CSKA defeated Uralmash at home – 87:84 (28:21, 26:21, 18:13, 15:29).
Game progress
The game started with a 9:0 run by the Moscow team. The guests managed to score first points after 3 minutes. After that, the game equalised, but CSKA finished the first quarter with a 7-point lead. Good three-point shooting (8 of 16) and superior rebounding (20 to 9) allowed Andreas Pistolis’s team to increase lead and win the first half – 54:42.
After the halftime, the teams’ scoring slowed down. The pace slowed, and both teams’ defenses became tighter. The Yekaterinburg team took the initiative, but the hosts’ effective offense prevented from cutting the deficit.
Key moment
Despite trailing by 17 points, Anton Yudin team did not give up and started the final quarter with an 18:6 run. The guests stepped up defense and increased shooting percentage, which allowed to tie the score with a minute and a half left.
With 15 seconds left, the ball ended up in Casper Ware hands.
The Moscow team’s guard used up almost all the remaining time and, with 1.5 seconds left, made a three-pointer with a foul and helped to achieve win.
X-factor
The game went into clutch, with Casper Ware making the last shot. The American guard was his team’s top scorer with 21 points.
Facts
CSKA extended the winning streak (13).
The Yekaterinburg team came back from 18 point deficit and tied the score with 1.5 minutes left in the game.
Leaders
CSKA: Casper Ware (21), Melo Trimble (18 + 6 assists + 5 steals), Livio Jean-Charles (15 + 7 rebounds), Nikita Kurbanov (10)
Uralmash: Hayden Dalton (22 + 5 rebounds), Timofei Gerasimov (18 + 8 assists), Garrett Nevels (14), Octavius Ellis (10 + 5 rebounds)
What’s next
CSKA: January 24 at home against Zenit
Uralmash: January 24 at home versus Enisey.
