Two comebacks are not enough
PBC CSKA – Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar: 88-91 (-3)
CSKA: Ware (18 + 2 as), Jekiri (6), Ukhov (5 + 4 rb), Astapkovich (8 + 3 rb + 6 as + 2 st), Antonov (2) – start; Mikhailovskii (0), Trimble (20 + 6 rb + 2 as + 5 to + 4 pf), Ruzhentsev (5 + 3 as), Jean-Charles (15 + 2 as), Kardanakhishvili (DNP), M'Baye (9 + 6 rb + 3 as + 5 to), Gafurov (DNP)…
Lokomotiv Kuban: Akoon-Purcell (22 + 3 rb + 4 as), Uzinskiy (4 + 3 rb + 3 as), White (23 + 6 rb + 4 pf), Morgan (2 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Bliznyuk (2) – start; Barford (20 + 5 rb + 3 to), Shcherbenev (10 + 5 as + 2 st + 4 pf), Martyuk (0), Yelatontsev (8 + 3 rb + 3 to), Kvitkovskikh (0), Vedishchev (0), Yemchenko (DNP)…
Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:
The game was really good for the fans. Loko created an advantage in the first quarter, shocking us with its speed and made shots. We were able to return to the game, but in the end our opponents were more focused and maybe lucky. Congratulations to Lokomotiv-Kuban on a well-deserved victory. Thanks to the fans, their support at important moments helped us a lot. We will draw conclusions and grow as a team.
