Archibald, fully recovered from his back injury, put in a strong performance racking up 14 points and 13 rebounds in Malaga's 79-74 victory over Manresa in the Spanish League last weekend, with Freeland also recording 10 points and 4 rebounds. Meanwhile for Pops', having only joined the Russian club last week, this will be his first Euroleague action of the season.

CSKA will be going on court feeling confident of a home soil win following a seven-game winning streak, while Malaga have lost three of their last five Euroleague clashes.