Through the center
Samara BC – CSKA PBC: 63-82 (+19)
Samara: Chevarenkov (5 pf), Mikhailovskii (19 + 8 rb + 2 as + 2 st + 3 to + 4 pf), Minchenko (9 + 6 rb), Kulagin (14 + 4 as), Cheburkin (8 + 4 rb + 2 as) – start; Kuznetsov (6), Sheyko (DNP), Pivtsaykin (3 + 3 rb + 2 as), Pokhodyayev (6 rb), Kalinov (0), Velikorodniy (DNP), Kosyakov (4)…
CSKA: Ware (3 + 2 as), Ruzhentsev (3 rb), Ukhov (4), Astapkovich (9 + 5 rb), Jean-Charles (22 + 5 rb) – start; Cleveland (9 + 3 as + 2 st + 3 to), Jekiri (18 + 5 rb + 2 st), Trimble (10 + 8 rb + 6 as + 2 st), Karpenko (2), Chadov (2), Antonov (2 as), Kurbanov (3 + 3 rb + 3 as)…
Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:
Of course, we're happy with the win, but the quality of our performance doesn't make us happy. We didn't show the proper energy, we need to find it for our next opponents. We shot poorly from distance and missed free throws, which clearly indicates a lack of focus. We need to improve that for the next games.
