VTB United League Championship. Regular season. Round 1.
BC Khimki Moscow Region vs. Avtodor Saratov - 87-84 (14-32, 27-15, 21-21, 25-16).
Khimki: Rice (30+4 assists+3 steals+2 rebounds), Shved (11+4 rebounds+2 assists), Davis (11), Honeycutt (10+8 rebounds).
Avtodor Saratov: Armstead (29+9 assists+3 rebounds), Chappell (16+4 rebounds+3 assists+2 steals), Brooks (11+4 rebounds+2 assists), Kolesnikov (10+2 rebounds), Peterson (7+12 rebounds+2 assists+1 blocked shot), Zabelin (6), Klimenko (5+4 rebounds), Makiev (0+2 blocked shots), Lukashov (0), Nesterov (0), Bekkiev (0).
Didn't play: Velichkin.

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GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Post-game quotes from Avtodor Saratov Head Coach Brad GREENBERG:

«I’m satisfied with the work we’ve done in preparing for this game, our season opener was against one of the best European teams. I can point to a lot of positives, but I can’t get over us turning the ball over so much, especially when we know that pressure is coming. We let Khimki back in the game in the second and in the fourth quarters, allowed them to make a comeback. We should have been able to hold on to a 10-point lead in the 2nd half. My hat is off to Khimki and the cold blooded shooting that ultimately put us on our backs».

Post-game quotes from BC Khimki Head Coach Rimas KURTINAITIS:

«First and foremost we won the game and I’m happy to acknowledge that fact. All of you saw what kind of effort was put out there by the team from Saratov, if anyone had counted them out as outsiders you might eat your words. They came here and displayed disciplined team basketball. It was our character and ability to play under pressure that we won by, so I would like to thank my players for the win. This gives us an idea of what the games are going to be like in VTB United League this season, I want to believe we’ve learned our lesson from this game and we won’t make the same mistakes».