Red Star Belgrade picked up an important road win to start their Group F campaign, beating CEZ Nymburk 87-94 in overtime. Tadija Dragicevic scored 28 points and grabbed six rebounds while Omar Cook collected 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists in pacing the 2005 and 2006 ULEB Cup quarterfinalists to the victory. Elmedin Kikanovic made a basket in the closing seconds to even the game but missed the bonus foul shot to send the game to overtime, where Cook and Mirko Kovac hit back-to-back three-pointers and Cook made four foul shots to decide the game. The four-time reigning Czech champions used a big run in the first quarter for an early lead and played even with the Serb powers the rest of the way. But Muli Katzurin's team failed the experience in overtime. Radoslav Rancik had 28 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks in the loss, while Arthur Lee scored 20 points and Ladislav Sokolovky chipped in 19.

Boris Bakic's foul shots gave Red Star an 7-11 lead early. Lee scored seven straight points in leading an 18-4 run to finish the first quarter ahead 23-15. Cook drained back-to-back three-pointers in an 0-8 run to start the second. Sokolovky's basket made it 31-25 but the Serbians stayed with the Czechs and the game was even 41-41 at the break. Belgrade grabbed a 55-60 lead on Vladimir Tica's basket late in the third. And Cook extended the advantage to 57-63 going into the fourth. Dragicevic's foul shot made it 57-64, but Lee's three-pointer evened things again at 64-64. After Cook tied it at 77-77, Lee's two foul shots gave Nymburk the lead 79-77 only to see Kikanovic knot the game again. But he missed the bonus foul shot, sending the game to overtime. Both sides traded free throws in the extra session and Nymburk led 83-82. But Cook made a basket and then buried a three pointer, which was followed by another trey from Mirko Kovac, giving Red Star a 90-83 lead with less than a minute left. And Cook made four foul shots down the stretch for the win.