Aris (Thessaloniki) vs. CSKA: 60-59 (-1)
Aris: Pasalic (9), Reed (16 + 3 rb), Thomas (5 + 5 rb + 7 as + 3 st + 4 to), Poulianitis (3 to), Harrisis (5 + 8 rb), Vezenkov (12 + 3 rb), Naymik (6 + 3 rb), Mourtos (5 + 3 rb), Symtsak (2 + 5 rb)…
CSKA: Fridzon (3), Nichols (4), Jackson (19 + 8 rb + 4 st + 3 to), Markoishvili (10 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Weems (6 + 4 rb + 3 to), Zozulin (3 rb), Strebkov (3), Vorontsevich (5 + 3 rb + 3 to), Hines (9 + 4 rb + 2 bs + 4 pf)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We needed too much time to realize what kind of game we are playing and to make adjustments. What I realize is that we are not ready yet. In all three games we played here in Thessaloniki we started well, played good two quarters. After that we played questionable, made a lot of turnovers, we have a lot of work in front of us and we gonna do it. We have plenty of staff to analyze – those three games were a good test, we will sit down and work hard. I am positive. We have players who understand the situation, they are ready to step to the next level, necessary to achieve something. Aris stayed in the game because of our turnovers and their hustle. The same things that helped us beat Panathinaikos yesterday.
