CSKA Moscow entered their semi-final match up against Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, having won both regular season meetings.

However, led by guard Tyrese Rice, and support from a large majority of the fans in attendance, Maccabi launch a fourth quarter comeback.

Rice's steal and layup, with 5 seconds to play, gave Maccabi a 68–67 lead, and Sonny Weems missed a contested three pointer at the buzzer.

Real scored 14 3-pointers, and played at a blistering pace, to beat their Spanish rivals for the fifth time in six games on the year.

[5] However, Maccabi Tel Aviv fought back with a series of fast breaks, and trailed by just two points, at half time.

Mediolanum Forum Maccabi's surprise win led to wild celebrations, as the club's fans filled Tel Aviv's Rabin Square.

An estimated 18,000 such tweets contained anti-Semitic language, prompting a lawsuit by local Jewish communities, and an official apology by the league.