Russia (bbabo.net), - Basketball players of CSKA were defeated by the Turkish club "Anadolu Efes" in the Euroleague match. During the second half of the meeting, the army team led with a difference of more than ten points, but the current winners of the tournament snatched victory in overtime - 99:97.
On the eve of this meeting, a very surprising situation developed - both teams lost their head coaches. CSKA coach Dimitris Itoudis and his counterpart Ergin Ataman fell ill and could not manage the game from the benches.
The start of the meeting was up to the guests. At some point they were leading in the first quarter - 21:8. But CSKA was still able to close the gap and finished the game segment with a difference of “minus 7”. The second quarter was left for CSKA, but the guests left for a long break, leading in the score - 44:41.
The beginning of the second half was successful for CSKA - the team made a breakthrough 18:0. But at the same time, due to injuries, she lost several tall players at once, which ultimately affected the game.
At the end of the meeting, there was no trace of CSKA's advantage - the guests took the lead, but it all ended in overtime. Two seconds before the final siren, the guests were leading 99:97, and CSKA in the last attack brought Alexei Shved to a three-pointer, who missed.
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