After a sensational defeat in Nizhny, CSKA had nowhere to retreat. Another misfire made the season a failure for the army. And they were as close to disaster as ever, having a bad match and losing 3 points before the final 10 minutes. The capital team attacked terribly, and therefore relied on the only reliable option - defense. In the middle of the last quarter for almost four minutes, the army team did not allow the opponent to score pinup . Themselves, of course, did not shine on the other half, but from time to time they earned the right to free kicks. It was not possible to go far, only by 6 points, and therefore in the last minutes the guests made the audience nervous. Shepherd and Komolov reduced the gap to a minimum, but could not achieve more. Toropov earned the fifth foul, allowing Hackett to hit two free kicks, followed by Cliburn intercepted the ball from Shepherd and converted the free kick.