Kuzminskas, Dekker lead Loko to win in last 2019 game – VTB Recap

2019-12-28T21:33:49+00:00 2019-12-28T22:57:10+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

28/Dec/19 21:33

Eurohoops.net

Kuzminskas hit the game-winner while Dekker had a season-high.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Mindaugas Kuzminskas scored the game-winning layup with 10 seconds remaining as Lokomotiv Kuban beat Zielona Gora 85 – 83 in Poland in the last game of the year in the VTB League.

On the other end, Ludde Hakkanson attempted the 3-pointer but his aim was off target. Thanks to this win, Loko improved to 8-4.

Kuzminskas scored 23 points and seven rebounds while Sam Dekker added a season-high 27 points on 9/12 2-pointers and 2/4 triples for Lokomotiv.

Drew Gordon (14 points, nine rebounds) and Ivica Radic (13 points, six rebounds) were the top contributors for Zielona Gora. The Polish side is now 4-7 in the standings.

Earlier on Sunday, CSKA Moscow prevailed with difficulty over Tsmoki Minsk on the road thanks to late triples by Nikita Kurbanov and Mike James.

VTB League Results:

Enisey – Unics Kazan 95 – 93 (Berry 21, McCollum 25)

Tsmoki Minsk – CSKA Moscow 91 – 94 (Burnett 21, Hilliard and James 21 apiece)

Zielona Gora – Lokomotiv Kuban 83 – 85 (Gordon 14, Dekker 27)

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