CSKA defeated Uralmash on the road – 86:73 (26:19, 14:21, 19:18, 27:15).
Game progress
Octavius Ellis scored a quick 8 points for his team at the start of the game, making the score 12:12. But then the Army team made an 8-0 run. CSKA maintained the lead in the first quarter, but then the hosts started to score three-pointers. Josh Perkins and Garrett Nevels made their attempts and after another mid-ranger by Ellis (6-of-6 from the game at the time), Uralmash took a lead – 33:32. The teams were unable to get the lead at first half, so the score was equal – 40:40.
Key moment
Uralmash took the lead at the start of the second half. Ellis continued to score in the paint and Anton Glazunov made mid-range shots – the hosts led 58:51. But the Yekaterinburg team scored their next points only 5 minutes later.
Uralmash missed 7 shots in a row, while CSKA made an 18-0 run and 58:51 turned into 58:69. The hosts tried to get back into the game, but the Army team didn’t give the hosts a second chance.
X-factor
CSKA had started to score at the right time. After catching up with Uralmash at the end of the third quarter and then pulling away, the Army team made 8 of 9 shots and 2 of them were three-pointers. The Moscow team switched on at the right moment – as the guests had 46.5% shooting from the game and 29.6% of htree-pointers earlier in the game.
Fact
Livio Jean-Charles set a new career-high with 26 points.
Leaders
Uralmash: Octavius Ellis (20 + 10 rebounds), Josh Perkins (14 + 6 assists), Garrett Nevels (10).
CSKA: Livio Jean-Charles (26 + 5 rebounds), Amath M’Baye (20 + 9 rebounds), Melo Trimble (11 + 8 rebounds).
What’s next
Uralmash: November 7 on the road versus MINSK
CSKA: November 8 at home against Samara.
