CSKA — Panathinaikos, 16 April 2014

Incredible defense by Panathinaikos put the Army Men on the brink of loss but Weems the Magician saved the night by sending the game to victorious overtime.

CSKA vs. Panathinaikos Athens: 77-74 OT (+3)

CSKA: Micov (2), Fridzon (10), Jackson (5 + 4 as), Pargo (1), Krstic (5 + 5 rb), Weems (21 + 6 rb + 5 as + 5 to), Vorontsevich (3 rb), Kaun (1 + 4 rb), Khryapa (17 + 11 rb + 4 as + 3 to), Hines (15 + 8 rb)…

Panathinaikos: Bramos (3 rb), Curry (3), Fotsis (6), Ukic (2 + 3 rb), Lasme (14 + 3 rb + 5 pf), Mavrokefalidis (4 + 4 rb), Diamantidis (10 + 7 as + 4 to), Gist (9 + 4 rb + 5 pf), Maciulis (14 + 5 rb + 5 st + 4 pf), Wright (12 + 3 rb + 4 pf)…

Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:

The game was difficult as you saw. We started from turnovers both in the first and second halves. But if in the first one we were able to calm down and continue to play as we can play, in the second we were nervous and complicated our life. With great comeback in the end of regulation we managed to overcome the lack of poise and excess nerves which hunted us for most of the night. We knew it will be difficult series and we have to be ready for the Game 2.