Moscow’s CSKA defeated Vladivostok’s Dynamo at home, 106–75 (32–21, 26–23, 29–24, 19–7).
Main Story
CSKA showed serious determination from the very first seconds of the game, but this did not faze the visitors. Dynamo played an aggressive, back-and-forth style of basketball and managed to keep the game close for a while.
The efforts of Isaiah Crowley, who scored 9 points in the first 5 minutes (4-for-5 from the field), proved to be crucial. The parity didn’t last long: the Muscovites tightened up their defense and closed out the first 10-minute period with a 10–0 run.
The visitors played with more composure in the next stretch of the game. Crowley brought his scoring total to 20 and kept his team’s chances alive for the second half.
The Clutch Moment
By the fourth quarter, Dynamo had still failed to mount a comeback, ultimately receiving little help from their bench (11 points in the game). CSKA demonstrated superiority in most aspects of the game, and the visitors ran out of steam down the stretch. CSKA once again scored 100 points and extended its unbeaten streak in this regular-season campaign.
X-Factor
The home team committed 13 fewer turnovers—8 to 21.
Interesting Facts
Nikita Kurbanov played his 500th game in the VTB League.
Isaiah Crowley had his highest-scoring game in the League and also recorded his second double-double—28 points and 12 rebounds.
Samson Ruzhentsev recorded his second double-double of the current season—15 points and 10 rebounds.
CSKA’s winning streak is now nine games.
The Moscow team scored 100 points for the third time this season. Twice—in games against Dynamo.
Press Conference
CSKA Head Coach Andreas Pistiolis:
– First of all, thank you to the fans who made it here. It’s very important to us that they support us not only in big games but also in less important ones, and they return that support. I think we showed a serious approach to the game today, although at times we allowed our opponents to dictate the pace of the match. At the same time, it’s very important for us to maintain that same approach and the same level of effort on both defense and offense. I think we managed to do that today.
Dynamo Head Coach Sergei Kozin:
– CSKA played exactly as we expected. They showed us their physicality right from the start, and, unfortunately, we couldn’t quite handle it at times; we weren’t able to respond immediately in the first half, when we still had energy, or in the third quarter either. I told my team that we could get back into the game, but CSKA still showcased their rotation and aggression on the court and didn’t let us organize our offense. We committed turnovers and allowed CSKA to pull away.
Top Performers
CSKA: Livio Jean-Charles (17 points, 5 rebounds), Samson Ruzhentsev (15 + 10 rebounds), Casper ware (15), Melo Trimble (13), Antonius Cleveland (11)
Dynamo: Isaiah Crowley (28 + 12 rebounds), Daniel Utomi (14 + 7 rebounds), Jalen Blackmon (10 + 5 turnovers)
Up Next
CSKA: November 14, away against Samara
Dynamo: November 14, away against MBA.
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