Unics Kazan stuns Fenerbahce in Istanbul for its first win

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leading scorer Keith Langford had another big game and Unics Kazan registered its first win of the season, using a late 0-11 run to stun previously undefeated Fenerbahce Istanbul 73-81 on Wednesday night. The win not only got Unics out the cellar in the standings, but also snapped Fenerbahce’s home winning streak in EuroLeague games at 23. Unics led for the majority of the night, but never by more than 7 points during the first three quarters. Fenerbahce stepped it up on defense in the fourth, and Bobby Dixon had a hot hand, helping the hosts to a 71-65 lead. However, Unics responded with 11 unanswered points to get the valuable victory. Langford netted 28 points with a career-high 10 rebounds and 4 assists, while big man Art Parakhouski also had a double-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks. Latavous Williams added 10 points, and Quino Colom dished 11 assists along with 9 points in victory. Dixon made 7 of 9 threes and finished with 23 points and 5 assists. Jan Vesely added 17 points, Luigi Datome collected 12 points and 8 rebounds, while Kostas Sloukas scored 10 in defeat.