UNICS — CSKA, 30 May 2014

Our team gained advantage in the very beginning of no-so-spectacular Game 2 of the VTB League semifinals and did not allow UNICS to break the game down in the end.

UNICS (Kazan) vs. CSKA: 61-65 (+4)

UNICS: Bykov (5 + 4 rb), Zisis (8 + 4 rb + 7 as + 5 to), Veremeyenko (9 + 6 rb + 4 pf), Vougioukas (2 + 4 rb), Sokolov (2 + 3 rb), Kaimakoglou (9 + 4 rb), Goudelock (19 + 3 rb), Eidson (2 + 6 rb + 4 pf), Kurbanov (5 + 7 rb)…

CSKA: Teodosic (17 + 4 rb + 6 as), Fridzon (5), Pargo (2), Krstic (4 + 2 bs), Weems (22 + 4 rb + 2 bs + 3 to), Kaun (10 + 5 rb + 4 pf), Khryapa (3 + 11 rb + 4 to), Hines (2 + 2 bs)…

Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:

It was obviously difficult game. Many players were tired after yesterday’s battle. Still our team played very good game and I am proud of our performance. It is tough when you play on the road and you have minimum advantage of 4, 5, 6, 8 points. We weren’t nervous, continued to play good defense and in the end the shots started to fall in. We know the series is not over and we have to prepare for the next game.