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UNICS Kazan – CSKA: 69-64 (-5)

UNICS: Brown (3 + 7 rb + 2 as + 2 st + 4 pf), Brown (8 + 7 as + 3 to), Brantley (0), Hezonja (21 + 6 rb + 2 as + 2 st + 4 to + 4 pf), Uzinskiy (0) – start; Canaan (25 + 4 rb + 2 as + 2 st), Gbanov (DNP), Zaytsev (2 + 4 pf), Klimenko (1), Jekiri (4 + 8 rb + 2 st), Vorontsevich (5 + 4 pf), Komolov (DNP)…

CSKA: Lundberg (15 + 3 rb + 2 as + 3 st), Bolomboy (8 + 3 rb), Shengelia (11 + 7 rb + 3 to + 4 pf), Kurbanov (6 + 4 rb), Shved (2 st + 3 to) – start; Khomenko (4 pf), Ukhov (3 + 3 rb), Ivlev (DNP), Antonov (4), Clyburn (15 + 2 as + 3 to), Milutinov (2 + 3 rb), Faried (0)…

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

It was a close game, in which we had a lead most of the time – 35 minutes and 12 seconds, as you can see in the stats. Congratulations to UNICS, they managed to get the win. They shoot better from three-point line, used isolations and open looks. We did not make some open shots and turned the ball over too much that let the opponents use the open court. Turnovers were our main problem in the first half, we were giving away too much points in the offensive transition. We are still in the process of restarting, getting our injured players back after injuries. We keep believing in what we do and the wins will come.