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In the 9th tour Eurocup game the Turkish TED Ankara won over Nizhny Nivgorod, while the game was played on the equal level by both teams.

Luke Babbitt shot 8 out of 10 three-pointers and mostly his play granted BCNN its chance to win. Although the visitors survived the hosts' attacks. Despite this sad loss Nizhny Novgorod enters the Last-32 of Eurocup from the first place in its F group.

Vadim Panin, forward BCNN:

Many people think that our rival wanted this victory more than us, but I disagree with that. Nizhny also wanted to win and continue our winning series. Yes, we've made mistakes, but we fought till the very end. Due to different reasons the ending was won by the visitors. Although none of our players could be blamed for lack of motivation.

Zoran Lukic, head coach BCNN:

I can only thank my team for their dedication in this game. We had our chances till the very end. The final score was predetermined by several factors, but most importantly we have entered the next Eurocup level from the first place in our group. Now we have to keep in mind all future games, - their results will mean a lot.

Nizhny Novgorod - TED Ankara: 87 – 92 (22 – 29, 21 – 15, 21 – 27, 23 – 21)

«BCNN»: Babbitt (28 pts), Antonov (19 + 7 rebounds), Panin (11 + 8 rebounds + 5 assists), Thompson (10 + 7 rebounds), Brezec (10), Khvostov (4), Savelyev (3), Paul (2), Ivlev (0)

«TED Ankara»: Tucker (23), Golubovic (20 + 9 rebounds), Valters (18)

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