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CSKA recognized Anadolu Efes’ advantage in the 70: 100 away game a week ago, and at the start of tonight’s game it looked like the scenario would repeat itself: Milan’s impressive start had a 20-point lead after the first half (30:10).
Despite a nightmarish start, the Muscovites managed to fight for victory.
Tower Shengelia scored 11 points in the second quarter, Mike James 9 points and CSKA was just five points behind (34:39). It’s true that after an impressive first-half finish for Kevin Punter, Olimpia once again held a double-digit lead (47:34). K.Punter scored 17 points in the first two halves.
After a long break, CSKA came close to six points (46:52), but the Milanese again advanced by three points and led convincingly at the start of the fourth quarter (72:55).
D.Itoudis’s army was still trying to hold on when it maintained a 13: 2 streak and left only 6 points for opponents (68:74), but Ettore Messina’s men did not get close to opponents and won the rest.
The winners were pushed to victory by K. Punter, who had a wonderful match. In his circle, even 32 points (4/7 dvit., 5/9 trit., 9/9 dvit.) And 28 points of utility. This is the most productive American Olympic match and the third most useful in the Euroleague.
Punter became the ninth player to score at least 30 points in the Euroleague this season.
CSKA saved neither Mike James, who played effectively, nor Tornikė Šengelija, who played the best match for the Russian club’s Red team.
The American scored 21 points (4/4 dvit., 3/12 trit., 4/4 penalty), made 5 assists and scored 24 utility points, and the cartel scored 20 points (5/6 dvit., 3 / 4 trit..)., 1/2 penalty), grabbed 10 and seized 4 balls, made 2 assists and scored up to 33 utility points.
This is the most useful match for T. Šengelia this season, and the forward only missed four points before his career record.
Before the match in Moscow, Kyle Hines received special attention: club president Andrei Vatutin presented the matriarch with pictures of K. Hines himself and the winning Euroleague cups to the seven-year-old CSKA.
After winning in Moscow, E. Messina’s students rose to second place in the Euroleague, pushing CSKA basketball players to third place. These two teams land in the tournament only for “Barcelona” led by Šarūnas Jasikevičius (20-8).
CSKA: Mike James 21 (3/12 trit., 5 res.), Tengikė Šengelija 20 (10 rebounds, 4 rebounds, 33 assists), Will Clyburn 10 (4/15 shots)).
“Olympiad”: Kevinas Punteris 32 (5/9 trit., 9/9 baud., 28 naud. Bal.), Shavonas Shieldsas 14, Zachas LeDay 12.
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