By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
CSKA Moscow prevailed over VEF at home with 100-80 and leads the playoffs series 2-0.
Nando De Colo paced the Army Team to its second win with 20 points, four assists and three rebounds. Will Clyburn followed with 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists.
The visiting side took charge in the first quarter, leading 27-23, though the hosts quickly came back in the second one and kept a 46-40 lead at halftime.
The pressure was on in the second half, though CSKA’s early 17-5 lead in the final period set the foundations for the victory.
Zenit St. Petersburg beat Avtodor Saratov on the road in Game 2 79-73 and got its second victory in the series.
Shayne Whittington paced the winners with 19 points and six rebounds.