Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar picked up a hard-fought 83-76 win over the visiting Partizan NIS Belgrade on Wednesday night to keep the progress to the Top 16 in its own hands. Lokomotiv improved to 4-4 record in Group B, and will play a do-or-die game on the road against Tofas Bursa in Round 10. Meanwhile, Partizan dropped to 6-3 record and is locked into second place in Group B.