With teammate Lauren Jackson limited by foul trouble, former UConn star Diana Taurasi is doing everything in her power to lead two-time defending champion Spartak Moscow Region to a sweep of its EuroLeague quarterfinal series against Ros Casares.

Taurasi had 29 points through three quarters before she also had to sit with foul trouble as Spartak is trailing Ros Casares. Midway through the fourth quarter, Taurasi and Jackson had four fouls as does Delisha Milton-Jones and Erika de Souza for Ros Casares. There's no truth to the rumor that Dee Kantner and Bonita Spence are among the officials assigned to the game. UPDATED AT 3:50 P.M., Taurasi finished with 33 points but Spartak lost 73-71. After Ros Casares' Amaya Valdemoro missed a jumper, Spartak had a chance to either tie or win the game at the buzzer but former UConn star Sue Bird lost the ball. The steal by Laia Palau iced the game for Ros Casares and forced a decisive third game on Wednesday.

The other three series all ended with two-game sweeps. Sandrine Gruda of the Connecticut Sun had 14 points and eight rebounds to help UMMC Ekaterinburg to a 70-68 win over Fenerbahce to complete the sweep despite getting a combined two points and four rebounds from former UConn stars Asjha Jones and Svetlana Abrosimova.

MKB Euroleasing advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time after completing the sweep with a 70-63 win over Bourges Basket. Amber Holt had five points, four rebounds and three assists for MKB Euroleasing. Halcon Avenida, behind 20 points from former Connecticut Sun forward Le'Coe Willingham, eliminated MiZo Pecs 2010 with a 81-76 win.