The VTB United League continues on Saturday as CSKA Moscow takes on Spartak St Petersburg in an all-Russian showdown.
CSKA now leads Group A with an 8-1 record while Spartak slipped to second place with a 7-2 record.
CSKA has won its last eight matches after an opening-day defeat to Spartak. In the last round, the Moscow-based team defeated Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas 84-67.
Out to lead CSKA is leading scorers Alexey Shved and Nenad Krstic. Other scoring options for head coach Jonas Kazlauskas are Viktor Khryapa, Ramunas Siskauskas, Milos Teodosic and former NBA player Andrei Kirilenko.
Spartak, meanwhile, is on a slump. They are coming off back-to-back losses to Lietuvos (61-72) and CEZ Nymburk (73-74) in the VTB United League. The St Petersburg quintet also bowed to Unics Kazan 59-71 in their last domestic league game.
American guard Patrick Beverley and Israel international Yotam Halperin are Spartak's top players. They are expected to get support from the likes of Vladimir Dragicevic, Valery Likhodey and Loukas Mavrokefalidis.
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