Lokomotiv Kuban secures top position in VTB United League series against CSKA

Moscow, April 20 – Basketball players of Krasnodar “Lokomotiv Kuban” defeated CSKA Moscow in the third match of the VTB United League playoff semi-final series.

The meeting, which took place on Thursday in Krasnodar, ended with a score of 84:81 (11:25, 30:25, 12:19, 31:12) in favor of the hosts, with Okaro White scoring the most points – 18. The army team got 24 points. Thanks to Casper Weir, Devonte Caycock has 13 points and 12 rebounds. “Lokomotiv-Kuban” in the course of the match managed to reduce the accumulation of 19 points and take the lead 37 seconds before the end of the fourth quarter.

Krasnodar head coach Alexander Sekulic was sent off the field in the second quarter for two technical fouls.

The score in the series was up to four wins 2-1 in favor of Lokomotiv-Kuban. The fourth match of the confrontation will take place in Krasnodar on April 22.