Spartak Moscow 77, at Samara 56

SAMARA (Interstat) — Spartak Moscow used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Samara for a 77-56 women’s professional basketball victory on Sunday. The visiting Spartak Moscow trailed 20-14 after the first quarter, then took control with a 21-9 second-quarter scoring edge and a 35-29 halftime lead. Samara answered with a 10-9 third quarter, cutting the deficit to 44-39 entering the final period, but Spartak Moscow closed with a 33-17 fourth-quarter advantage. The result moved Spartak Moscow to 4-2 this season, while Samara fell to 0-5. Spartak Moscow had beaten Dyn Novosibirsk in its previous outing, while Samara lost… Read more...