Partizan upset European champions to progress to Euroleague Top 16

Moscow, RUSSIA, January 14, 2008 - Partizan Belgrade have ensured their place in the Top 16 phase of the basketball Euroleague by beating the competition’s reigning champions CSKA in Moscow - 66-63 (18-14, 12-15, 13-16, 23-18).
Besides Partizan, the three other teams to qualify for the next phase are CSKA Moscow, who topped Group D, second-placed Real Madrid and Armani Jeans Milano.
Milenko Tepic (13) and Aleksandar Rasic (13) were the best scorers for Partizan, while Erazem Lorbek added 23 for CSKA.
The matches of the second stage of the Euroleague are scheduled to be played 28 January through 12 March. The two top teams of the four groups will qualify for the quarter-finals.