Crvena Zvezda (Belgrad) vs. CSKA: 71-78 (+7)
Crvena Zvezda: Kinsey (9), Dangubic (11 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Lazic (2), Micic (2), Simonovic (7), Jovic (6 + 6 rb + 6 as + 4 pf), Miller (15 + 5 rb + 2 bs + 4 pf), Zirbes (7 + 4 rb), Stimac (12)…
CSKA: De Colo (20 + 3 rb + 5 to), Teodosic (12 + 7 as + 7 to), Fridzon (2), Nichols (3 + 3 rb), Jackson (6 + 4 as), Vorontsevich (8 + 3 rb + 5 pf), Higgins (8 + 9 rb + 4 pf), Kurbanov (12 + 6 rb + 4 pf), Hines (7 + 4 rb + 4 pf)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to our team with the Final Four qualification. I do have big respect for this game, for all the opponents. The respect is there when we prepare. We know that nothing is going to be given to us, it’s not going to be a walk in the park. Congratulations to Crvena Zvezda for this effort. They played great basketball all over the season and they have well-balanced team. But at the same time I have to congratulate all the players. Despite the fact that we played with a lot of missing, important players, such as Freeland, Khryapa and Korobkov, today is the players’ victory. They showed character in front of amazing crowd and a pressure that is good for basketball. I have to congratulate all the players for their dedication, for being focused. That was especially obvious when Zvezda sreaked and tried to catch us in the fourth quarter. Congratulations to our management, sponsors, fans who beieved in us. All the coaching staff did a great job to go to that Final Four. And there’s a long way to go still.
