Maintaining focus

Pari Nizhniy Novgorod – CSKA: 71-95 (+24)

Pari NN: Lukacs (6 + 2 as + 2 bs), Khomenko (9 + 3 rb + 3 as), Karpenkov (9 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Platonov (12 + 4 rb), Khvostov (3 + 3 as) – start; Burinskiy (2), Washington (11 + 4 rb + 3 as), Popov (15 + 6 rb + 3 to), Shenderov (4 + 3 rb + 3 to), Zotkin (0)…

CSKA: Gankevich (9 + 4 rb), Trimble (13 + 4 rb + 2 as), Ukhov (12 + 3 rb + 3 as), Astapkovich (15 + 5 rb), Kurbanov (5 + 4 as) – start; Ware (13 + 3 rb + 2 as + 3 to), Jekiri (7 + 4 rb + 3 as + 3 st), Ruzhentsev (12 + 4 as), Karpenko (3 as), Chadov (6 + 2 st), Antonov (1), Zaytsev (2)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

First of all, thank you to our fans; we always have a wonderful, lively support here in Nizhny Novgorod. Regarding our play, we stayed focused for most of the game. The start of the second quarter wasn't quite right – we lost focus and played poor basketball, but we were able to regain our composure and win. Importantly for us, we forced more turnovers than assists from a team with experienced players.