Lokomotiv Kuban — CSKA, 23 May 2014

VTB League quarterfinal series comes back to Moscow. Our team played brilliant third quarter of very difficult game and hold on to its advantage in tense final minutes.

Lokomotiv (Krasnodar) vs. CSKA: 78-79 (+1)

Lokomotiv: Grigoriev (4 pf), Brown (10 + 7 rb + 5 pf), Williams (6 + 6 as + 3 st + 3 to), Hendrix (13 + 7 rb + 2 bs + 4 pf), Kalnietis (9 + 4 rb + 9 as + 3 to), Lihodey (13 + 4 rb), Zubkov (1), Maric (8 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Simon (18 + 4 rb + 4 as + 4 pf)…

CSKA: Teodosic (17 + 6 as + 3 to), Fridzon (4 as + 4 pf), Pargo (4), Krstic (26 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Weems (8 + 3 rb), Vorontsevich (8 + 9 rb + 3 to), Kaun (1), Khryapa (13 + 3 bs + 3 to), Hines (2)…

Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:

It was obviously a very important win for us. We started little nervous. Our turnovers allowed Lokomotiv to score some easy points and that was the main reason of our problems in the first half. But we played excellent third quarter and in the fourth we were disciplined enough to pass the ball inside to Krstic who made some crucial plays. The team played hard with character and I want to say thank you to my players. It all comes to one game and we remember that Loko beat us twice in Moscow. So we have to be extremely ready.