By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With five seconds on the clock, Valencia managed to get a shot and Antoine Diot with a buzzer beating three gave to the Spaniards the 78-77 win over Lokomotiv Kuban.
In a game that was close from wire to wire, the hosts finally prevailed in the most thrilling way. The hero of the night, Diot, scored in total 11 points with 3/3 threes, while also dishing 5 assists. Bojan Dubljevic with 14 points was the top scorer of the winners, while Rafa Martinez, Pierre Oriola and Joan Sastre scored 10 points each.
Lokomotiv managed to get a 67-59 lead in the 34th minute, but couldn’t keep this advantage for long. Kevin Jones had 19 points for the losing side, Ian Vougioukas added 12 and Mardy Collins also had 12 points and 5 assists and almost won the game, as he made the score 77-75. However, the last word belonged to Valencia and Diot.