Everything's going according to plan

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk – CSKA: 65-94 (+29)

Yenisey: Coleman (10 + 3 rb + 7 as + 5 to + 4 pf), Artis (6), Yevdokimov (0), Ryzhov (10 + 5 rb + 4 pf), Tasic (13 + 10 rb + 3 to + 4 pf) – start; Vedishchev (7), Kasatkin (5), Sonko (3 + 3 rb), Shlegel (0), Skuratov (DNP), Vanin (8 + 7 rb), Dolinin (3)…

CSKA: Ruzhentsev (9 + 5 rb + 3 st), Trimble (22 + 5 as + 2 st), Ukhov (10 + 3 as + 2 st + 4 pf), Astapkovich (2 + 4 rb + 2 as), Jean-Charles (11 + 4 rb) – start; Cleveland (5 + 3 rb + 2 as + 5 pf), Ware (15 + 2 as), Gankevich (6 + 4 pf), Karpenko (0), Antonov (4 + 3 rb), Kurbanov (4 + 4 rb + 2 as + 2 st), Mitrovic (6 + 3 rb)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

Let me start by offering my condolences to Coach Arsic [who lost his brother]. There are things in life more important than basketball, and right now, all my support is with him and his family.

I want to thank the CSKA fans who came to support us, as well as the Yenisey fans, who created a fantastic playoff atmosphere today. We knew Yenisey is a team that doesn't give up and fights to the end, and we saw that in the first minutes of the game. But we're a team chasing the championship title, and we have to overcome adversity. We did that today.

I'm pleased with the team's defensive spirit and motivation. However, we need to put this series behind us and move on to the next opponent.