2002-03Regular SeasonRound 12
Real Madrid 80
CSKA Moscow 93
January 30, 2003 CET: 00:00
Local time: 00:00 PABELLON RAIMUNDO SAPORTA

The steamroller that has been CSKA Moscow all season flattened a path through the capital of Spain on Thursday in the form of an 80-93 road win against Real Madrid that guaranteed the winners first place in Group C. Point guard J.R. Holden was the man responsible for CSKA Moscow's big show. His 29 points and a fantastic third quarter deprived Madrid of the opportunity to practically seal its qualification to the Top 16. The win improves CSKA's record to 10-2 and a sure first-place finish, making it the first team to also be assured to be a group leader in the Top 16. Meanwhile, Madrid drops to 6-6 but retains its fourth-place tie with Virtus Bologna, who also lost. Apart from Holden, the guests were led by Victor Alexander with 19 points, Darius Songaila added 15 and Serguey Panov contributed 10. For Real Madrid, Lucas Victoriano and Derrick Alston nailed 18 points apiece, Alex Mumbru tallied 16 and Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca added 13 and 12 boards.

Between Mumbru and Alston, Real Madrid jumped to an 11-2 in minute 6 that gave some hopes to the hosts, but when coach Dusan Ivkovic decided that Songaila had to have more shots, things started to change. Songaila also dragged Holden into the vortex, and after 10 minutes, the guests had already cut the deficit to 23-17.

Dragan Tarlac wasn't able to put on one of his usual performances, and as minutes went by, the play of Real Madrid started to run out of ideas. A 5-15 run put CSKA ahead, 25-29. But that rhythm was hard to keep, even for CSKA, and thanks to Mumbru, Alston and Victoriano, the hosts jumped back ahead, to hit the lockerrooms with a 9-point lead, 47-38.

The reaction continued after resumption, as in minute 21, Real Madrid was leading by 10 points, 51-41. It looked like the guests had solved their problems. But it only looked like. CSKA let Holden and Songaila take care of the situation again, while Alexander put the Russians ahead again with less than one minute for the end of the period, which Holden sealed from downtown, 63-65.

But there was more left for the hosts, as in the first minute of the last quarter, the gap increased without stop, 63-70. Real Madrid started to play too fast and committedthe same mistakes as in the first half. Victoriano tried it alone, but it was too much to defeat a powerful CSKA, who is more leader than ever.

Thursday, January 30, 2003
Jorge Muñoa, Madrid
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Referees: CAZZARO, STEFANO; COELHO, ANTONIO; SAHIN, TOLGA
Attendance: 4300
By Quarter1234
Real Madrid23241617
CSKA Moscow17222628
End of Quarter1234
Real Madrid23476380
CSKA Moscow17396593
Real Madrid
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
6 ALSTON, DERRICK 32:00 18 7/10   4/8 5 5 10 1 1 4 1   3 7 24
7 ANGULO, LUCIO 25:00 5 1/2 1/1     4 4     2     2 2 6
8 VICTORIANO, LUCAS 33:00 18 3/6 4/6     3 3 4 1 2     2 5 22
9 DIGBEU, ALAIN 17:00 4 1/2 0/1 2/2           1     1 4 4
12 TARLAC, DRAGAN 5:00 1 0/1   1/2   1 1     1       1  
14 REYES, ALFONSO 16:00 5 1/7   3/4 2 1 3     3     2 2 -2
15 MUMBRU, ALEX 38:00 16 2/5 2/7 6/6   2 2 2 2 2     2 3 13
16 HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU 27:00 13 6/9   1/2 3 9 12 1   2 2   4 1 19
17 NADEAU, SAMUEL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 NUNEZ, ROBERTO 7:00     0/1             1         -2
Team           1 2 3               3
Totals 200:00 80 21/42 7/16 17/24 11 27 38 8 4 18 3 0 16 25 87
        50% 43.8% 70.8%
Head coach: IMBRODA, JAVIER
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
CSKA Moscow
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS 16:00 5 2/3 0/1 1/2 1 2 3 2       1 3 1 4
5 HOLDEN, JR 38:00 29 5/13 5/8 4/4 1 2 3 3 4     1 2 2 27
6 PANOV, SERGEY 24:00 10 4/5 0/1 2/2 1 6 7 2 4 1     3 3 20
7 PASHUTIN, EVGENY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 PADIUS, NIKOLAY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 SONGAILA, DARIUS 17:00 15 5/11 1/1 2/4 1 3 4 1 1     1 4 4 12
10 HATZIVRETTAS, NIKOS 30:00 6 3/5 0/3     1 1 2 1 1     2 3 5
11 PASHUTIN, ZAKHAR 16:00 2 1/3       1 1 1 3 1     1 1 4
12 MONIA, SERGEY 10:00 3   1/2                   1 1 2
13 KHRYAPA, VICTOR 10:00   0/2       2 2   1       2   -1
15 BASHMINOV, ALEXANDR 8:00 4 2/2       1 1     1     3   1
20 ALEXANDER, VICTOR 31:00 19 7/13   5/5 3 3 6 3 3 2     4 1 20
Team           2   2   1           3
Totals 200:00 93 29/57 7/16 14/17 9 21 30 14 18 6 0 3 25 16 97
        50.9% 43.8% 82.4%
Head coach: IVKOVIC, DUSAN
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Head Coaches

IMBRODA, JAVIER
Real Madrid
"We have to fight against many things: a great rival, injuries and our losing feeling. Today we did quite well, but one could notice that Reyes was not well as he felt pain again yesterday in practice. In the last quarter, they were great, we failed to defend Holden, who took easy shots. If we had won, we would be talking about second place, and we don't feel well because we gave everything we had. We had a difficult January and today we didn't win, even though we had our chances. We need all the players we have, but it's not easy for Tarlac to play here. He has to fight against his feelings and the hostile environment."
IVKOVIC, DUSAN
CSKA Moscow
"My team started with doubts, and it was hard for us to follow them at the beginning. We didn't have balance and Real had easy shots. In the third quarter we managed to improve our defense and the key of the game were the 18 steals and only 6 turnovers. My team has been working hard for 5 months, being first in group C is not a warranty. In the Top 16 we'll start from scratch, even though I like my team because we play European style. Real is working, they had problems with injuries. When they gain respect back and such important players as Mulaomerovic and Herreros, they'll be able to make the Final Four."

Players

VICTORIANO, LUCAS
Real Madrid
"We played a good game during the first three quarters, but we did bad in the last. My team looks like it is playing with constant difficulties. We made it to the end in the worst conditions and we lost."
PAPALOUKAS, THEODOROS
CSKA Moscow
"The win is very important for us. We will be first for sure. We didn't play a good game, as Real climbed to 9-2 quickly, but our third quarter was great, and we managed to outlast them. We worked hard in defense and knew how to maintain the gap."
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