It was a game of runs, with Valencia making a 4-18 takeover surge after halftime to lead 47-54, but then going cold for almost 10 minutes. Khimki took full advantage with a 19-3 run to not only take over the lead but to put it out of reach despite Valencia closing to within 4 points late. Alexey Shved paded the winners with 19 points while newcomer Thomas Robinson came off the bench for 16 and 6 rebounds in 15 minutes. Malcolm Thomas added 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners, who recorded 13 steals, tying the second-most in the club's EuroLeague history. Erick Green led Valencia with 22 points and 8 rebounds, while Tibor Pleiss hit 6 of 7 shots on his way to 13 points.

Anthony Gill and Green drilled dueling jumpers to open the scoring. Green would feed Pleiss for a dunk and make a teardrop to tie before Bojan Dubljeivc entered to give Valencia its first lead, 6-8. Thomas answered with Khimki's second triple and Shved pumped in the 100th such shot of his EuroLeague career to make it 12-8. Green answered with a three-point play and a jumper to tie again, 14-14. Shved's free throws and a Stefan Markovic jumper were answered by Valencia's first triple, from Aaron Doornekamp, as the first quarter ended 18-17. Green stayed perfect and Markovic went long as the lead traded hands, but Robinson attacked for 5 quick points and Shved a second-chance triple as Khimki soared ahead 31-23. Rafa Martinez hit from deep to revive Valencia, but Robinson kept rolling with a tip-in. Dublejvic's consecutive offensive rebounds freed Guillem Vives for a three-pointer, but Khimki not only held its lead but extended it on Thomas's second triple to lead 43-36 at the break.

Pleiss returned for 3 quick points and Green rained a triple before he and Vives to put the visitors ahead with free throws, 43-46, right after the break. James Anderson stopped Valencia's 10-0 run with a driving basket, but Green answered with a jumper, Pleiss detonated an alley-oop dunk and Will Thomas slammed on the break to suddenly make it 47-54. Shved's three-point play and Robinson's 4 points steadied Khimki at 54-57. Then Thomas put back a missed free throw to tie it up 57-57. Khimki's 12-3 rally finished with Markovic hitting free throws to retake the lead, 59-57, after 30 minutes. Anderson's double-pump layup and Egor Vialtsev's jumper kept Khimki rolling early in the fourth quarter. Then Andrey Zubkov's layup supplied the game's biggest lead yet, 66-57. Doorenkamp emerged with another three-pointer, Valencia's first points of the fourth quarter and its first field goal in almost 10 minutes. Robinson powered up an offensive rebound and Green dropped free throws to keep Valencia within 68-62. Vives flashed to the basket to cut the difference further, but Zubkov drilled a triple and Shved finished a fastbreak to make it 73-64 with less than 2 minutes left. A pair of quick scores by Pleiss made it 73-68 with 35 seconds left, but Markovic drove for a win-clinching layup as Khimki thrilled the home fans with a first EuroLeague win.