Barcelona vs. CSKA: 100-98 OT (-2)
Barcelona: Doellman (12 + 10 rb + 4 st), Dorsey (3 + 6 rb + 5 pf), Ribas (2), Navarro (11), Satoransky (19 + 6 rb), Oleson (8), Arroyo (9 + 6 as), Perperoglou (15 + 4 rb), Tomic (21 + 6 rb + 5 pf)…
CSKA: De Colo (30 + 7 rb + 4 to), Teodosic (23 + 7 rb + 6 as + 5 to + 4 pf), Fridzon (4 + 3 rb), Freeland (5 + 4 rb), Vorontsevich (15 + 6 rb + 4 as + 2 bs), Kurbanov (4 + 3 rb), Hines (17 + 5 rb + 3 to)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We dominated in the first quarter, did what we wanted, and had many turnovers in the second quarter. They opened it with a 9-0 run and we were limited to just 14 points. We showed character in the third quarter and in the second half, on offense and defense. We came back strong, took the lead and pretty much had the lead until the end of regulation. We had the ball to win the game at the end of regulation and it was pretty much the same in overtime. We made crucial mistakes, gave up open looks, but this happens in such a tough game. We will come out of this stronger, smarter, more focused and more dedicated. This is a competitive group, a competitive league. Congratulations to Barcelona for the win, I give them credit. We will continue tougher, stronger and smarter for our next game.
