Recent VTB United League Stories

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  Zalgiris, Lokomotiv Kuban face off in VTB United League semis24 May 2013

  Zalgiris and Lokomotiv Kuban take on each other in Game 1 of their semifinal series in the VTB United League on Friday. Zalgiris reached the last four after eliminating Russian club Nizhny Novgorod 3-1 in their best-of-five quarterfinal showdown. Leading Zalgiris are Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Oliver L...

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  Khimki out to sweep VEF19 May 2013

  Khimki Moscow Region travels to Latvia on Sunday with the aim of sweeping VEF Riga in their quarterfinal series in the VTB United League. The Russian club took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five showdown after crushing VEF 104-82 Friday. The game was tied after the first quarter before Khimki made a r...

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  Nizhny eager to level series versus Zalgiris1 minute ago

  BC Nizhny Novgorod will try to tie their quarterfinal series against BC Zalgiris Kaunas in the VTB United League on Sunday. Nizhny lived another day after edging Zalgiris 60-59 in last night's Game 3. Semen Antonov's dunk with less than two minutes remaining proved to be the game winner for Nizhny...

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  Zalgiris set to eliminate Nizhny17 May 2013

  Zalgiris Kaunas is aiming to sweep BC Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League quarterfinals on Saturday. Game 3 will be held in Russia where the home team is aching to bounce back after a 62-66 defeat in Game 2.  Nizhny led in the first two quarters but was outscored 9-24 in the third period...

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  Khimki poised to beat VEF again17 May 2013

  BC Khimki Moscow is aiming for another win over VEF Riga in their quarterfinal showdown in the VTB United League on Friday. Khimki easily won the opening game of their best-of-five series 103-82 last night. The Russian club built an early lead and cruised the rest of the way. Sergey Monya led the ...

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  Zalgiris seeks 2-0 lead versus Nizhny16 May 2013

  BC Zalgiris Kaunas will shoot for a 2-0 lead over BC Nizhny Novgorod in the VTB United League quarterfinals Thursday. The Lithuanian powerhouse drew first blood in the best-of-five series by posting a 75-63 win in Kaunas last night. Darjus Lavrinovic fired 20 points to lead Zalgiris. Rimantas Kauk...

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  Khimki, Riga start quarterfinal battle54 minutes ago

  BC Khimki Moscow hosts VEF Riga in Game 1 of their quarterfinal series in the VTB United League on Thursday. Khimki was given an automatic semifinal berth after topping Group A with a 14-4 record.  The top players for the Russian club are Vitaly Fridzon and Zoran Planinic. Helping them on the...

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  Zalgiris, Nizhny start quarterfinal duel15 May 2013

  BC Zalgiris Kaunas and BC Nizhny Novgorod start their quarterfinal battle in the VTB United League Wednesday. Zalgiris was given an automatic entry into the last eight after topping Group B with a 16-2 record. The top players for the Lithuanian champions are Oliver Lafayette, Mindaugas Kuzminkas a...

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  Do or die game for Riga and Astana4 May 2013

  It's win or go home for either VEF Riga and Astana when they face off in the deciding game of their first-round playoff showdown in the VTB United League Saturday. Riga forced a deciding game in the best-of-three contest after crushing Astana 87-54 Friday night. Earl Rowland topscored for the Latv...

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  Lokomotiv Kuban aiming to sweep BC Donetsk4 May 2013

  Lokomotiv Kuban is poised to finish off BC Donetsk in the first round of the VTB United League playoffs on Saturday. The Russian club drew first blood in the best-of-three series by beating Donetsk 86-80 in Ukraine. Lithuanian point guard Mantas Kalnietis led Lokomotiv with 22 points, five rebound...

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  Astana aiming to eliminate Riga2 May 2013

  Astana drew first blood against VEF Riga in their first-round showdown in the VTB United League playoffs. On Friday, the Kazakh champions will try to sweep their Latvian opponents in Riga.  VEF led in the first two quarters of Game 1 but Astana outscored the Latvian powerhouse 26-12 in the th...

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  Donetsk and Lokomotiv Kuban face off in pre-playoffs1 May 2013

  Donetsk and Lokomotiv Kuban take on each other in Game 1 of their pre-playoffs series in the VTB United League Thursday. Donetsk placed sixth in Group A with a 9-9 record while Lokomotiv ranked finished third in Group B with a 12-6 mark. Lithuanian forward Darius Songaila (16.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg) is th...

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  Astana, Riga clash in VTB United League Pre-Playoffs1 May 2013

  BC Astana and VEF Riga start their pre-playoffs showdown in the VTB United League Wednesday. Astana placed fifth in Group A with a 10-8 record while Riga finished fourth in Group B with an 11-7 slate. Americans Brion Rush (17.3 ppg), David Simon (14.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg), Rawle Marshall (11.2 ppg) and J...

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  Khimki favored to beat Azovmash10 Mar 2013

  Khimki travels to the Ukraine on Monday to face Azovmash in the VTB United League. The Russian club is coming off back-to-back wins to improve to 12-4 in Group A.  The top players for Khimki are American center Paul Davis (13.7 ppg, 5 rpg), Vitaliy Fridzon (12.7 ppg) and Croatian guard Zoran ...

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  VEF wary of Nizhny Novgorod9 Mar 2013

  BC Nizhny Novgorod is aiming to tie VEF Riga in fourth spot in Group B after their duel in the VTB United League on Sunday. Nizhny Novgorod is coming off wins over Neptunas (90-72) and CSKA Moscow (70-68) to improve to 9-7, just a full game ahead of VEF (10-6). Back to lead the Russian side are Di...