Lokomotiv Kuban defeated Uralmash in Quarterfinals Game 4 on the road – 82:77 (17:18, 10:22, 25:21, 30:16).

Game progress
Uralmash managed to win in Krasnodar and take away the home court advantage, but the Krasnodar team responded tough in the Game 3 – 112:68 and 2-1 in the series. The hosts worked on mistakes and slowed down the pace of the game in the first quarter – 18:17. The hosts showed good defense and limited Loko to only 10 points. Javonte Douglas had a double-double by the halftime (10 points +10 rebounds). The forward scored 7 points in the second quarter, while Kirill Pisklov and Octavius Ellis supported with made shots by halftime – 40:27.

Loko managed to change the game in the second half and added speed in the third quarter. Antonius Cleveland and Patrick Miller helped to score 25 points in 10 minutes. The Krasnodar team picked up the pace in the third quarter (25:21) and took the lead.

Key moment
The final minutes were the most dramatic in this Quarterfinals. Loko took the lead and Uralmash responded with Jeremiah Martin made shots.

With 18 seconds left, Miller had a chance to score free-throws, but he didn’t recover in time and missed both. Anton Kvitkovskikh offensive rebound, after which Ellis fouled him, was key – the Russian forward made 2 of 2 (80:77). The Yekaterinburg team faced tight defense and lost the ball. Cleveland showed ice in the veins and made tactical free-throws to win the game.

X-factor
In the middle of the third quarter, Uralmash lost Javonte Douglas due to 2 technicals. The bigman had been key player of the hosts.

Facts
Loko won series 3-1. In the next round, the Krasnodar team will face Zenit.

Andrei Vedischev team recovered from a 13-point deficit during the game.

In the last 5 minutes, the hosts did not take the lead, the score was tied 3 times.

Loko defense allowed Uralmash to score only 37 points in the second half (16 in the decisive quarter). Rostislav Vergun team overall field goal percentage was 39.7%.

Leaders
Uralmash: Jeremiah Martin (25 + 6 assists), Octavius Ellis (19 + 10 rebounds), Javonte Douglas (10 + 10 rebounds).
Lokomotiv Kuban: Antonius Cleveland (22 + 10 rebounds), Patrick Miller (20 + 5 rebounds), Anton Kvitkovskikh (17).

What’s next
Lokomotiv Kuban: May 5 on the road against Zenit.