CSKA did not face much aggressiveness from Lokomotiv side in the second half. But in the beginning of the game the rival tried to show the best – played fast and got some advantage under the boards. But it was only in the first quarter. By the half time break CSKA was leading by 17 points – 48-31.
CSKA - Lokomotiv Rostov: 87-57
Quick facts about the game
CSKA won 11th game in a row vs. Lokomotiv
57 – the lowest number of points scored by Lokomotiv in these 11 games
Nikita Kurbanov made his debut in the 2005/06 Superleague in CSKA line up. The transfers between the teams in the league started from December, 1st on
Anatoly Kashirov scored his first field goals for CSKA main team
Alexey Savrasenko made 4 block shots. It is a single player's high in CSKA this season in all the official games
Theodoras Papaloukas made his 50th assist in the games against Lokomotiv
CSKA had the lowest 2-Pt shooting percentage -36 (18-49) in all the official games this season
Ettore Messina
CSKA head coach
- The key player for the win was Nikita Kurbanov who stepped on the court when the game was open and helped us a lot. He showed clearly that he is ready to play. We did not have Matjaz Smodis in this game but we hope that he would be able to recover from the injury by the game against Ulker. David Andersen spent only 18 minutes on the court because he was not completely recovered too but we need him to play.
