By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Khimki survived Tsmoki-Minsk on the road with 77-73 and improved to 5-1 in the VTB league.
The visiting team started the game on a 9-3 run, before Tsmoki started to find its rhythm and put pressure on the ball. Minsk cut into the lead several times, but Alexey Shved helped Khimki stay on top of the game.
Before the finale, Tsmoki’s Pavel Ulyanko and Justin Gray hit big threes, slicing the deficit to one with 30 seconds to go, though eventually surrendered.
For Tsmoki, Justin Gray scored 20 points, Dru Joyce 11 and had 7 assists and Aliaksandr Kudrautsau added 10 more points.
For Khimki, Alexey Shved led with 26 points and 5 assists, Stanislav Ilnitsky scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds while Nobel Boungou-Colo had 11 and 7 rebounds.