Besiktas vs. CSKA: 60-85 (+25)
Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:
We controlled the game from the very beginning forcing the opponents to shoot from outside. We moved the ball well on offense which resulted in 18 assists. Surely, we will continue to work to improve our level, especially important to extend our highest intensity onto all 40 minutes of the game. We are on the right way and in is important that everyone is contributing right now even those who do not play much. We will have another week of good preparations before introducing ourselves in front of our fans during the Gomelsky Cup. I think our rebounding woes can be explained by lack of freshness in our big men who played much during the summer. But we’ll fix it.
