A pair of returnees to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague put on a hard-fought clash before Khimki Moscow Region defeated Valencia Basket 75-70 thanks to a 10-minute stretch of second-half defense that held the visitors without a field goal.Valencia making a 4-18 takeover surge after halftime to lead 47-54, but Khimki struck back with its own 19-3 blast to not only take over the lead but to put it out of reach. Alexey Shved paced the winners with 19 points while newcomer Thomas Robinson came off the bench for 16 and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes. Erick Green led Valencia with 22 points and 8 rebounds, while Tibor Pleiss scored 13.
