VTB United League. BC Khimki vs. CSKA 8 february 2015

Incredible buzzer shot by Tyrese Rice led BC Khimki to a huge home win over principal rival — 107-104 (32-24, 18-32, 34-17, 23-29). Our team became at the top of VTB United League table. The next game will be played in France on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 vs. Limoges CSP at 21.15 msk.

BC Khimki: Koponen (22 + 6 assists + 4 rebounds + 3 steals), Davis (22 + 3 rebounds + 2 steals), Rice (18 + 7 assists + 1 steal), Honeycutt (16 + 7 rebounds + 2 assists + 2 blocks), Monya (10 + 4 rebounds + 4 assists), Vyaltsev (10 + 5 assists + 3 rebounds + 2 steals), Pateev (4), Augustine (3 + 4 rebounds + 2 assists), Sheleketo (2 + 2 rebounds + 2 steals).

POST-GAME QUOTES

Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:

"First of all, I would like to thank all the fans for their support. The arena played a huge role in the final three points. I would say that the team played as hard as it could. We could have played better if we had more control. A team like Khimki should never give up a 17-0 run, even without timeouts. If you compare our two games with CSKA, then we are a different team. We're more cohesive. This game was important mentally since CSKA has been extremely good all season. We'll try to improve in a few areas. Yes, and the statistics says that we played like a team. 28 assists is a lot. I'd also like to note Petteri Koponen who is starting to play like a true leader".