Astana — CSKA, 18 February 2016

Our team found an antidote for Astana speed and took home another victory in VTB League.

Astana vs. CSKA: 60-92 (+32)

Astana: Johnson (18 + 3 rb + 10 as + 8 to), Natyazhko (5 + 4 rb + 4 to), Calathes (17 + 11 rb), Yargaliev (4 pf), Zhigulin (3 to), Caner-Medley (18 + 7 rb), Marchuk (2)…

CSKA: De Colo (14 + 5 rb + 6 as), D.Kulagin (2 + 4 as), Fridzon (11), Nichols (3 + 3 rb + 4 pf), Jackson (8 + 6 as + 4 st + 3 to), Korobkov (2), Freeland (9), Vorontsevich (3 + 6 rb), Higgins (8 + 3 rb), Khryapa (8 + 4 rb), Kurbanov (14 + 3 rb + 3 st), Hines (10)…

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

Congratulations to the team with the victory. As I said, Astana plays better at home, so we were preparing to the game seriously. We had a kind of sloppy start when we could not stop the opponents’ transition offense, but we made adjustments and played good defense most of the game. Our offensive productivity was never a question. Astana played zone defense quite often, it was their choice, but we found ways to score.