The last game of the Euroleague regular season couldn’t have much impact on the group C standings. CSKA had already secured the third place in the final standings, while Partizan had lost all the chances before and become an outsider. However this game wasn’t that easy for Army club as it could overcome all the difficulties that were created by Serbians only in the fourth quarter.
Partizan – CSKA: 79-92
Quick facts about the game:
• CSKA finished Euroleague regular season with 10-4 record and qualified to Top-16 from the group C third place
• Matjaz Smodis played his 100th Euroleague game
• Matjaz Smodis scored his 1000th point in Euroleague
• Trajan Langdon made 4 steals It is a repeat of his high this season in all the official games
• Matjaz Smodis collected 8 rebounds. It is a repeat of his high this season in all the official games
Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:
- It was a very interesting game for both teams. Partizan head coach decided to play with the young players. We did the same as I tried to give maximum time on the court to Dyachok, Zavoruev and Kurbanov and they all helped us a lot. On the other hand Panov and Pashutin did not have a chance to play in this game. They both are the experienced players and we need them in the crucial moments of the other games. The game of CSKA in general was good offensively and in the second half we started to play good defence and of course I should mention the points in transition that helped us to build the lead.
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