Sichuan Blue Whales vs. CSKA: 49-92 (+43)
Sichuan: Cai (1), Liu (12), Xu (14 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Zuo (2), Wang (2 + 4 pf), Chen (5 + 3 rb + 4 to), Harris (13 + 7 rb)…
CSKA: De Colo (10), Kulagin (4 + 4 rb + 5 as), Augustine (8 + 3 rb), Fridzon (11 + 6 rb), Jackson (5 + 3 rb + 6 as), Antonov (2), Lazarev (10 + 2 bs), Vorontsevich (10 + 6 rb), Higgins (3), Ayres (6 + 4 rb + 5 to), Kulagin (8 + 3 to), Khryapa (4 + 4 rb + 3 to), Kurbanov (11 + 7 rb)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
It was obvious that we got into the game very seriously and we respect the game. We always respect the game. We respect what we are representing over here; we represent Euroleague Basketball. Obviously, the opposing team was not at that level right now, because they recently started their preseason. Regarding my team, we tried to share the time. Milos had some injury; that’s why he didn’t play. The same for Kyle Hines. And unfortunately we had Cory Higgins injured during the game. If Milos feels pain tomorrow, I’m not going to dress him in the second game. It depends on the level of pain in his knee.
