Half resisted Zalgiris in CSKA Moscow, which increased… revs to the second and prevailed 73-51, for her fourth straight win that took her to 9-5.
Top of Itoudis’s team were Milutinov and Svend. The Serb made a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, with the Russian guard having 17 points.
From the Lithuanian champions, who retreated to 3-11, Nimbo stood out with 11 points.
The match
Both teams kept pace in the score in the first five minutes (12-11), with CSKA reacting for +4 (12-16). However, in the remaining time, the hosts put up their resistance, with the score of the first period being 18-19. Starring Claiborne, Itoudis’s team escaped at +9 (20-29), in 14 ‘. However, from that point on, the Lithuanians “tightened” very defensively, the pace of the match dropped φα vertically and they reduced to the basket (28-30), at the end of the first half.
CSKA made a stormy start in the second half, where with Hackett and Milutinov they went to +11 (33-44), in 25 ‘. From that point on, Itoudis’s team was in complete control, closing the third period at +18 (39-57).
Without raising much of its speed, the “army team” had the reins of the game in the fourth quarter, taking the victory with the final 73-51.
The ten minutes: 18-19, 28-30, 39-57, 51-73
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