CSKA — Lokomotiv Kuban, 07 January 2018

Our team did not shoot the ball well and suffered its first defeat in the VTB League in the game against red-hot Lokomotiv-Kuban.

CSKA vs. Lokomotiv Krasnodar: 79-90 (-11)

CSKA: De Colo (17 + 6 to + 4 pf), Fridzon (3), Antonov (7 + 4 pf), Korobkov (2), Rodriguez (14 + 3 rb), Vorontsevich (2), Clyburn (9 + 3 rb + 4 pf), Higgins (10), Khryapa (2 + 4 as), Kurbanov (7 + 4 rb), Hunter (6 + 4 rb + 4 pf)…

Lokomotiv: Collins (10 + 7 rb + 8 as + 3 st + 6 to), Antipov (9 + 3 rb + 4 pf), Lacey (8 + 3 rb), Il’nitskiy (1), Hvostov (9 + 4 pf), Elegar (14 + 7 rb), Babb (4 + 4 pf), Kulagin (17 + 7 as + 4 to), Qvale (4 + 4 rb + 2 bs), Broekhoff (14)…

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

First of all, I would like to wish Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates today. As for the game, I have to congratulate Loko, they were much better than us from the very beginning, they controlled the game and deserved victory. Thank you to the fans who came here on this Christmas day. I am sorry that we could not grab the win for CSKA fans. We will try harder, that’s the only thing I can promise.