Pari NN — CSKA, 10 June 2014

Our team takes home from Nizhny two wins on the start of the VTB League Finals. The series continues in Moscow on June 13.

Nizhniy Novgorod vs. CSKA: 59-86 (+27)

N Novgorod: Baburin (6), Ivlev (2), Antonov (8 + 3 rb + 4 to + 4 pf), Korobkov (13 + 4 pf), Hvostov (4 + 4 rb + 4 as), Gubanov (5 rb), Panin (5 + 6 rb), Thompson (9 + 5 rb), Rochestie (11), Golovin (1)…

CSKA: Teodosic (18 + 9 as + 3 st), Fridzon (13), Pargo (8), Krstic (6), Weems (10 + 4 as), Vorontsevich (4 + 4 pf), Kaun (12), Khryapa (6 + 11 rb), Hines (9 + 5 rb)…

Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:

I think we played good game on both ends of the floor, on offense and defense. It’s important that our players were focused through 40 minutes, they showed great mentality while playing against young and proud team of Nizhny Novgorod. It is a big thing to win two games here. We are moving to Moscow with two wins, comfortable lead and every next game will be a final for us. Though every game in this playoffs after Milan was like a final.