(MENAFN- Kora) Cska took the opening game of the five-match quarter-final series against panathinaikos 77-74 in overtime on wednesday and followed that up with a resounding 77-51 home victory.
the russian side can secure a semi-final spot on monday if they win game three of the series in athens.
cska edged into a 21-19 lead at the end of the first quarter then took charge of the match by stretching their advantage to 39-25 at half-time and there was no way back for the visitors.
panathinaikos had no answer to ettore messina's side who outscored their opponents by 27 points to 12 in the final quarter and look destined for the semi-finals.
sonny weems was the star of the show for the home side scoring 23 points to ensure roko ukic's 15-point haul was in vain for the greek outfit.
milan pegged maccabi back to leave the series well poised at 1-1 as they secured a 91-77 win at mediolanum forum.
maccabi pulled off a stunning comeback to beat the italian side 101-99 in the opening game of the series but they were unable to repeat that feat in game two.
the hosts signalled their intention by racing into a 25-17 lead after the first quarter and were then 47-34 up at the halfway mark.
maccabi failed to produce another stirring fightback with curtis jerrells leading the way for milan with 17 points and six assists.
alex tyus helped himself to 16 points for the visitors who must now regroup ahead of game three at nokia arena on monday.
maccabi also triumphed in an additional period beating milan 101-99 in one of the best comebacks in the competition's history.
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