CSKA Moscow edged out Fenerbahçe in overtime 78-77 to end Fenerbahçe’s unbeaten start to the EuroLeague season.
Clyburn’s heroics
Will Clyburn was pivotal for CSKA, scoring a three-pointer with 16 seconds to go to take the game to over-time.
The @Da_Thrill21 shot that sent the game to OT! #7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/YW2OKuykiX
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 14, 2020
He then won the game for his side with 21 seconds to go in overtime, turning a 77-75 deficit into a 78-77 win by scoring a two-pointer and a free-throw. The American scored 26 points and six rebounds for the Russian side. Mike James also added 14 points and six assists for CSKA.
Lorenzo Brown, who scored 16 points and eight assists in the match, had a chance to win the match for with four seconds on the clock but he couldn’t’ find the basket. French guard Nando De Colo top-scored with 21 points and six assists for Fenerbahçe.
Dimitris Itoudis’ team are up to ninth, with two wins and one defeat from three games.
In an OT thriller in Istanbul, it was @cskabasket who held its nerve to come away with the 78-77 win, @Da_Thrill21 led all scorers with an inspired performance putting up 26pts
Highlights… pic.twitter.com/EMa4TXEmEs
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 14, 2020
Real Madrid’s first win
Real Madrid won their first EuroLeague game of the season with a 94-85 win against Khimki Moscow in Madrid.
Sergio Llull scored 21 points for the hosts, adding a clinical edge with 7 out of 9 field goal attempts finding the basket. Nick Laprovittola was precise with five of his seven three-point attempts in a total of 19 points for the Spanish side. Devin Booker top-scored for Khimki with 22.
👏 Nuestro primer #MVPalladium de @EuroLeague es @23Llull. 👏#HalaMadrid | @PalladiumHG pic.twitter.com/WRHJGPjNIB
— Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) October 14, 2020
Olympiacos come from behind to win
Olympiacos handed Milan their first defeat of the season, coming back from six points down at half-time to win 86-75. Both teams have won two of their three games. Kostas Sloukas scored 17 points and made 11 assists for the Greek team.
A little nugget of GENIUS from @kos_slou 👏#7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/zu4CPwMfAq
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 14, 2020
Lucic career-best score
Bayern Munich also were victorious, beating Maccabi Tel-Aviv 85-82 with Vladimir Lucic scoring a career-high 26 points for the German team.
FINAL | 82-85 | #MTABAY
WE DID IT! G R E A T J O B, L A D S !!!
📊 #Lucic with an #EuroLeague Career High: 26 PTS#FCBB #FCBBlive @EuroLeague #FCBBTogether pic.twitter.com/GBeL2ABM2W
— FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBTogether) October 14, 2020