CSKA vs. Panathinaikos Athens: 77-78 (-1)
CSKA: Bolomboy (0), Higgins (14 + 3 rb + 4 to), Hackett (8 + 4 pf), Kurbanov (5 + 4 rb), Hunter (7 + 3 rb + 3 as) – start; Peters (0), Ukhov (0), Antonov (3), Rodriguez (23 + 2 as + 2 st + 5 to), Vorontsevich (DNP), Clyburn (9 + 12 rb), Hines (8 + 9 rb + 4 pf)…
Panathinaikos: Thomas (12 + 6 rb), Papagiannis (8 + 4 pf), Papapetrou (10 + 9 rb + 3 as + 2 st), Kilpatrick (6 + 4 pf), Calathes (11 + 3 rb + 9 as + 4 pf) – start; Langford (8), Gist (11), Vougioukas (2), Lekavicius (5), Lojeski (DNP), Antetokounmpo (5), Mitoglou (DNP)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to Panathinaikos. It could have ended in a different way, obviously. But we did not have our composure, we must be honest. We could have brought the game to a smoother end – and I’m not just talking about the last play, but several possessions. We managed to get a big margin for such a close games, but we gave up a lot of easy comebacks and we needed to attack more wisely and have better ball movement. Nando De Colo didn’t practice since the game against Milan, he’s starting to feel better so it’s a question for the doctors and we will evaluate day by day.
