CSKA — Vostok-65, 07 September 2019

CSKA vs. Vostok-65 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: 86-61 (+25)

CSKA: James (9 + 5 rb + 3 as + 2 st), Lopatin (8 + 5 rb + 2 as), Kochergin (10 + 5 rb + 3 bs), Hines (11 + 6 rb + 3 as), Baker (11 + 3 as + 3 st) – start; Khomenko (3 + 3 as + 4 pf), Ukhov (4 + 3 rb + 2 as), Barinov (3), Yershov (3 + 3 rb + 4 to + 4 pf), Mikheyev (0), Umrikhin (7), Stoyko (6), Koufos (11 + 3 rb)…

Vostok-65: Cinac (4 + 2 as + 3 to), Durham (6 + 4 rb + 3 as + 4 pf), Golovin (5 + 4 rb + 5 pf), Grachyov (2 + 2 as), Soloviev (4) – start; Syrovatko (4 rb + 3 as), Annaev (1 + 2 st), Shashkov (4), Kovalev (0), Karpeko (2), Karaulov (17 + 12 rb + 2 st), Balashov (13 + 10 rb + 2 st), Golyahov (3 + 2 st), Petrov (DNP)…

It was the first game of the preseason, we broke our routine. Unfortunately, we could not see all the players because last week Janis and Joel did not practice, Will had just one practice. Darrun twisted his ankle last night, it is not serious, but we were trying to protect him. We were shorthanded, but we tried to demonstrate the things we work on so far, first of all good aggressive defense. We lacked concentration and motivation on boards, we lost the rebounding battle but overall I am satisfied with the performance. Don’t forget that for Ron it was first game after 7 months.