By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Before this season, Pallacanestro Reggiana had never reached the Basketball Champions League Round of 16. Tonight, they almost managed to take down two-time competition champs like Tenerife.
The black-and-gold side from the Canary Islands was eager to find a victory away from home to already booked their ticket for the BCL Quarter-Finals, extending their winning streak this season to 10 games and reaching AEK; they did so in comeback fashion, winning 84-74.
David Kramer continued to be extremely effective with 25 points over 7/9 from deep in the win; despite a poor 2/8 from deep, Marcelinho Huertas still shone with 22 points and 8 assists.
It was a matter of almost putting the right tools together for the Italian side, which had a crucial contribution from frontcourt players such as Kenneth Faried (14 points and 7 rebounds) and Momo Faye (10 points and 7 rebounds) coming off the bench.
Delivering from the three-point range, Kwan Cheatham Jr. added 13 points off 3/5 from deep.
With Aliaga Petkimspor slowing down BAXI Manresa yesterday, Reggiana (2-2) is now just behind the unbeaten Tenerife (4-0), with the other two opponents at the bottom on a 1-3 record.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League