CSKA vs. Brose Baskets (Bamberg): 83-77 (+6)
CSKA: De Colo (22 + 7 as + 3 to), Teodosic (18 + 3 rb + 4 as), Fridzon (4 rb), Nichols (4), Jackson (13), Korobkov (2), Vorontsevich (8 + 6 rb), Higgins (2 + 3 rb), Kurbanov (5 + 6 rb), Hines (9 + 3 rb + 2 bs)…
Brose Baskets: Melli (11 + 6 rb), Zisis (12), Theis (10 + 5 rb), Wanamaker (19 + 3 rb + 3 st + 4 to), Strelnieks (9 + 3 rb + 3 to), Miller (7 + 3 rb + 3 to + 4 pf), Olaseni (2 + 3 rb + 4 pf), Heckmann (7)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to the team with another Euroleague victory. Obviously, the game had two different faces in the first and second halves. The first was god for us both defensively and offensively. I know that we did not score much but we created open shots and did not make them. Enough to say that our “fours” were 0 for 6 in the halftime, still they had good looks and we supported them. The effectiveness ranking difference was 45-15 at halftime and that say about quality of our game. In the second we went up by 11, then by 15. Our opponents started to attack us individually with Zisis, Wanamaker and others, they hit some contested shots, we had a couple of turnovers and let them take the lead. Still in crucial moments we made shots, we had good spacing and we believed that we can win. I would like to thank our fans who believed in the team and supported until the very last moment. It was a good test for us. On this stage of the season it is very important to learn how to control the game, to behave when it is close.
