Khimki-2 started the championat by two great victories. The opponent was the team from Ryazan. The first match was ended with the result — 69-58 (21-14, 18-13, 18-19, 12-12). Top scorers: Nikitchenko (21), Sayapin (19), Mozgov (11+10 rebounds).
In the second match the victory of Khimki was sparkling — 70-45 (11-13, 20-7, 20-14, 19-11). Top scorers: Novikov (16), Sayapin (14), Mozgov (12).