CSKA — Astana, 29 January 2017

CSKA vs. Astana: 81-63 (+18)

CSKA: De Colo (18 + 4 rb), D.Kulagin (5 + 4 as), Augustine (4 + 4 rb), Jackson (7), Antonov (2 + 4 rb + 3 to), Freeland (6), Vorontsevich (5 + 3 rb + 2 bs), Higgins (10), M.Kulagin (9 + 3 rb), Kurbanov (7 + 7 rb), Hines (8)…

Astana: Odom (11 + 4 rb), Lowery (10 + 6 st + 5 to + 4 pf), Krubally (12 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Murzagaliev (3), Ponomarev (1 + 3 rb), Kaselakis (3 + 5 rb), Zhigulin (4), Katsivelis (10 + 4 rb), Miller (9 + 6 as + 3 st + 6 to)…

Congratulations to the team for the victory against serious opponent, the team that plays good basketball this season with clear ideas, athleticism and smart use of big lineups, they are in the chase for playoff spot and gave us good battle today. We played good defense and we do it continuously during last several games. We put the effort in it and pay attention to details. You could expect us to play better offense but we just missed some open shots. We created shots well and I can only applause my players. Unfortunately we just could not make them, even our best shooters like Vitaly, Nando, Dima and Andrey. Besides in the game of such a competitive league we shot just 7 free throws. Still it is good to take the win in our third game in six days.