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.

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

[5][6] It looked as if Maccabi would come out on top, after a back-and-forth second half, that gave them a four-point lead, with under a minute to play.

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.