Maccabi (Tel Aviv) vs. CSKA: 82-88 (+6)
Maccabi: Smith (14 + 4 rb), Randle (19 + 4 rb + 2 bs), Pnini (3), Ohayon (2 + 9 as), Landesberg (4 + 4 rb + 3 to), Ofoegbu (15 + 5 rb), Rochestie (20 + 5 as + 4 pf), Mbakwe (2 + 6 rb + 3 to + 4 pf), Onuaku (3 + 6 rb + 4 pf)…
CSKA: De Colo (15 + 3 rb + 5 as), Teodosic (25 + 5 as + 5 to), Fridzon (12), Nichols (4 pf), Jackson (4), Korobkov (4), Kravtsov (2), Vorontsevich (7 + 6 rb), Higgins (9 + 4 rb + 5 pf), Kurbanov (3 + 5 rb + 4 pf), Hines (7 + 9 rb + 3 bs)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to the team, we played good game not counting the very beginning. We expected to face pressure, aggressive defense. Still we made unforced mistakes, did not organize our offense well. As a result Maccabit scored 12 points in transition and 8 after offensive rebounds. We improved later, started to play better on both ends of the floor, stopped their drives and defended pick-n-rolls better.
