CSKA celebrated against Fenerbahce in Game 2 of the best-of five EuroLeague playoffs series with a score of 78-67.
With these two wins, the team from Moscow protected its home court. Two wins in the Russian capital were taken by CSKA. The series is now moving to Turkey.
Fenerbahce led 32-35 before a 14-2 run brought CSKA back into the lead at the end of the first half with an eight-point difference (50-42).
In the first half, both teams were on fire, Fenerbahce played “hot” defense and allowed CSKA to score only 2 points in the first 8 minutes of the third quarter. But, in the two remaining minutes the home squad managed to score eight points for the five-point lead before the last quarter.
As it was the case in the first game, CSKA crushed Fenerbahce in the last quarter. The longer bench was one of the reasons for the team from Moscow to celebrate in both home games.
Daniel Hackett led the winners with 14 points and 9 assists. Tornike Shengelia added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, while Nikita Kurbanov chipped in 10 points.
On the other side, Marko Gudurić of Fenerbahce was the best with 27 points, while Nando De Colo and Danilo Barthel had 9 each.
