Coach Spahija’s starting five: Wilbekin, Black, Zoosman, Pargo and Cohen. Khimki started the game swinging as they took the early 8:0 lead forcing coach Spahija to call for a timeout. Cohen and Black scored trimming Khimki’s lead to 8:4. Shved and Crocker made back to back threes to take the double digit lead (16:6).  Pargo and Wilbekin scored five points for Maccabi trimming Khimki’s lead to 16:11 but the Russians reacted with five of their own (21:11). Both teams exchanged baskets with Khimki keeping their double digit lead (27:17) at the end of the first quarter. 

Black and Tyus brought trimmed Khimki’s lead to 27:22 at the beginning of the second quarter. Maccabi converted great pressure on defense to easy points on fastbreaks trimming Khimki’s lead to 29:28 forcing coach Bartzokas to call for a timeout. Maccabi went in and out side to side to find Roll for an open three (31:31). Black was on fire as he gave Maccabi the 34:36 lead. Crocker’s three pointer gave the lead back to Khimki, but Tyus tied the game with a thunderous dunk (39:39). Khimki had the last word in the second quarter taking the 43:39 lead at halftime. 

Wilbekin scored from downtown but Shved reacted with one of his own (46:42). Gill and Shved increased Khimki’s lead to 51:42 forcing coach Spahija to call for a timeout. Roll’s heatwave trimmed Khimki’s lead to 53:50 forcing coach Bartzokas to call for a timeout. Mickey increased Khimki’s lead to 58:50 but Tyus and Wilbekin kept Maccabi in the game (58:54). Mickey and Shved managed to put Khimki ahead by nine points but Ray’s free throws ended the third quarter with Maccabi trailing 69:62.

Maccabi started the fourth quarter with a 9:0 run (69:69), Khimki took the 71:69 edge again with just over five minutes remaining in the game. Zoosman’s three completed the comeback for Maccabi (71:72). Khimki managed to take back the lead with Vialtsev putting his team ahead 79:74 but Roll and Pargo tied the game (79:79). Shved gave the edge to Khimki but Zoosman and Tyus completed a quick comeback (80:84) from which Khimki couldn’t comeback as Maccabi clinched the 82:86 win.