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Olympiacos will face CSKA Moscow in Sunday's Euroleague final.
They beat Barcelona 68-64 in the second semi-final in Istanbul.
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Olympiacos and Barcelona went head-to-head in a repeat of the 2010 Euroleague final in Istanbul.
At stake a place in this year's final against CSKA Moscow, who edged defending champions Panathinaikos 66-64 in the first semi.
Vassilis Spanoulis opening the scoring with a three-pointer.
Although Barcelona eventually found their range, they trailed 17-11 at the end of the first quarter.
They continued to struggle from three-point range, but eventually took their first lead of the game, 27-26.
That advantage only lasted a few seconds thanks to an alley-oop just before half-time by Richard Dorsey.
Spanoulis started the second half with another of his four three-pointers and Olympiacos soon stretched their lead to eight points.
Juan Carlos Navarro and Erazem Lorbek helped trim the deficit to three points heading into the final quarter.
Richard Dorsey's lay-up put Olympiacos ahead with just 16 seconds to go and the Greek side held on to win 68-64.
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Olympiacos beat Barcelona 68-64 in second semi-final
Saturday, May 12 2012Category:Basketball