BELGRADE, March 11 (Reuters) - Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade closed in on a Euroleague playoff berth with a dramatic 69-67 win over Panathinaikos and Barcelona also boosted their hopes with a 100-98 overtime home defeat of CSKA Moscow on Friday.
Holders Real Madrid stayed on course to reach the last eight after former Chicago Bulls forward Andres Nocioni helped them to a 90-75 win at Zalgiris Kaunas.
Roared on by a frenetic 20,000 crowd in Belgrade's Kombank Arena, Red Star prevailed in a physical roller coaster as their American shooting guard Tarence Kinsey scored 19 points.