On September 10 and 11, the Khayretdinov Cup was in Nizhny Novgorod in memory of the founder of BC NN Aleksander Hayretdinov.
4 VTB League teams played in this tournament: Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, UNICS and MINSK. Pari NN beat Samara in the final in OT and UNICS was stronger than MINSK in the 3rd place game.
Nikola Jovanovic got the MVP with 15.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. The Top-5 players of the Khayretdinov Cup are Isaiah Reese (Samara), Anthony Brown (UNICS), Zach Smith (MINSK), Jermaine Love and Aleksandr Chadov (both – Pari NN).
September 10th
UNICS vs. Samara — 71:78 (17-16, 10-21, 24-21, 20-20)
Pari Nizhny Novgorod vs. MINSK — 83:49 (25-14, 19-9, 21-7, 18-19)
September 11th
3rd place game: UNICS vs. MINSK — 63:51 (26-10, 14-15, 7-15, 16-11).
Final: Pari Nizhny Novgorod vs. Samara — 81:80 OT (22-19, 18-19, 16-18, 19-19, 6-5)
