Russian Championship. Semifinals. BC Khimki — Spartak — 58:66 7 may 2009

BC Khimki started in second match in semifinals series well, but after “Spartak” was luckier. And Khimki’s 22 three –point shots were missed. Moscow Region team lost — 58-66 (21-18, 18-13, 10-17, 9-18). “Spartak” leveled the score in series 1-1. Next two games will be held in Saint-Petersburg on 10-11 of May.

Top scorers: Palacio (15), Fridzon (12), Lampe (11).

Sergio Scariolo, BC Khimki head coach:
— I congratulate "Spartak" on good game. The opponent played better in defense and was able to recover after 1 quater, when we increased our lead. Play-off will continue in Saint-Petersburg. I will not guess at the future and to predict how much games will be held in this series. We are focused to next game. We know how to play under the pressure and we are ready.