ANKARA
Russian basketball powerhouse CSKA Moscow beat Lithuania’s Zalgiris Kaunas 85-82 Thursday in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 12 game.
American guard Mike James brought his team victory, scoring a critical three-pointer to break an 82-82 tie at the end of overtime.
James dropped 19 points against Zalgiris Kaunas.
Another CSKA guard, Janis Strelnieks, netted 18 points to contribute to the Russian team’s victory at Moscow’s Megasport Arena.
The home team’s American guard Ron Baker tallied 13 points as well.
Zalgiris Kaunas guard Thomas Walkup produced 19 points against CSKA Moscow.
Walkup took seven rebounds and made six assists to
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