Krasnye Krylia Samara have been crowned Eurochallenge champions after they came from behind to defeat hosts Pinar Karsiyaka 77-76 in a thrilling contest in Izmir.
Krasnye Krylia Samara have been crowned Eurochallenge champions after they came from behind to defeat hosts Pinar Karsiyaka 77-76 in a thrilling contest in Izmir.
No major surprises yesterday in Day 1 of 2013 Eurochallenge Final Four in Izmir, Turkey. The big favourites of the tournaments Krasnye Krylia beat Gravelines while the home team of Pinar Karsiyaka rewarded their fans by overcoming EWE Baskets.

TalkBasket's Cagri Turhan wraps up his Eurocup final mission to Belgium with an insightful game report which is not to be missed. Read the full article.
The Eurocup Final returns to Charleroi with a promising game tonight and TalkBasket's Cagri Turhan is in Belgium, covering it live. Read his previews, just hours before tonight's final.
The greek floor general is the most valuable player of this year’s competition after leading Lokomotiv Kuban to the Eurocup Final.
Lokomotiv Kuban and Uxue Bilbao Basket will play their first Eurocup final in both clubs history on April 13th at the RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi.
Izmir has been selected as the host city of the 2013 EuroChallengeFinal Four, set to take place from 26 - 28 April.

Bilbao Basket and Lokomotiv Kuban took a huge advantage for the second leg after two wins on the road by double digits
Valencia advanced to the semi-finals of the Eurocup, despite a 71-68 second leg loss to Unics Kazan.
The Spaniards crushed Ratiopharm Ulm 101-78 in the second leg at home to grab a ticket for the semifinals.