Barcelona allowed just 42 points in the final 30 minutes after watching Khimki score 32 in the first quarter. Pierre Oriola led the way for Barcelona with 14 points, Kyle Kuric had 13 and Ante Tomic and Adam Hanga both tallied 12 points as the Spanish side won its sixth straight home game to finish with an 18-12 record. Barcelona had already clinched fifth place and a playoffs spot. Khimki ended its EuroLeague season by losing its final eight games for a 9-21 record for 13th place. Sergey Monia and Charles Jenkins both scored 13 points while Andrey Zubkov hit for 11 points and Andrew Harrison added 10 points and 4 assists in the loss.

Chris Singleton's three-pointer gave Barcelona its first lead, 3-2, but Zubkov had a great start for the guests with 7 points as Khimki led 5-10. Tomic scored twice and Kuric hit a triple to put Barcelona up 12-10 before the Khimki shooters heated up. Harrison nailed 2 three-pointers and Malcolm Thomas and Jenkins both hit one each in a 9-22 finish to the first quarter and a 21-32 lead for Khimki. Harrison's next three opened the second quarter. Hanga and Oriola answered for the hosts, trimming the gap to 26-36. Khimki hit the next 5 points with Jenkins detonating a fastbreak dunk and pushing the advantage to 26-41. Barcelona was finally able to get some defensive stops while Victor Claver had 5 points and Oriola added a pair of baskets in an 18-0 run to pull ahead 44-41. Thomas put back a miss to end the 6:39-minute scoreless drought and Khimki trailed 44-43 at the break. Jaka Blazic kept up Barcelona's momentum with the first 5 points of the second half for a 49-43 lead. The hosts' offense stalled for the next 6 minutes and Khimki pulled back ahead 49-54 thanks to 4 points from Jordan Mickey and three-pointers from Jenkins and Monia. Thomas Heurtel and Roland Smits combined for 3 free throws but Hanga's tough layup was the only basket for Barcelona in the final 8:46 minutes and Khimki was leading 54-58 after 30 minutes. Barcelona had a strong start to the fourth quarter, thanks also to an unsportsmanlike foul by Harrison, with Oriola hitting the 2 free throws and Kuric following with a three-pointer and Kuric's dunk after a Hanga steal made it 63-58. Monia responded with 2 three-pointers and Khimki was back up 65-66. Hanga sparked a decisive 14-2 surge with a three-pointer, a steal and a dunk as Barcelona went up 79-68 with 3 minutes to play. Khimki managed the next 6 points to make it a five-point difference but Oriola knocked down 2 free throws with 53 seconds left and Heurtel ended all the visitors' hopes with a tough layup with 19 seconds remaining.

200th EuroLeague appearance
Sergey Monia picked up a season-high 13 points to go with 6 rebounds and 1 steal in his 200th EuroLeague appearance. The 35-year-old Russian is one of 43 players with 200 games played in the EuroLeague, having lined up for CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow and Khimki. Monia also has played in 104 games in the EuroCup.

Pivotal performer
Pierre Oriola came off the bench and really produced for Barcelona with 14 points on 6 shots from the field and 6 perfect free throws. He also had 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.

Telling numbers
Barcelona hit 23 of 35 (65.7%) two-pointers and 13 of 14 (92.9%) free throws while Khimki was held to 16-for-32 (50.0%) two-point accuracy and downed just 9 of 16 (56.3%) foul shots. Khimki was unable to use a 19-3 advantage in second-chance points coming off the visitors' 11 offensive rebounds.

Next games
Barcelona will now get ready for the playoffs with a showdown against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Khimki meanwhile will concentrate on the VTB United League.