In the third pre-season game in Slovenia BC Khimki played with KK Zagreb Croatia and won in a nervous ending — 84-83. The best scorer — Vitaly Fridzon, added 19 points and Zoran planinic made 9 assists.
BC Khimki — KK Zagreb — 84-83
Best scorers: Fridzon (19 points + 5 rebounds + 3 steals), Rivers (14), Zhukanenko (10 + 4 rebounds), Planinic (8 + 9 assists + 4 rebounds + 2 steals), Loncar (8 + 4 rebounds + 3 assists), Vyaltsev (6 + 3 rebounds + 2 assists), Augustine (5 + 6 rebounds + 3 assists), Davis (5), Khvostov (5), Monya (3 + 2 steals + 2 blocks), Pushkov (1).
Rimas Kurtinaitis:
— We don't reduce the speed, before the game with KK Zagreb we had two very busy days. Workload is high, players get tired. So, determining playing time in control games we consider our doctors' opinions. For example, Augustine and Davis played not much, they take some medical treatment. Fridzon and Rivers have already achieved good shape. As for the very match, we experimented with the roster, but confidently controlled the course of the meeting. One minute before the final buzzer we led "+10", but in the end allowed ourselves to relax.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 BC Khimki will play with KD Slovan Slovenia.