Barcelona remains perfect after handing CSKA record-setting loss

FC Barcelona Regal kept its perfect Turkish Airlines Euroleague record untouched and handed CSKA Moscow its worst Euroleague home loss with a dominating 60-81 victory in a clash of undefeated teams on Thursday in Moscow. Barcelona now holds sole possession of the first place in Group D with a 5-0 record, while CSKA drops to 4-1 and into second place. Marcelinho Huertas and Juan Carlos Navarro each scored 8 points in a crucial 5-19 third quarter run, which Barcelona used to open up a 15-point lead after three quarters. The visitors then played lockdown defense the rest of the way to cruise to big victory. Navarro led the way with 21 points – including 4 three-pointers – and Huertas finished with 12. Erazem Lorbek added 15 points and Nathan Jawaii chipped in with 10 points plus 7 rebounds for Barcelona. Nenad Krstic led CSKA with 18 points, Milos Teodosic scored 12 and Anton Ponkrashov netted 9 in defeat. CSKA’s previous worst loss was 73-90 against Tau Ceramica (now Caja Laboral) in April 2002.