgrLWnt
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Ovie Soko, a member of the Team of the Week for Gameday 8, had a second straight star performance with 19 points and 9 rebounds for the Spanish outfit while Cleven Hannah came up big by pouring in 13 of his 14 points in the second half.
Vitor Benite also hit big shots late as Ibon Navarro's side improved to 5-4 and climbed into fourth place in Group A ahead of Dinamo Sassari, who dropped to 4-5 and into fifth place after a 90-72 beatdown at EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
Murcia will play at Dinamo Sassari on Gameday 10, when the Basketball Champions League resumes after the holiday break.
Sadiel Rojas, who finished with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals for the winners, said: "At the end, it came down to us getting some big rebounds and hitting some big shots and us sticking together and pulling through in the final minutes."
Enisey Krasnoyarsk turned in a much improved effort on last week, when they were blown out at home by EWE Baskets.
The club, which began the season with 2 wins in their first 4 Basketball Champions League games, lost for the fifth consecutive time.
