CSKA defeated Samara on the road – 93:63 (18:21, 23:18, 24:11, 28:13).
Game progress
Samara took advantage at the start of the game. The Moscow team’s 8 of 14 shots in the first half were three-pointers, but players were able to score only once. Ilia Popov and Anton Kardanakhishvili led the hosts. A difficult three-pointer by Andrey Sopin at the buzzer gave Samara a lead at the end of the first quarter – 21:18.
The Moscow team started to improve in the second quarter. Anton Astapkovich and Melo Trimble made 2 long-range shots, but Samara quickly responded. The hosts were extremely active in the paint and had advantage in rebounds (20-10). Half of the rebounds were on offense. Despite this, CSKA managed to take the lead in the first half. The hosts had poor field-goal percentage (38.1%).
Key moment
After halftime, both teams’ offense fell apart. The Moscow team got out of such streak faster and more confidently. Casper Ware gave CSKA a double-digit lead. The hosts’ 15 turnovers in 3 quarters gave the guests a comfortable 15-point lead.
The advantage was decisive. In the final quarter, CSKA confidently gets a big win.
X-factor
Samara’s 22 turnovers and poor field-goal shooting (29.7%) resulted in the hosts loss.
Facts
16-year-old Egor Amosov repeated career-high 13 points, that he set in the last game against Avtodor.
CSKA remains undefeated in the rivlary versus Samara. The Moscow team lead 6-0, consistently winning by double-digit score difference.
Andreas Pistiolis has 29 wins in 35 games as CSKA head coach, surpassing today’s opponent Drazen Anzulovic (28 wins in 62 games).
Leaders
Samara: Anton Kardanakhishvili (13 + 8 rebounds + 5 assists), Egor Amosov (13), Ilia Popov (10 + 6 rebounds)
CSKA: Melo Trimble (14), Casper Ware (12), Amath M’Baye (11), Livio Jean-Charles (10), Nikita Kurbanov (8 + 7 rebounds).
What’s next
Samara: December 21 at home versus PARMA.
CSKA: December 22 on the road against Lokomotiv Kuban.
