KHIMKI, Russia (Interstat) — Khimki BC defeated visiting Ufa 74-70 on Thursday at Basketball Center of Moscow Region. Khimki BC moved to 3-1, and Ufa fell to 3-1. Ufa scored 14 points in the first quarter, while Khimki BC opened with 15. Ufa responded with 19 points in the second, but Khimki BC scored 28. Khimki BC led 43-33 at halftime. Ufa added 17 in the third, and Khimki BC scored 14. In the fourth, Ufa scored 20, and Khimki BC had 17, but the home side preserved the win. Ufa had won its previous three games, including victories over University-Ugra, Novosibirsk and Barnaul. Khimki BC had won two of its first three, with wins at Desna Bryansk and Rusichi Kursk before a home loss to Temp Sumz Revda. Ufa next hosts Desna Bryansk. Khimki BC next visits Dynamo Grozny. Ufa’s fourth-quarter rally fell short as Khimki BC held on at home.