CSKA spend the game vs. Livorno without David Andersen who got a cold and even did not attend the match. It came very hard to the Army club to play without center. It is just worth to mention the starting five of the team – Vyaltsev, Kurbanov, Bashminov, Panov and Langdon.
CSKA struggled hard. In the first quarter it seemed like the baskets in the Livorno hall are harder than usual and because of the reason the guests missing the regular points. In the second quarter CSKA was forced to play faster then usual. It took time to get used to the new situation. And finally the team put maximum effort to win the game in the last minutes but it was too hard to close the gap of 11 points in just 3 minutes.
Livorno - CSKA: 79-71 (19-10, 14-17, 25-26, 21-18)
CSKA: Shabalkin (19 + 7 reb + 2 as + 2 to), Zavoruev (13), Langdon (13 + 2 reb + 2 as + 2 to), Kurbanov (8 + 9 reb + 2 st + 3 to + 1 bs), Panov (7 + 4 reb + 3 st), Bashminov (4), Urazmanov (3), Vyaltsev (2 + 4 to), Lamma (2 + 3 as + 2 to), Sheleketo (0).
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