CSKA vs. Barcelona: 80-82 (-2)
CSKA: James (12 + 4 as + 5 to), Voigtmann (0), Kurbanov (11 + 3 st), Hines (10 + 3 rb + 3 to), Baker (2) – start; Bolomboy (6 + 7 rb + 2 as), Antonov (DNP), Strelnieks (2), Hackett (17 + 4 as + 3 to), Sant-Roos (0), Koufos (6 + 6 rb + 2 st), Hilliard (14 + 6 rb + 2 as)…
Barcelona: Hanga (5 + 3 as), Higgins (17 + 5 rb + 3 as + 4 to), Claver (3), Mirotic (23 + 8 rb + 2 as), Tomic (2 + 7 rb + 3 as) – start; Davies (16 + 7 rb + 2 st), Ribas (0), Smits (DNP), Oriola (3), Abrines (0), Delaney (6 + 2 as), Kuric (7)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to Barcelona. It was a completely different game, a close game. Small details decided the game throughout the whole game. If we analyze it from the beginning until the end, we found the way, although they had a great start, but we established ourselves defensively and offensively. We led the game by 9, 40-31, but unfortunately, they scored 2 three-pointers, one of them at the first-half buzzer and in another pick-and-pop which was not contested. That is one small detail, for instance, that cost us 3 points. It is very different to go to the locker room with plus-9 than doing it with plus-3. They came out stronger than us in the third quarter, but we were there – we had the lead, they took it, it was a very tight game. It came to the end like we all see with us tying the game with a big shot and them hitting that last shot. Congratulations to them. Thank you to our fans, it was a great atmosphere, but unfortunately, we were not able to give them the win.
