Good at both basketball and wrestling
Our team took the lead in the series against Lokomotiv-Kuban, withstanding the extreme level of contact the opponents imposed…
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar – CSKA: 81-100 (+19)
Lokomotiv Kuban: Miller (18 + 3 rb + 12 as + 4 to + 4 pf), Moore (4 rb), Temirov (7 + 4 pf), Kvitkovskikh (4 + 2 as), Hunter (12 + 2 bs + 4 pf) – start; Kosko (0), Martin (19 + 7 rb + 4 as), Ishchenko (9 + 5 rb + 2 as + 2 st + 2 bs), Sheyanov (DNP), Konovalov (3), Hadzibegovic (9 + 4 rb + 3 st + 5 pf), Samoylenko (0)…
CSKA: Ruzhentsev (10 + 4 pf), Trimble (21 + 4 pf), Ukhov (6 + 3 as + 4 pf), Astapkovich (3 + 2 st), Jean-Charles (10 + 5 rb + 3 to) – start; Cleveland (5 rb + 3 as + 2 st), Ware (31 + 3 as + 4 to), Karpenko (0), Chadov (0), Antonov (8), Kurbanov (7 + 8 rb + 4 as), Mitrovic (4 + 4 rb + 3 as)…
Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:
Thank you very much to the CSKA fans who came here to support us. I also thank the Lokomotiv-Kuban fans, who, as always, created a wonderful atmosphere; it's always a pleasure to play here.
I think we've improved a lot compared to the first two games. There are many areas in which we need to improve, and we can do that. At the same time, we're a very experienced team that knows the series isn't over. We're facing a talented and determined opponent who will fight, and we need to prepare thoroughly for the next game in two days.
