Due to rebounding advantage and great team effort BC Khimki scored a very tough road victory over Caja Laboral — 83-71 (19-18, 24-27, 19-11, 21-15). The next game our team will play within the bounds of VTB United League at home on Monday, February 4, 2013 with Spartak St Petersburg.
Best scorers: Davis (20 + 5 rebounds), Rivers (16 + 5 rebounds), Planinic (13 + 6 assists + 5 rebounds), Fridzon (11 + 5 rebounds), Monya (10 + 6 rebounds)
Rimas Kurtinaitis:
— I’m very happy for this road win. We previously lost against Montepaschi Siena and Fenerbahce and we needed to win a game like this. We didn’t perform at a very high level, it wasn’t very good basketball as we committed too many turnovers, but I have to thank the guys because they fought for 40 minutes and put a lot of effort to stay focused even in the bad moments and took over in the second half.
Zoran Planinic:
— This is a very important win for us. We are pretty happy with the result, we were able to improve our performance in the second half, we found the right pace in offense and played great defense. We talked at halftime, we committed ourselves to pass better the ball, and we played a lot better after that. I always like playing in Vitoria, I stayed here for a long time and this city will always have a place in my heart.