Euroleague: CSKA Moscow buzzer beats Fenerbahce
Round 26 completed in regular season as Russian powerhouse halts Fenerbahce 4-game winning streak
By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun
ANKARA
Regular season's Round 26 completed late Friday in Turkish Airlines Euroleague as league leaders CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahce Dogus with a buzzer beating shot.
The match in Ulker Sports Hall saw a thriller between the league's top two teams, as CSKA Moscow managed to beat the Istanbul club with French point guard Nando de Colo's last second jump shot, 81-79.
Five CSKA Moscow players scored double-digit points as Andrey Vorontsevich scored a team-high 17 points, Cory Higgins and Kyle Hines each dropped 15 and Nando de Colo chipped in with 13 points in the victory.
For Fenerbahce, Nicolo Melli scored game-high 18 points and Jan Vesely added 13 points but it was not enough.
Here are the full results of Round 26:
Olimpia Milano - Real Madrid: 77-88
Crvena Zvezda - Valencia Basket: 106-90
Brose Bamberg - Anadolu Efes: 88-79
Olympiakos - Barcelona Lassa: 63-90
Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Khimki Moscow: 91-94
Baskonia Vitoria - Zalgiris Kaunas: 84-64
Fenerbahce Dogus - CSKA Moscow: 79-81
Unicaja Malaga - Panathinaikos Superfoods: 79-90
Here are the standings after round 26:
1. CSKA Moscow (qualified) | 21 | 5 | 2331 | 2057 | 274 |
2. Olympiacos Piraeus (qualified) | 18 | 8 | 1944 | 1925 | 19 |
3. Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul (qualified) | 18 | 8 | 2058 | 1925 | 133 |
4. Real Madrid | 16 | 10 | 2212 | 2033 | 179 |
5. Khimki Moscow Region | 15 | 11 | 2034 | 2030 | 4 |
6. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens | 15 | 11 | 2005 | 2002 | 3 |
7. Zalgiris Kaunas | 15 | 11 | 2094 | 2083 | 11 |
8. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz | 13 | 13 | 2136 | 2068 | 68 |
9. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 13 | 13 | 2136 | 2197 | -61 |
10. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade | 11 | 15 | 2039 | 2170 | -131 |
11. Unicaja Malaga | 10 | 16 | 2007 | 2094 | -87 |
12. Brose Bamberg | 10 | 16 | 1973 | 2066 | -93 |
13. FC Barcelona Lassa | 9 | 17 | 2099 | 2058 | 41 |
14. Valencia Basket | 9 | 17 | 2004 | 2084 | -80 |
15. AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan | 9 | 17 | 2083 | 2195 | -112 |
16. Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 6 | 20 | 2002 | 2170 | -168 |