BC Khimki Moscow became the second finalist of the EuroCup campaign beating Bilbao Basket 79:73 in the semifinal game. The Russian squad joined Lietuvos Rytas and will face them tomorrow in the Final. U1st's player Carlos Delfino paced all the winners with 18 points.
Even though Bilbao opened the scoring account in the game, Khimki produced 13-0 to take the pace of the period. Seibutis and Garbajosa traded driving layups but then Timofey Mozgov restored 21:10 advantage.The Spanish outfit scored some baskets to reduce to 26;21 after the opening quarter.
In the second frame Carlos Delfino and Pasalic traded baskets for 31:25. Garbajosa managed to bring his team to 37:28, however Bilbao cut the gap again. Recker struck from downtown to get Bilbao to 40:35 at the halftime.
A 8-0 run saw Palasport Olimpico in the third stanza as the Russian side took 51:41 advantage. Carlos Delfino closed the third period from a long range for 58:50. Khimki held 10 points lead at 63:53 and 68:58, while Salgado buried another triple to bring Bilbao back to 71:67. That was all the Spanish team could do as BC Khimki Moscow improved to 79:73 at the end to grab the second ticket to the Final.
Eurobasket.com