CSKA — Lokomotiv Kuban, 19 February 2017

First and second teams of the VTB League played spectacular game where CSKA fought back to take the win.

CSKA vs. Lokomotiv Krasnodar: 83-77 (+6)

CSKA: De Colo (21 + 3 rb + 6 to), Teodosic (6 + 7 as), Augustine (6), Jackson (11 + 5 as), Vorontsevich (14 + 4 rb), Higgins (3), Khryapa (11), Kurbanov (7 + 5 rb), Hines (4 + 2 bs + 4 pf)…

Lokomotiv: Collins (17 + 3 rb), Jones (8 + 5 rb), Ivlev (1 + 4 rb), Janning (10 + 4 rb + 5 as + 3 to), Hvostov (8 + 4 pf), Vougioukas (6 + 4 rb + 5 as + 3 to), Zubkov (16 + 2 bs), Rochestie (8 + 4 pf), Broekhoff (3 + 7 rb)…

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

It was a tough game vs very good opponent. If I am not mistaken, CSKA was undefeated in 13 games in a row. We played solid today, especially on defense. Our opponents scored on 6 or 7 tough shots in the end of possessions, so our win could be bigger if we had more luck. We managed to force 17 turnovers though Lokomotiv has some excellent ballhandlers. Those turnovers were the result of our aggressivity. We had difficult moment in second quarter when Loko went up by 8 but we found solutions defensively and offensively. Congratulations to the players with the win in very competitive league. Thanks to the players who came today to support us.