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EuroLeague 08/03/2013, 18.21

Rivers, Davis star as Khimki rolls by Siena

Important win for Khimki

EuroLeague

BC Khimki Moscow Region improved to 6-4 in Top 16 Group F by downing Montepaschi Siena 78-71 at home on Friday. Khimki is tied with defending Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Olympiacos Piraeus for third place in Group F, one win behind Montepaschi Siena, second at 7-3. K.C. Rivers paced the winners with 19 points. Paul Davis added 18 and 7 rebounds while Zoran Planinic dished 9 assists for Khimki. Bobby Brown led Montepaschi with 17 points. Kristjan Kangur added 12 and Benjamin Ortner 11 for the guests. Rivers had 8 points and six other Khimki players scored in the first quarter to give the hosts a 25-20 lead after 10 minutes. Davis led an 8-0 run that boosted the hosts' margin to 39-26. Brown stepped up late in the first half and sank a wild buzzer-beating shot to get Montepaschi within 44-37 at halftime. Free throws by Brown brought Montepaschi a bit closer, 59-54, late in the third quarter. It didn't last long, however, as Rivers and Kresimir Loncar combined for 12 points in a 14-0 run that sealed the outcome, 73-54, with seven minutes to go. Montepaschi got within 78-71 in the final minute and had a chance to steal the tie-break advantage in the closing seconds, but Matt Janning missed from downtown at the buzzer

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