Intro:

Highlights from Friday (October 17th) night's games in the Euroleague.

Script:

Beaten finalists last season, Real Madrid made a winning start to their 2014/15 Euroleague campaign on Friday night, as they beat Zalgiris Kaunas 80-71.

Felipe Reyes led the way for the Spanish side with 11 points and five rebounds, while Gustavo Ayon added ten points in his first Euroleague game with Real.

Also in Group A, Nizhny Novgorod hosted Dinamo Sassari of Italy.

Nizhny dominated the third quarter to come back from a 19 point deficit. it proved enough for them to secure a narrow 88-86 win.

Tarence Kinsey the pick of the night for Nizhny with 17 points and seven rebounds

The lone Group B game of Friday night saw ALBA Berlin host CSKA Moscow.

The Russian side proved too strong as they led the way in all four quarters and ran away with it in the third, eventually sealing the win 84-68 thanks also to Sasha Kaun's 25 points and nine rebounds. .

To Greece now, where Panathianaikos maintained their perfect home record against Polish teams.

They made it nine from nine as they dispatched PGE Turow 84-77, five Panathinaikos players finished the game in double figures to highlight their dominance.

Meanwhile, the most exciting encounter of the evening proved to be the Group C matchup between EA7 Milano and Fenerbahce.

The visitors held a two-point lead at half-time but were pegged back by the Turkish side who sealed a 77-74 win.

Andrew Goudelock lead all scorers with 19 points for the home side, including a crucial three-pointer in the dying seconds.

Finally, staying in Group C, Barcelona were up against Bayern Munich, the first time the two sides met in the Euroleague.

Neither side was able to pull away in a tight affari that eventually saw the Catalans come out on top and start the season in winnig ways 83-81.