CSKA of Manuchar Markoishvili beat “Rytavs” Lietuvos of Lithuania 87:70 in semifinal of the Alexander Gomelsky Cup. In final the Moscow club will face “Panathinaikos” Athens.

7 minutes before the end of the game the score was draw (66:66). However, the Russian club managed to win 21:4 (!).

The Georgian basketball player was in lineup. He earned 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 23:13 minutes. Markoishvili scored 2 from 4 2 points, 1 from 6 3 pointers and 3 from 4 free throws. He had one turnover, received 4 personal fouls and 2 fouls were committed against him.

After the game Manuchar was disappointed because he missed many “open” throws. According to the Georgia, he was a bit nervous because he was holding the first game in home arena of CSKA. Markoishvili promised fans to play better in the future.

Today CSKA will play “Panathinaikos” of Greece in the final. In the second semifinal the Athens club defeated “Nizhny Novgorod” of Russia 63:55