BERLIN, May 13 (Reuters) - Six-time Euroleague winners CSKA Moscow beat fellow Russians Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 88-81 to reach the competition's final after an outstanding performance by their French guard Nando De Colo on Friday.
De Colo, who was named the season's most valuable player and also finished as its top scorer, netted 10 of his game-high 30 points in the first quarter and 14 in the third as CSKA pulled away in the opening stages.
With Lokomotiv seemingly suffering stage fright in their maiden Final Four appearance, CSKA romped to a 9-0 lead which soared to 35-21 midway through the second quarter.