CSKA — Lokomotiv Kuban, 18 February 2022

CSKA – Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar: 91-71 (+20)

CSKA: Hackett (15 + 3 rb + 3 as + 3 st), Antonov (8 + 3 rb + 2 bs), Milutinov (13 + 8 rb), Kurbanov (4 + 4 rb), Shved (15 + 3 rb + 10 as + 4 to) – start; Bolomboy (4 + 4 pf), Khomenko (2), Ukhov (5 + 3 as), Ivlev (0), Voigtmann (9 + 7 rb + 2 as + 4 to), Lopatin (4 + 3 st), Grigonis (12 + 5 as + 3 to)…

Lokomotiv Kuban: Whittington (2 st), Il’nitskiy (4 + 10 rb + 3 as), Thompson (4 + 5 as + 4 st + 3 to), Martyuk (8 + 4 rb + 2 st + 3 to), Vedishchev (11) – start; Barford (8), Shcherbenev (6 + 2 as), McCollum (13 + 4 pf), Williams (7 + 8 rb + 4 pf), Kalinov (DNP), Paunic (0), Yemchenko (10 + 3 rb)…

Dimitris Itoudis, head coach of CSKA:

Congratulations to the team on the victory and a serious game. In fact, we had only one bad quarter, the second, in terms of defense. In the quarter we turned the ball over, lost the fight for loose balls and, as a result, allowed 34 points. This is something that we drastically changed in the second half, we allowed just 20 points in 20 minutes. The opponents hit only two of eight three-pointers, because we constantly rotated on the perimeter, did not give them easy shots, forced turnovers. At the same time, our offense was in the flow throughout the game. Once again, I congratulate the team and thank the fans for their support.