UNICS Kazan vs. CSKA: 94-86 (-8)
UNICS: Sergeyev (0), Morgan (26 + 5 rb + 2 as + 2 st + 3 to), McCollum (30 + 4 rb + 2 st), Kolesnikov (10), Wilson (5 + 5 rb + 2 bs + 4 pf) – start; Tyus (4 + 6 rb), Likhodey (0), Klimenko (DNP), Uzinskiy (5 + 5 pf), Smith (14 + 5 as + 4 pf), Mantzaris (3 as), Koscheyev (DNP)…
CSKA: Bolomboy (6 + 2 as), Strelnieks (12 + 2 as), Voigtmann (12 + 6 rb + 2 as + 4 to), Hackett (9 + 2 as), Kurbanov (6 + 5 rb) – start; James (19 + 6 rb + 8 as + 5 to + 4 pf), Ukhov (3), Antonov (0), Vorontsevich (11 + 4 as + 2 st + 4 pf), Lopatin (DNP), Koufos (2 + 4 rb + 4 to), Hilliard (6 + 5 pf)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congrats to UNICS. We started well, controlled the first half, we had energy and stamina. The opponents put more hustle in the second half. We paid a heavy price for McCollums isolation shots – he scored 26 points after the break. Plus turnover figures say a lot: 8-17. It means we had 9 possessions less. We lacked stability. Nobody likes to lose, but sometimes we can use it as losses help get right conclusions. It was a good lesson for us, and we’ll meet UNICS in the second round. And now we have to work, watch the video, and work again.
