In a do-or-die game for both teams that went down to the final minute, Nizhny Novgorod reached the Top 16 from Group A by rallying to beat Unics Kazan 78-74 at home on Friday. Both teams finished the regular season with 5-5 records, but Nizhny qualified due to its sweping Unics during the season. Tarence Kinsey paced the winners with 23 points. Trey Thompkins added 17, while Dmitry Khvostov and Art Parakhouski each had 10 for Nizhny. Keith Langford led Unics with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

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