Eurosport - Wed, 19 Mar 18:56:00 2008
A round-up of all the last 16 ties in the ULEB Cup as teams from around Europe vied for a place in last eight playoff stage in Turin.
Dynamo Moscow 103-77 Lukoil Academic (Agg 192-152)
2006 champions Dynamo Moscow cruised into the last eight thanks to a big win over Lukoil Academic.
Henry Domercant scored 25 points on the night for the Russians who already led by 14 points after the first leg.
PGE Turow 58-67 BC Kyiv (Agg 129-125)
Turow became the first Polish side to qualify for the last eight of the ULEB Cup despite losing their second-leg at home to Ukrainian outfit Kyiv.
David Logan top scored for Turow with 15 points, including a key driving layup with 15 seconds to go.
Akasvayu Girona 76-62 Hemofarm (Agg 156-132)
Marc Gasol and Branko Cvetkovic scored 16 points each as Akasvayu Girona wrapped up their tie against Serbian outfit Hemofarm.
Unics Kazan 74-59 Artland Dragons (Agg 152-139)
Dusko Savanovic scored 11 points in the last four minutes (19 in total) as Unics Kazan ran away with their tie again Artland Dragons thanks to a 17-5 run in the final quarter.
The Dragons had won the first leg 80-78 but could not handle Darjus Lavrinovic who had another tremendous game with 21 points and 16 rebounds
DKV Joventut vs. Khimki (Agg 172-135) (pictured)
DKV Joventut completed a comfortable two leg victory over Russian side Khimki in Spain.
It was a special night for Joventut who also celebrated 50 years in European club basketball.
Besiktas Cola Turka 81-69 Red Star (Agg 161-149)
Besiktas were always in control against Red Star in the second-leg of a tie that was level after the first game.
Rick Apodaca and Preston Shumpert were the stars as they had 24 points each for the Turkish side who were unbeaten in the regular season.
Kalise GC 88-79 Galatasaray C.Crown (Agg 162-178)
Galatasaray were never in danger of missing out on a quarter-final spot despite losing 88-79 in Gran Caneria.
The Turks held a 25 point lead from the first leg and led in the Canary Islands on the night for long periods before taking their foot off the gas in the final quarter.
Pamesa 93-70 Zadar (Agg 162-144)
Pamesa Valencia became the last team the qualify for the last eight after overturning a five-point deficit against Croatian side Zadar.
Ruben Douglas scored 29 points as the Spaniards shot into a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back from there.
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