CSKA — UNICS, 07 February 2022

CSKA – UNICS Kazan: 103-105 3OT (-2)

CSKA: Hackett (33 + 5 rb + 2 as + 4 st + 7 to), Antonov (6 + 9 rb + 3 st + 2 bs), Milutinov (4 + 12 rb + 2 as + 3 to), Kurbanov (9 + 8 rb + 2 as + 4 pf), Shved (11 + 5 as + 2 st) – start; Lundberg (19 + 3 as), Freeman (0), Bolomboy (12 + 4 rb + 2 as + 5 pf), Khomenko (DNP), Ukhov (2), Ivlev (DNP), Grigonis (7)…

UNICS: Brown (16 + 9 rb + 4 as + 2 st + 4 to), Brown (4 + 2 as + 3 st + 5 to), Hezonja (31 + 10 rb + 2 as + 4 pf), Uzinskiy (9 + 2 as + 2 st + 5 pf), Jekiri (10 + 10 rb + 3 as + 2 st) – start; Canaan (13 + 3 to + 5 pf), Gbanov (DNP), Zaytsev (11 + 4 rb + 2 as + 5 pf), Klimenko (DNP), Valiev (DNP), Mayo (3), Vorontsevich (8 + 7 rb + 2 as + 4 pf)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA coach:

First of all, I would like to congratulate UNICS. It was a very exciting game for the fans. It’s exciting to see more such games in the United League, the League need that type of games, they attract attention to basketball. I think, we lost this game in the first quarter. This is the only thing that we need to address in preparation for the next games. Again, because the same thing happened against Efes. And it’s not about the lineup. On the other hand, we showed character, found the strength to fight and got back into the game. Once again, the game could have gone either way, but unfortunately didn’t go our way.