CSKA impresses in Milan without Teodosic, De Colo

Defending champion CSKA Moscow put on an offensive clinic in the third quarter and made a series of defensive stops in the second half, racing away to a 64-79 road win against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan on Thursday night at the Mediolanum Forum despite missing its top two scorers. Milan led 38-36 at halftime, but CSKA scored 30 points in the third quarter and allowed only 10 points in the fourth en route to a win that improved its record to 10-1 atop the standings, while Milan dropped to 4-7. CSKA played without its top two scorers, last season’s EuroLeague MVP Nando De Colo and All-EuroLeague playmaker and this season’s assist leader Milos Teodosic. And after some struggles in the first half, the visitors dominated in the second behind Dmitry Kulagin who scored a career-high 14 points, and Aaron Jackson who had 14 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Cory Higgins netted 11 for CSKA, which hit 12 three-pointers while holding Milan to only 4-for-21 from long range. For the hosts, Miroslav Raduljica finished with 11 points and Ricky Hickman and Jamel McLean each scored 10 for Milan.