CSKA Moscow beat Efes to stay perfect

Reigning champion CSKA Moscow remained perfect this season by holding off a resilient Anadolu Efes Istanbul on the road 87-93 at the Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul on Tuesday night. CSKA improved to 3-0, while Efes dropped to 0-3 after an exciting game that saw the hosts rally from a 15-point deficit in the second half and tie the game couple times in the fourth quarter. Thomas Heurtel tied it 82-82 with 3:35 to go, but Efes never went in front, as CSKA scored the next 7 points to close out the game. De Colo finished with 26 points, and also added 6 assists and 4 rebounds in victory. Teodosic netted 15 points with 8 assists. Cory Higgins scored 9 of his 13 points in the second quarter, and Jeff Ayers in his first significant action scored 10 points in victory. For the hosts, DeShaun Thomas had 16 points, while Derrick Brown scored 14 and Bryce Cotton 12. Jayson Granger had 8 assists and Thomas Heurtel dished 7 for the hosts.