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Samara BC – CSKA: 72-109 (+37)

Samara: Chevarenkov (5 + 6 as + 4 pf), Pokhodyayev (21 + 3 rb), Khaldeyev (9 + 10 rb), Kulagin (8 + 5 as), Cheburkin (5 rb + 3 as) – start; Kuznetsov (7 + 2 as + 4 pf), Sheyko (0), Pivtsaykin (4), Savrasov (DNP), Kosyakov (12 + 4 rb), Chikarev (6 + 3 rb)…

CSKA: Ware (10), Ruzhentsev (7 + 4 rb + 2 st), Ukhov (6 + 6 as), Astapkovich (21 + 2 as), Mitrovic (4 + 6 rb + 2 as) – start; Cleveland (4 + 2 as), Gankevich (2), Trimble (14 + 2 as), Karpenko (10 + 7 as), Chadov (10 + 5 rb), Jean-Charles (19 + 6 rb), Zaytsev (2 + 3 rb)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

Thanks to the CSKA fans for coming out to support us, and thanks to the Samara fans for the great atmosphere in the arena. We started very focused and serious, and I'm very pleased with our performance in the first half. [With such a gap], it's normal for the rhythm to change after the break, but I still felt it was too much. The fact that we allowed 26 points in the first half and 46 in the second is a huge difference. At the same time, we must give credit to Samara: the opponents maintained their rhythm and did not give up until the end.