It was Khimki’s first loss at home this season. Pierre Jackson led the way with 19 points, 6 assists and 4 steals, Michael Roll produced 14 points and 5 assists and Norris Cole and Jonah Bolden each scored 10. Cole also collected6 steals. Alexey Shved led Khimki with 21 points, Thomas Robinson posted 17 points and 13 rebounds and James Anderson scored 13 in defeat. DeAndre Kane led a 0-11 third-quarter run that gave Maccabi the lead for good. Khimki battled back behind Robinson to get within 1 in the final minutes, but struggled to score down the stretch and Maccabi raced away with the victory.

The hosts made threes on their first two possessions, but Maccabi responded with 9 straight points – during with Roll delivered 3 assists – take a 6-11 lead. Jackson scored twice more and set up Bolden for a jumper as the visitors surged to 8-17. Roll pushed the difference to double figures, but Anderson was able to keep the hosts in the picture. Cole’s jumper made it 19-28 after 10 minutes. The teams traded shots for much of the second quarter with the margin swaying between 7 and 11. Robinson led a 7-0 push and Charles Jenkins converted a three-point play in the final minute before halftime to bring Khimki within 39-42 at the break.

Shved scored the first two baskets of the second half to give Khimki its first lead since the opening minutes, 43-42. The lead then changes hands with each of the next four baskets until Shved buried his first three of the game to make it 50-46. Maccabi called timeout and then went on a 0-11 run, during which Kane scored three times, to regain control. Roll hit a three and added a put-back to extend the difference to 9. Sergey Monia found Shved on a backdoor cut for a slam to make it 55-62 through three quarters. A three-point play by Robinson and an Anderson triple got the hosts within 61-63. A three-point play by Cole got Maccabi some breathing room, but Robinson turned a pair of steals into baskets that made it a 67-68. Cole converted a key three-point play on the break as Khimki shooters went cold and missed their next 7 three-point attempts. Jackson extended the difference to 69-75 with free throws with 41.4 seconds remaining and Tyus wrapped up the win with a dunk on the buzzer.