Until the last second
CSKA – N Novgorod: 91-89 (+2)
CSKA: Ware (12 + 5 as + 4 pf), Jerebko (8 + 3 rb), Milutinov (23 + 14 rb + 3 to), Kurbanov (2 as), Shved (17 + 4 rb + 4 as + 3 st + 3 to) – start; Khomenko (0), Freeman (0), Ukhov (0), Ivlev (DNP), Antonov (8 + 3 rb), Clyburn (23 + 7 rb + 2 as), Kolesnikov (DNP)…
N Novgorod: Astapkovich (18 + 4 rb + 3 as + 3 to), Chadov (5 + 3 rb + 3 as + 4 pf), Toropov (14 + 4 rb + 3 as + 4 pf), Kulagin (12 + 2 as), Baburin (9 + 3 rb + 10 as + 2 st) – start; Kardanakhishvili (DNP), Gankevich (DNP), Platonov (14 + 6 rb), Alekseyev (0), Antipov (17 + 5 rb + 4 pf)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to the team on the win and 2-0 in the series. Now is not the time to analyze. Obviously, we were better prepared than in the previous game, we started the game better. The opponent shot better, we had our chances, but we did not use them. Free throws and three-pointers gave Nizhny a boost, and the ending turned out to be difficult. Obviously, we still have a lot of work ahead of us. Thank you to the fans who came to support us.
