Euroleague. BC Khimki vs. Real Madrid19 october 2012

In a fantastic ending BC Khimki was more successful and defeated the best team in European history of Real Madrid — 86-85 (28-18, 17-17, 27-20, 17-30). On Monday, October 22, 2012 our team will face BC Donetsk within the bounds of VTB United League.

BC Khimki scorers: Loncar (16 + 4 rebounds), Davis (15 + 5 rebounds), Planinic (12 + 7 assists + 4 rebounds), Fridzon (12 + 7 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 steal), Rivers (11 + 3 rebounds + 3 assists), Augustine (10 + 7 rebounds), Monya (5 + 2 rebounds), Koponen (5)

Rimas Kurtinaitis:

— I would like to thank our guys for the courage they showed in the game against a great Euroleague team like Real Madrid. It’s a team with huge history and good selection of players. At the end of the game we were lucky that the our opponent’s last shot didn’t go in. In the Euroleague, we have the plan of winning all the games at home and trying to catch teams on the road. We lost in Turkey, but played a good game, so I can say BC Khimki is on the right track. This victory over Real Madrid proved that we can fight on equal terms with the best teams in Europe.

Paul Davis:

— It was my first Euroleague game ever and I’m happy to have made my debut in such a strong competition. The game against Real Madrid was a big one. To beat them gives us confidence. I played against Real many times and know that this team can score 10 points or more in a row in a short period of time and they did that today. It’s a good experience and we’ll try to improve.

Pablo Laso:

— I congratulate BC Khimki on the victory. Today was some kind of a strange game – our opponent controlled 30 minutes of the game, was in a rhythm, made open shots, scored fast breaks. As for my team, it relaxed. But after the third quarter we changed our mentality, made a comeback and reduced the gap by scoring on some tough shots. We have to play all 40 minutes, but we didn’t. BC Khimki deserves respect; it's a very good team with great players. We knew from the very beginning that it would be a difficult game for us.