“We start the second leg of the Top 16 in our competitive group with a derby against a very good team,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “Khimki know us well and we know them well. They have many good qualities, they have a good roster with players who can run the floor, who play set offense. They have athletic and fast players and overall good team game. We have to be ready as every game in our group is extremely important. I hope that our fans will come in big numbers and support us as they did in the previous Euroleague game, their support is really helpful.”
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 69-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Short dossier
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500), Krylatskoye Sports Palace (5,000)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Rimas Kurtinaitis
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
