The game is over
Kazan
15 February 2023 Wednesday / 20:00 MSK
Basket Hall
112
104
CSKA
Feb 15 (Wed):
LIVE (for Russia): Match TV, Match! Igra, Start Live, MatchTV.ru, SportBox.ru, VTB-League.com

Feb 16 (Thu):
Match! Strana: 1:45, 17:10
Match! Igra: 8:00
CSKA
14.02.2023

Our team will play the last February game in Kazan with the closest pursuer in the regular season of the VTB League…

Touring the Basket Halls

PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

After playing in Basket Hall in Krasnodar, our team returned home, had a practice at Basket Hall Moscow on Monday, and left for Kazan on Tuesday morning. In the evening, on the floor of the local Basket Hall, the league leaders were preparing for tomorrow's game.

The previous meeting of rivals on this floor was perhaps the most interesting this season. After the exchange of long-range shots at the end of the regular time, the showdown continued in overtime, where Alexey Shved's baskets were the key. CSKA won 93-95 OT.

12 players went on the road, with the exception of the injured Semyon Antonov, Filipp Gafurov and Vladimir Karpenko, who recovered and started practicing. The newcomer Devontae Cacok will join the team at the end of the week. 

PRE-GAME QUOTES

Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:

UNICS is a very physical team defensively. We may expect them to try to take Alex [Shved] away from pick-n-roll situations, to trap Niko [Milutinov] in low post and play as aggressive as it possible. Our task will be to limit their leaders Macon and Reynolds, to take care of the ball and to create good shots, which will also take away transition out of their game.

PAST MATCHUPS

Wins-losses: 84-23

CSKA biggest margin of victory: 102-54 (+48) (1997-98 Russian Championship. Quarterfinal)
UNICS biggest margin of victory: 113-77 (-36) (2000-01 Russian Superleague. Regular season. 2nd stage)

Games of 2022-23 Season:

10-Nov-2022. VTB League 1st stage. CSKA – UNICS: 92-79 (+13)
04-Dec-2022. VTB League 1st stage. UNICS – CSKA: 93-95 OT (+2)

SHORT DOSSIER

UNICS Kazan

Founded: 1991
Color: green, black, white
Home court: Basket Hall (7,500)
President: Evgeny Bogachev
Head coach: Velimir Perasovic
Website: www.unics.ru
Trophy case:
- EuroCup winner (2011),
- FIBA Europe League winner (2004),
- 4-time Russian League runner-up (2001, 2002, 2004, 2007),
- 6-time Russian League bronze winner (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011),
- NEBL champion (2003),
- 3-time Russian Cup winner (2003, 2009, 2014),
- 3-Russian Cup runner-up (2005, 2007, 2010),
- 3-time VTB United League runner-up (2010, 2012, 2016)

Upcoming tournament games

28 March 2024, Thursday

28 / Thu / 18:00 MSK
28 / Thu / 18:30 MSK
28 / Thu / 20:00 MSK
Megasport Arena, Moscow
CSKA
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28 / Thu / 20:00 MSK

30 March 2024, Saturday

30 / Sat / 18:00 MSK

31 March 2024, Sunday

31 / Sun / 13:00 MSK
31 / Sun / 15:00 MSK
31 / Sun / 15:30 MSK
31 / Sun / 16:00 MSK

01 April 2024, Monday

01 / Mon
Megasport Arena, Moscow