2020-21Regular SeasonRound 3
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 77
CSKA Moscow 78
October 14, 2020 CET: 19:45
Local time: 20:45 ULKER SPORTS AND EVENT HALL

Clyburn lifts CSKA past Fenerbahce

In an overtime thriller that came down to the final seconds, CSKA Moscow took the battle between Turkish Airlines EuroLeague powerhouses by edging Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 77-78 on the road on Wednesday. The result left both teams with 2-1 records. Will Clyburn led the winners with 26 points and Mike James added 14 points and 6 assists for CSKA. Nando De Colo led Fenerbahce with 21 points before being ejected with two technical fouls. Jarell Eddie added 18 on 6-for-6 three-point shooting, Lorenzo Brown had 16 points plus 8 assists and Jan Vesely scored 11 for Fenerbahce, which led 69-66 in the final minute of regulation and 77-75 in the final seconds of overtime. Clyburn sent the game to the extra period with a three-pointer and also provided the go-ahead layup-plus-foul that allowed CSKA to win the game.

Joel Bolomboy scored in the post and Darrun Hilliard added a three-pointer post to get CSKA going. De Colo buried consecutive jumpers, igniting a 6-0 run that Brown capped with a backdoor slam. Toko Shengelia dunked off a steal and Johannes Voigtmann bettered Edgaras Ulanovas's fastbreak layup with a triple for an 8-10 CSKA lead. A close basket by James and an alley-oop dunk by Vesely fixed the score at 10-12 after 10 minutes. Dyshawn Pierre dunked to restore a 14-12 Fenerbahce lead until in the second quarter. Voigtmann and James tried to change things for CSKA, but Eddie downed consecutive three-pointers to keep the hosts ahead, 20-18. Brown took over with a coast-to-coast layup and improved on Shengelia's dunk with a bomb from beyond the arc. De Colo followed a layup with a jumper, but Clyburn struck twice from downtown for a 29-27 CSKA deficit. Daniel Hackett joined the three-point shootout in a 0-8 run that Clyburn capped with a close basket. Ulanovas scored down low to bring the hosts within 31-32 at halftime.

Clyburn downed his third three-pointer immediately after the break. Brown answered from beyond the arc. Bolomboy and Vesely traded layups before James restored a 38-42 CSKA lead. Clyburn stayed on fire with a dunk and a driving layup, but a tip-in by Vesely and three-pointers by Ali Muhammed and Eddie tied it at 46-46. Voigtmann joined the three-point shootout, but De Colo made free throws and beat the third-quarter buzzer with a triple that restored a 51-49 Fenerbahce lead after 30 minutes. De Colo took over with a driving layup and a couple of jumpers early in the fourth quarter to make it 57-52. Nikita Kurbanov sank a three-pointer and Bolomboy matched De Colo's layup with a close basket. James tied the game at 59-59 and Eddie and Kurbanov exchanged triples. Shengelia put CSKA ahead, 62-64, with 2:12 left. After Eddie buried his fifth bomb from downtown, Clyburn answered with a driving layup and Vesely dunked for a 67-66 score with 37.6 seconds left. Brown hit free throws and Clyburn sent the game to overtime with a clutch three-pointer, 69-69, as Brown missed from downtown seconds before the buzzer.

Bolomboy scored off the baseline early in overtime and James added a floater to make it 69-73. Eddie buried another three-pointer, but Hackett sank foul shots for a 72-75 score in the next-to-last minute. Vesely split attempts and Brown tied it again, 75-75, with 56 seconds remaining. Brown sank free throws, but Clyburn did better with a layup-plus-foul for a 77-78 CSKA lead with 11 seconds to go. Brown missed a driving layup attempt down the stretch.

Pivotal performer

Will Clyburn proved he is already at the same level he was when he was chosen as the 2019 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four - and that his ACL injury belongs to the past. He finished the game with 26 points - just 1 less than his career-high - plus 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 27.

Game-changing moment

Fenerbahce led 57-52 midway through the fourth quarter and CSKA was running out of options on offense. The guests found a go-to guy in Nikita Kurbanov, who buried a couple of three-pointers and got help from James and Shengelia to put CSKA ahead, 62-64, in crunch time. Kurbanov did not score more, but stepped up at the right time to give Clyburn the chance to win the game with his late heroics.

Did you know?

Eddie shot 6 for 6 on three-point shots, tying the second-best mark in EuroLeague history for most triples without a miss. The record belongs to Saulius Stombergas, who hit 9-of-9 in Game 1 of the 2001 EuroLeague semifinals for Tau Ceramica against AEK Athens. Eddie joins 13 other players who have made 6 of 6 three-point shots; the last one to do so was Mike James with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Real Madrid on April 1, 2016.

Next game

Both teams return to Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action later this week on Friday, October 16. CSKA hosts ALBA Berlin. Fenerbahce welcomes FC Bayern Munich, as Danilo Barthel will face his former team for the first time since leaving the German powerhouse last summer.

