SAMARA, Russia (Interstat) — Octavius Ellis scored 21 points to guide Uralmash to a 73-69 win over Samara in VTB United League play on Wednesday. Uralmash, which led 31-34 at halftime, held off a late challenge from the hosts at SKK Drorec Sporta. Garrett Nevels added 19 points for Uralmash. Mikhail Kulagin led Samara with 20 points. The loss was the 25th in 27 games for Samara this season. Uralmash improved to 4-5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Samara with a 61 percent probability to win.