Zalgiris — CSKA, 24 January 2017

In one of the most close games of the season our team was not successful in the final moments and lost to Zalgiris for the first time in EuroLeague history.

Zalgiris Kaunas vs. CSKA: 79-74 (-5)

Zalgiris: Pangos (21 + 4 as + 4 to), Lekavicius (2 + 3 to + 4 pf), Westermann (10 + 10 as + 5 to + 4 pf), Motum (9), Jankunas (11 + 4 rb), Milaknis (5 + 4 pf), Lima (12 + 5 rb), Ulanovas (9 + 6 rb)…

CSKA: De Colo (11 + 3 to), D.Kulagin (5 + 4 as), Augustine (15 + 7 rb), Jackson (8 + 8 as), Vorontsevich (9), Higgins (11), Khryapa (9 + 5 rb), Hines (6 + 4 pf)…

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

Congratulations to Zalgiris for the win. They played much better in the second half; they were more decisive. For us it is a big shame how we lost the game. With the advantage we had, kids would bring it home. So it’s a big shame for all of us. Everything, the turnovers, the rebounds, the possessions we had, everything. They went out in the second half and, especially after the momentum of the technical, they hawked, they played above the level of the foul and they were more determined. That’s why they deserve congratulations.