CSKA Moscow climbed into second place and BC Khimki Moscow region into fourth with wins on the final day of the Russian League regular season. Eurocup champ Unics Kazan, which had already clinched first place, also won to pick up its 21st win. CSKA finished with an 18-9 record, while Lokomotiv-Kuban, Khimki and
Spartak St. Petersburg were all 17-10 and place third, fourth and fifth, respectively. The quarterfinals series will feature Unics vs. Nizhniy Novgorod; CSKA vs. Krasnye Krylya; Lokomotiv vs. Enisey; and Khimki vs. Spartak. In a preview of their quarterfinals series, CSKA pulled away in the second quarter en route to an 86-65 win over Krylya. Sasha Kaun did not miss from the field in netting 16 points and Viktor Khryapa added 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Konstantin Nesterov posted 14 points and 6 boards in defeat. Unics registered a 90-69 win over Triumph as Hasan Rizvic posted a double-double to lead five Kazan scorers with at least 13 points. Khimki downed Dynamo Moscow 86-78 behind 30 points from Thomas Kelati. In other games, Spartak bested Enisey 82-74 led by Patrick Beverley's 21 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists and Nizhniy Novgorod defeated Lokomotiv 76-89 as Nemanja Protic scored 20.