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There were wins for defending champions Olympiacos, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce Ulker, Lokomotiv Kuban, Emporio Armani and Strasbourg as the sixth round of matches in the opening phase of European Basketball's Euroleague were completed on Friday (22nd November).
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Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar had to rely on a 15-2 fourth-quarter run to beat off a spirited effort from the visitors and secure a 79-72 home win over Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade on Friday in round six of the Euroleague.
Lokomotiv's third win in a row put Evgeny Pashutin's team into sole possession of first place in Group D with a 5-1 record
Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul led from start to finish in beating visiting Budivelnik Kiev 84-68 to remain unbeaten and become the first club to advance to the Top 16 in this season's Euroleague.
Olympiacos Piraeus came back from 11 points down to beat Unicaja Malaga 74-82
In the process the champions for the last two years booked their place in the Top 16 from Group C.
Strasbourg overcame Brose Baskets Bamberg 83-72 in France.
Strasbourg improved to 1-5, while Bamberg are now level with Zalgiris Kaunas in fourth place in the Group B table, both with a 2-4 record.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan stormed back from a 14-point deficit to beat Anadolu Efes Istanbul 77-73 and took over second place in Group B.
Finally, Unbeaten Real Madrid put on another display of clinical pointscoring in dismissing Zalgiris Kaunas 95-67.
The result booked Real's place in the Top 16 and they lead Group B with a 6-0 record.
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Opening phase of Euroleague completed
Sunday, November 24 2013Category:Basketball