EuroLeague - Round up: CSKA stunned

Ljublijana 74-72 victory over Euroleague giants CSKA Moscow was the shock result on busy night of Euroleague basketball.
BASKETBALL Euroleague 2007/08 Siena-Kaunas - 0

Group A:

Siena 89-64 Zalgiris (Pictured)

Montepaschi Siena turned in another spectacular home performance to beat Zalgiris Kaunas 89-64.

Tomas Ress came off the bench to lead five Montepaschi scorers in double figures with 16 points as the hosts improved to 2-1 before visiting Tau Ceramica next week.

Ljubljana 74-72 CSKA

Union Olimpija rounded a historical night in club history by edging mighty CSKA Moscow 74-72 in front of a sellout crowd in Tivoli Arena

Marko Milic became the game hero by hitting the game-winning driving layup with 0.8 seconds to go in a special game for Union Olimpija, who honoured European basketball legend Ivo Daneu by retiring his number in a pre-game ceremony.

Group B:

Aris 77-73 Cibona

Aris TT remain undefeated atop Group B after surviving a game-long challenge by Cibona to win their showdown 77-73. Cibona led for much of the last three quarters before a series of late-game mistakes cost the visitors.

Jeremiah Massey was unstoppable for Aris amassing 28 points on 12-for-14 two-point shooting and pulling 11 rebounds for the winners.

Le Mans 77-83 Lietuvos Rytas

Hollis Price top scored with 32 points as Lietuvos Rytas enjoyed a big 83-77 road victory in Le Mans.

The Lithuanians edged the match thanks to a big final quarter when they outscored the French 25-17.

Group C:

Partizan 90-94 Panathinaikos

Kostas Tsartsaris and Dimitrios Diamantidis both scored 21 points as defending champions Panathinaikos survived a big scare in Serbia.

The Greeks were trailing by a point before finally digging out the victory at the death.

Brose 49-59 Real Madrid

Real Madrid stayed unbeaten in Group C and joined Panathinaikos atop the standings by downing Brose Baskets 49-59 on the road in Bamberg.

Felipe Reyes showed he is recovered from his back problems, as he led the winners with a double-double of 21 points on 8-of-9 two-pointers and 12 rebounds.
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