CSKA Moscow defeated Kalev on the road, 87-68 (19-18, 24-12, 23-14, 21-24).
Top Scorers
Kalev: Demonte Harper (18), Vitali Liutych (13), Rain Veideman (12), Mickell Gladness (9+10 reb+4 blk)
CSKA: Vitaly Fridzon (15), Milos Teodosic (12), Dmitry Kulagin (11), Nikita Kurbanov (11)
Turning Point
Kalev started strong against the reigning champs, trailing by a point at the end of the 1st quarter. Rain Veideman even put the Estonians on top, 20-19, early in the 2nd, but that was the last time Kalev would threaten.
The Army Men took control of the contest at the free-throw line and on the perimeter, knocking down 11 freebies and three 3-pointers in the 2nd quarter to amass a 13-point lead at halftime.
Kalev competed hard and even enjoyed a 24-21 edge in the final period, but CSKA’s depth and big night on the perimeter (11-22) were too much to overcome.
Dimitris Itoudis’s club improves to a league-best 6-0; Kalev drops to 2-4.
Stat
22-6 – CSKA outscored Kalev by 16 in second-chance points, largely thanks to 17 offensive rebounds.
Up Next
Kalev: November 27 at UNICS
CSKA: November 27 vs. Nizhny Novgorod
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