In the comfort zone

CSKA – Uralmash Yekaterinburg: 95-72 (+23)

CSKA: Ruzhentsev (16), Trimble (11 + 4 as), Ukhov (7 + 4 rb + 2 as + 2 st), Astapkovich (6 + 3 as), Jean-Charles (13 + 7 rb + 2 st + 3 bs) – start; Cleveland (15 + 3 as + 2 st), Ware (11 + 4 as), Jekiri (8 + 3 to), Karpenko (5 + 2 st), Chadov (3 + 4 rb), Antonov (4 rb + 2 as + 2 st), Kurbanov (0)…

Uralmash: Petenyov (0), Ivlev (0), Dalton (3 + 2 st), Kardanakhishvili (2 + 4 as), Gerasimov (6 + 3 rb + 4 as + 5 to) – start; Nevels (17 + 4 rb + 2 as + 3 to), Ellis (8 + 3 rb + 3 to + 5 pf), Pisklov (5 + 5 rb), Novikov (3 + 2 as), Belyankov (3), Douglas (5 + 3 rb + 2 as), Nelson (20 + 3 rb + 3 as)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

I want to thank everyone who came to support us. It's crucial for us to feel the atmosphere, and we felt it. We approached this game seriously. Uralmash is a strong opponent, and we needed to prepare for them with great focus and attention. Everything depended on us today. We approached the game aggressively and focused, leaving our opponents no chance.