Will Clyburn - CSKA Moscow - EB20
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Euroleague.net
Referees: LOTTERMOSER, ROBERT; HIERREZUELO, DANIEL; KOLJENSIC, MILOS
Attendance: 0 (Tentative)
By Quarter1234Extra 1
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul102120188
CSKA Moscow122017209
End of Quarter1234Extra 1
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul1031516977
CSKA Moscow1232496978
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
2 HAMILTON, JOHNNY 9:26           3 3     1     2 2 2
4 BROWN, LORENZO 39:02 16 3/13 2/6 4/4 2 1 3 8   3   1 3 2 8
9 WESTERMANN, LEO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 BIBEROVIC, TARIK DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 DE COLO, NANDO 25:07 21 8/11 1/5 2/2   6 6 1 2 5     4 4 18
21 PIERRE, DYSHAWN 18:18 2 1/3 0/2         1 2 1 1   2 1  
22 BARTHEL, DANILO 15:44 2 0/2 0/1 2/2   4 4           3 3 3
24 VESELY, JAN 35:34 11 4/7 0/1 3/4 3 4 7 2 2 1     3 5 18
31 EDDIE, JARELL 29:16 18   6/6   1 3 4   1 1     2 1 21
32 CANDAN, BERKAY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
35 MUHAMMED, ALI 19:57 3 0/1 1/4   1 4 5 3 1       3   5
92 ULANOVAS, EDGARAS 32:36 4 2/6 0/1   1 1 2 1 2 2       2 4
Team           3 4 7     1         6
Totals 225:00 77 18/43 10/26 11/12 11 30 41 16 10 15 1 1 22 20 85
        41.9% 38.5% 91.7%
Head coach: KOKOSKOV, IGOR
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
3 BOLOMBOY, JOEL 23:19 8 4/5 0/1   2 2 4 1 1       3 1 10
4 KHOMENKO, ALEXANDER 0:54                   1         -1
5 JAMES, MIKE 40:53 14 2/6 2/7 4/5 1 4 5 6   4   1 1 4 13
6 HILLIARD, DARRUN 14:45 3 0/1 1/4 0/1   1 1   1 3     1 1 -3
7 UKHOV, IVAN 9:32     0/1     1 1 1             1
10 HACKETT, DANIEL 25:01 5 0/1 1/2 2/2   2 2 5 1 1     4 2 8
17 VOIGTMANN, JOHANNES 19:33 8 1/3 2/2   1 4 5 1 2 2 1   2 1 12
21 CLYBURN, WILL 29:56 26 5/10 4/7 4/6   6 6 2 2 2     4 7 27
23 SHENGELIA, TORNIKE 26:03 8 2/5 0/4 4/6 3 5 8 1 2 2     3 3 8
32 UMRIKHIN, YURY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
41 KURBANOV, NIKITA 35:04 6 0/1 2/3   2 3 5 1 2 2     2 1 9
Team           1 1 2     1         1
Totals 225:00 78 14/32 12/31 14/20 10 29 39 18 11 18 1 1 20 20 85
        43.8% 38.7% 70%
Head coach: ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS

Head Coaches

KOKOSKOV, IGOR
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
"It is a long night for all of us. When you lose the game, it is always tough. When you lose by 20 or by 1, it is always a bitter taste in the mouth. That's how we feel tonight leaving this arena at midnight. We don't feel good about this game. I think we had a chance. I mean, I have to congratulate CSKA. They played well, but I think we deserved to win this game. If we won this game, it wouldn't be... it would be the right thing. We shouldn't be in overtime, we should have closed the game and play smart in crunch time and finish the game in regulation."
ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS
CSKA Moscow
"I would like to congratulate my team for the win, but not only for the battle, also for the way it came. We kept believing, were persistent. We kept believing in our plan. We didn't play our best game, but we proved ourselves this is why we are here, to cover the absences. Even when we come short-handed over here, we proved that always matters who is available. We had JoJo (Johannes Voigtmann) who had a pain in the knee, but didn't want to leave the team alone and he came over here to fight. I believe this is the extra value we get from this game because it came after overtime. Obviously, it would have been fair if Fenerbahce would have got the W in this game. It was an equal game, it could have gone either way. But I am happy for my team because like I said, we were persistent and kept believing. There are some lapses, defensively and offensively. With all due respect to the good defense that Fenerbahce is playing and the great defensive players that they have, we just threw the ball to the garbage too many times; 17 turnovers is too much. But I think that overall, we brought the game where we wanted to, even though we didn't play our best game, we were always in the game: we tied the game, were up by 4-5, up here, up there... We brought the game where it has to be at that moment. Congratulations to Fener as well and good luck to them. It is a long way. We now have to go to the plane and think about our next opponent. It is a double week and one day less to prepare that game because our opponent had an extra day."

Players

CLYBURN, WILL
CSKA Moscow
"It was good to come out here and get a road win. The whole team played great, we fought until the end. We had a tough couple of stretches where everybody stayed together. Everybody kept believing and we got the win. Just the fight [made the difference]. Like I said, everybody was fighting and we really wanted it more. We stayed together and pulled it out. It feels good. It is great for my confidence. I worked really hard this off-season. Obviously, that is not an easy injury to recover from and I made it a goal to get back to who I was and even get better. I am happy to be back. I am happy to be back with the team and helping."
JAMES, MIKE
CSKA Moscow
"Just our energy [made the difference]. I think we missed a lot of shots. I think we missed some open shots, especially me, some good shots. We kept fighting, stayed together, played defense, and I think our will got us through today. We just have to get through this rough period. We have some players that are going to help us when they are back, of course. We just have to stick together right now, push through this rough time and hopefully, we will get our players back soon."