Another thriller in the same matchup
Our team finished the VTB League regular season undefeated on their home court, defeating MBA-MAI in overtime for the second time this season…
CSKA – MBA-MAI Moscow: 109-108 OT (+1)
CSKA: Ruzhentsev (14 + 5 rb), Trimble (27 + 3 rb + 8 as + 4 st + 4 pf), Ukhov (4 + 3 rb + 6 as + 4 pf), Astapkovich (5 + 4 rb + 2 st), Jean-Charles (17 + 3 as + 5 pf) – start; Cleveland (11 + 4 rb + 2 st + 5 pf), Gankevich (DNP), Karpenko (9 + 3 rb + 2 as + 2 st), Chadov (1), Zaytsev (DNP), Kurbanov (8 + 3 rb + 2 as), Mitrovic (13 + 3 rb + 2 st)…
MBA-MAI: Zaytsev (12 + 3 rb + 4 as + 2 st + 3 to + 5 pf), Barashkov (12 + 8 rb + 3 to), Trushkin (21 + 3 rb), Balashov (6 + 2 as), Platunov (5 + 3 rb + 6 as + 2 st + 5 pf) – start; Savkov (16 + 6 as + 4 to + 5 pf), Komolov (DNP), Ismailov (0), Voronov (1), Zubkov (18 + 6 rb + 5 to), Lichutin (9 + 3 as + 5 pf), Pevnev (8)…
Denis Godlevskiy, CSKA assistant coach:
The game was quite difficult. For MBA-MAI, it was a significant factor in their tournament fate. We had less tournament motivation, but we were still determined to win. We expected a tough game because our last game went quite well for us, while it wasn't as good for MBA-MAI. Naturally, they learned from that and were prepared. The ending, as they say, was decided by the game.
Melo Trimble, CSKA guard:
At first, it seemed like the game would be easy for us. However, it turned out to be quite a tough one, primarily thanks to our opponents, who deserve credit. We should have expected such a fight. This game is, after all, a Moscow rivalry, and our opponents probably wanted to win this one more.
