Scintillating Shved leads Russia past Croatia and into the quarters
The team of the Khimki PG will face Greece in the 1/4 Finals
A scintillating performance by Alexsei Shved spearheaded Russia to a convincing 101-78 victory over Croatia and a Quarter-Final date with Greece.
Shved had 27 points and 12 assists as Russia dominated the second-half after a tight opening 20 minutes. Both teams were hot early, in an energetic start with Russia leading by just 4 points at the long break.
However, inspired by Shved, Russia put the foot down in the second-half to storm into the final eight. Shved has carried Russia in this tournament and continued his spectacular performance with a stellar all-round game (27+4+12). He scored at will but also set up his teammates to totally control the game.
Shved had 27 points and 12 assists as Russia dominated the second-half after a tight opening 20 minutes. Both teams were hot early, in an energetic start with Russia leading by just 4 points at the long break.
However, inspired by Shved, Russia put the foot down in the second-half to storm into the final eight. Shved has carried Russia in this tournament and continued his spectacular performance with a stellar all-round game (27+4+12). He scored at will but also set up his teammates to totally control the game.