CSKA routs Unics behind Teodosic’s double-double

Reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion CSKA Moscow cruised to a convincing 98-80 victory over shorthanded Unics Kazan on Thursday night at Megasport Arena in the Russian capital. CSKA improved to 4-0 behind a balanced team effort that saw seven players score at least 8 points. All-EuroLeague guard Milos Teodosic ran the show with 16 points and 10 assists, while Cory Higgins added 14 points, Nando De Colo 11 and Kyle Hines 10. Teodosic also took over ninth place on the EuroLeague’s all-time scoring list with 2,397 points, moving past former CSKA great J.R. Holden (2,388 points). The hosts made an amazing 12 of 21 three-pointers (57.1%), including a perfect 3 for 3 by Andrey Vorontsevich. The champs also outrebounded Unics 36-25. Keith Langford led Unics with 36 points, eclipsing his career high by 1. Quino Colom added 12 points and 5 assists in defeat as Unics fell to 0-4.