CSKA — Lokomotiv Kuban, 17 April 2023

PBC CSKA – Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar: 83-84 (-1)

CSKA: Ware (14 + 3 rb + 3 as), Milutinov (14 + 6 rb + 4 to), Kurbanov (3 + 3 rb + 2 bs), Shved (19 + 7 rb + 7 as + 2 st) – start; Komolov (2), Ukhov (2 + 2 st), Astapkovich (3 as + 4 pf), Ruzhentsev (0), Davidovac (5), Cacok (8 + 8 rb + 2 as), Jean-Charles (13 + 6 rb + 4 bs + 3 to), Moore (3 + 2 as)…

Lokomotiv Kuban: Akoon-Purcell (18 + 6 rb + 4 pf), Martyuk (5 + 5 pf), Uzinskiy (6 + 2 st), White (19 + 5 rb + 3 as + 4 pf), Vedishchev (10 + 5 rb) – start; Barford (6 + 7 as + 2 st), Shcherbenev (2 + 2 as + 3 to), Horton (6 + 5 rb + 2 st), Kvitkovskikh (5 + 4 rb), Paunic (DNP), Sychkov (DNP), Yemchenko (7 + 2 as)…

Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:

This was a loss which we didn’t want to happen. Unfortunately, it happened. But playoff series are played to four wins, and it’s just 1-1.