Limoges CSP vs. CSKA: 76-86 (+10)
Limoges CSP: Smith (19 + 4 as), Westermann (8 + 3 rb + 5 as + 4 pf), Camara (2 + 3 rb), Moerman (17 + 10 rb), Curry (9 + 4 as), Boungou-Colo (6), Plaisted (9), Zerbo (6)…
CSKA: De Colo (13), Teodosic (16 + 4 rb + 12 as), Nichols (2), Jackson (4 + 5 as), Korobkov (12 + 3 rb), Weems (18 + 5 rb + 5 as), Vorontsevich (8 + 6 rb + 5 as + 3 st + 2 bs), Kaun (10 + 7 rb + 3 to), Hines (3)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We had different approach to the game in different moments, and the game had different faces. We started from controlling the game offensively we made some good plays. Still Limoges has enough quality to fight on this level. We gave the opponents some open looks in the third quarter, we made a lot of mistakes and Smith showed hot hand by scoring 13 points in the period. I liked the spirit of our fourth quarter which we won 47-7 in means of ranking. This is a good message to all of us – we can play defense. Another message – we have to play defense and stay focused like this thorough all four quarters in order not to have the difficult nights like this. Finally I’d like to mention the guys who came off the bench. Pasha [Korobkov] and Jack [Aaron Jackson] were fresh in the end and helped the team a lot.
