Tag: Russia NT
USA beat Russia to advance to semis
A strong third quarter from the United States of America saw them march on to the semi-finals, after beating Russia, 89-79 in Istanbul. Kevin...
Strong third quarter sees Russia home
An Andrey Vorontsevich double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds helped Russia overcome a plucky New Zealand side, 78-56 to reach the quarter finals...
Greece destroys all and any competition in “Love Cyprus Basketball” tournament
Greece National started off their friendly games in a tremendous fashion destroying all their four opponents they had to face in Limassol and Nicosia...
Kirilenko confirms absence at the WC
Andrei Kirilenko admited to Russian newspaper "Sport Express", that he will not take part in the upcoming World Championship in Turkey with Russia. ...
Kirilenko could be forced to skip World Championship
Andrei Kirilenko had promised he would join Russia to play the World Championship, but things do not always go as expected. The...
Russia, Lithuania, Germany and Lebanon get wild cards
FIBA has decided the four nations who will receive the wild cards for 2010 World Championship in Turkey. Lithuania, Russia, German and Lebanon! ...
Money might not be enough to get a wild card
Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) managed to find a sponsor that will pay 500K euros, the required amount by FIBA to bid for a wild...
Russia beats Turkey, finishes 7th
Turkey had no interest whatsoever in this game, a mood that was clearly to be seen in the game against Russia, as they lost...
Croatia clinches WC spot after beating Russia
Croatia booked their ticket for Turkey and the World Championship 2010 as they beat Russia in a tight game with 76-69 behind a great...
Serbia advances to semifinal
Serbia advanced to the semifinal as the knocked defending Champions Russia out of the tournament beating them 79-68. The Russians came strong in...
Russia finishes Group E unbeaten
Very few would expect that Russia, who srated their Group E campaign with a 0-2 record, would finish unbeatean in the second Group Phase,...
Greece falls to Russia
The first loss for the Greek side in this tournament came against Russia who has 2/2 wins in the second group stage and a...
Russia is still alive!
In an amazing ball game, not so much for its quality but more for its intensity and energy Russia upset Croatia and recorded their...
France does 3/3
The two teams started the game rather slowly and with McCarty and Turiaf each leading his team they were close to each other constantly...
Germany overthrow the champs!
In a thrilling game that was decided in the dying minutes, Dirk-less Germany managed to beat the current European champions, Russia by 76-73. ...
