Ural Great win their 4th game in a row, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 76-71 on the road. Both teams had lost only one game so far and either one needed a win to stay in touch with German side GHP Bamberg, who captured the top spot of Group A yesterday.

Yaniv Green had 12 points and 8 rebounds for Hapoel
After a good start of Ural Great (4:0), Tel Aviv took the lead 16-9 but Ural Great came back and the quarter ended with a fieldgoal 3 seconds before the end to make it 19-16 in favour of the Reds.
In the second the visitors took control of the game, leading the game by 11 points. But the hosts fought themseves back into the game trailing by 8 at the half. (30-38).
Tel Aviv tried to find their luck with a hard defensive performance, but always came up short to regain the lead from the Russians. In the end free throws decided the game, as Perm was steady from the line and brought home a crucial away victory in Israel with the final score 71-76.
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ith this victory the team from Perm even regains the top spot in Group A from the Germans.MVP: Jasmin Hukic (Hapoel Tel Aviv) scoring 18 points.

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