Khimki M. — Temp Sumz Revda: 91:102, Russian Super League

Temp Sumz Revda defeated Khimki M. 102:91 in the Russian Super League on Monday evening. The visitors secured a convincing road win, silencing any hopes of a home upset. It was a result that flipped the script on expectations.

Temp Sumz Revda built their lead through sustained pressure. Khimki M. never quite found the rhythm to respond. By then the gap had become too wide to bridge.

The standings tell the story. Temp Sumz Revda sit third with seventeen wins from twenty-six games. Khimki M. are sixth, fifteen wins and eleven losses. The visitors pulled away from the pack, while the hosts slipped further behind.

Form has been kind to Temp Sumz Revda lately. They beat Barnaul 91:81 and crushed Novosibirsk 105:77 in their last two outings. Khimki M. won both recent games against Desna and Rusichi, but those opponents were not testing them in the same way.

We had backed Khimki M. for the win at 54 per cent confidence. The prediction did not come good. Temp Sumz Revda simply outplayed their hosts when it mattered.

The result leaves Khimki M. nine points behind their third-placed opponents. They are running out of games to close the gap. Temp Sumz Revda keep pressing forward.