VTB United League. Astana vs. BC Khimki11 january 2016

BC Khimki‬ outscored Kazakhstan champ BC Astana in a road VTB United League game — 108-74 (27-16, 23-17, 22-26, 36-15) with 29 pts by Alexey Shved and 27 pts with 12 assists by Tyrese Rice. The next game our team will play in Euroleague Top 16 in Krylatskoe Sports Palace on Friday, January 15, 2016 vs. Laboral Kutxa. The beginning of the meeting is at 20.00 msk.

BC Khimki: Shved (29), Rice (27 + 12 assists + 5 rebounds + 2 steals), Augustine (14 + 5 rebounds + 2 blocks), Honeycutt (12 + 10 rebounds + 2 blocks), Sheleketo (9 + 3 rebounds), Ilnitsky (7), Dragic (5), Monya (2 + 8 rebounds + 3 assists), Sokolov (2 + 7 rebounds), Lobarev (1 + 3 assists).

Post-game quotes

Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:

"We were worried about Astana, because we know how they can play at home. We had some problems due to the schedule and long flights. But we managed to stay focused. The guys were very focused on the court and played excellent defense. I'm happy we could secure this win".