Real Madrid remains unbeaten with overtime win over CSKA

Real Madrid kept its unbeaten streak in the Top 16 alive by beating CSKA Moscow 86-78 in overtime at home. It was the first meeting between the two since 2009, and was every bit worth the wait. Madrid improved to 6-0, while CSKA dropped to 4-2 in a key result. Jaycee Carroll was immense for Madrid with a career-high 31 points on 6-of-8 three-point shooting. Rudy Fernandez amassed 20 points, a personal-best 13 rebounds plus 5 assists, while Sergio Llull and Nikola Mirotic both scored 10 points for the hosts. Milos Teodosic and Zoran Erceg – the latter in a long-awaited return from injury – paced six CSKA scorers in double figures with 13 points apiece. Vladimir Micov added 12, Sasha Kaun and Nenad Krstic each scored 11 and Sonny Weems had 10 in what proved to be an unhappy return for CSKA coach Ettore Messina to his former home court. CSKA had a chance to win it with the ball and the score tied 66-66 in the closing seconds of regulation, but Teodosic missed from downtown and Madrid pulled away in the final minute of the overtime session.