Flawless. In the standings so far
Avtodor BC Saratov – PBC CSKA: 73-85 (+12)
Avtodor: Thornwell (6 + 3 as + 2 st), Pranauskis (7 + 2 as), Beslac (12 + 6 rb + 2 st), Vinales (21 + 5 as), Hammonds (12 + 9 rb + 4 pf) – start; Pusica (5), Naumov (DNP), Petenev (0), Khaldeyev (2 + 2 st), Fyodorov (5), Mavra (3 + 3 to), Tsybikov (DNP)…
CSKA: Ware (9 + 5 as), Jekiri (9 + 7 rb), Astapkovich (7 + 2 as), Ruzhentsev (14 + 3 rb), Antonov (2) – start; Mikhailovskii (9 + 4 rb), Trimble (12 + 3 rb + 6 as + 3 to), Jean-Charles (9 + 4 rb + 2 as), Kardanakhishvili (8), M'Baye (6)…
Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:
Today I am pleased with the majority of the players who took to the court. I’m especially happy for Nikita Mikhailovsky, who played his best game for CSKA so far against his former club, in front of the crowd, who knows him well. I think this is just the beginning. I’m also happy for our young guys, Ruzhentsev and Kardanakhishvili, who helped the team. It's nice to play in front of the Saratov crowd, because I was also part of this club. And special thanks to our fans who came here in large numbers. They were great to hear and were extremely supportive.
