Khimki improved to 8-5 in the standings and Efes dropped to 3-10 in head coach Ergin Ataman's return to the club and the competition. Alexey Shved led the winners with 22 points and 6 assists. Anthony Gill added 16 points and Egor Vialtsev 12 for Khimki. Errick McCollum led Efes with 20 points and Krunoslav Simon added 16. Shved, James Anderson, Malcolm Thomas and Charles Jenkins each struck from beyond the arc in the first quarter, giving Khimki a 26-19 margin after 10 minutes. Sergey Monia also hit a triple to boost Khimki's lead to 32-21. Simon and Bryant Dunston stepped up for Efes, bringing the guests within 37-33 at halftime. A three-pointer by McCollum put Efes back ahead, 43-45, midway through the third quarter. Shved stepped up with 9 points late in the third quarter, getting help from Vialtsev to restore a 57-56 lead after 30 minutes. Gill took over early in the fourth quarter as Khimki boosted its margin to 70-58 and never looked back.

Shved fed Thomas for a three-pointer and scored off a steal for a 5-0 Khimki lead. McCollum and Zoran Dragic fueled a 0-9 Efes run but a triple by Shved and a layup-plus-free throw by Gill put the hosts back ahead, 11-9. McCollum and Simon buried consecutive jumpers but Shved, Anderson and Jenkins each struck from downtown for a 20-13 Khimki margin. Dunston and Simon tried to change things for the guests but Gill hit a jumper, Thomas added a one-handed alley-oop slam and Tyler Honeycutt dunked to give Khimki a 26-19 lead after 10 minutes. Vialtsev and Sergey Monia joined the three-point shootout to make it a double-digit game, 32-21, early in the second quarter. Simon and Vladimir Stimac scored down low and a jumper by McCollum made Khimki call timeout at 35-27. Dunston scored again and free throws by Dragic and Simon brought Efes within 37-33 at halftime.

Gill took over with a three-point play and Shved hit a triple off a screen but Simon singlehandedly kept Efes as close as 43-38. McCollum had 6 points in a 0-8 run that let the guests regain the lead, 43-46. Shved struck twice from downtown and Vialtsev also hit one from beyond the arc for a 52-50 score. A red hot McCollum followed a three-pointer with a jumper but Shved and Vialtsev gave Khimki a 57-56 after 30 minutes. Gill stepped up with a layup and a triple early in the fourth quarter and soon added a three-point play for a 65-58 Khimki lead. Vialtsev hit a jumper and Monia added a couple of triples that sealed the outcome, 75-61, as Efes never recovered.

Both teams play again on Friday. Khimki visits cross-town rivals CSKA Moscow while Efes hosts Olympiacos Piraeus.