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European Champions' Cup 1960-1961
The second leg between Antwerpse and OKK Beograd was cancelled after the Yugoslavian police refused to guarantee the safety of the Belgian team, whose members received serious threats upon arrival to Belgrade, as a result of the mysterious death of Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of Congo, on February 11, 1961. The Soviet government, an ally to Lumumba, blamed the Belgian secret service as the instigator of his murder in the former Belgian colony, and this translated into several riots in the communist countries against the Belgian interests. Since the second leg could not be played, Antwerpse received a 2–0 w.o. in this game and qualified for the next round.
European Champions' Cup Final: CSKA Moscow - Rigas ASK 61-66 CSKA Moscow (coach: Evgenij Alekseev): Armenak Alachachian 4, Aleksandr Travin 6, Gennadij Volnov 13, Arkadij Bochkarev 2, Viktor Zubkov 25; Mikhail Semenov 9,Viktor Kharitonov 2 Participating Teams
 CSKA Moscow conquer European Champions' Cup trophy  CSKA Moscow Champions European Champions' Cup
 CSKA win their first European Cup in the first leg-Apr 27, 1961
In the first leg, CSKA began to build on their final victory by winning on the opposing side with a practically definitive win. The (62-87) final made it very difficult for the Riga team to have any kind of hope. The Russians already went on the scoreboard during the first half, reaching the break fifteen up (35-50). The locals could do nothing before a very offensive game led by Zubkov and Volnov, the latter leaving from the bench. In the second half the distances were only getting wider, Riga was trying not to go further because there was still the second leg but really only Lipso and Krumins showed their faces and it was too little against a much superior CSKA.
ASK Riga - CSKA Moscow 62-87 Rigas ASK (coach: Aleksandr Gomelskij): Valdmanis 9, Klanins 6, G.Muiznieks 10, Lipso 15, Krumins 14, Hehts 2, Gulbis 4, V.Muiznieks 2 CSKA Moscow (coach: Evgenij Alekseev): Alachachian 12, Travin 13, Kharitonov 5, Bochkarjov 13, Zubkov 18, Volnov 18, Semjonov 8, Astakhov CSKA's 25-point lead from the outset marked the outcome of the return match. The Russians, this time at home, tried at all times to play with the clock. Very long possessions, very meditated attacks and a clear attempt to control the tempo of the match. The Riga as it could not be otherwise tried to accelerate the situation and try to break the game to reach the end with some hope of option (26-31) at halftime. Bergs coming off the bench and Klanins were the most active players facing the Riga hoop. But the truth is that CSKA's final victory was never in danger, even though it was almost the whole game below them on the scoreboard, but always with very controlled rents. Zubkov did a lot of damage to the opposition defence and was well supported by Volnov. The Muscovites were thus opening their own title account. Courtesy of BasketFinals CSKA Moscow - ASK Riga 61-66 CSKA Moscow (coach: Evgenij Alekseev): Armenak Alachachian 4, Aleksandr Travin 6, Gennadij Volnov 13, Arkadij Bochkarev 2, Viktor Zubkov (204-C-1937) 25; Mikhail Semenov 9,Viktor Kharitonov 2 Rigas ASK (coach: Aleksandr Gomelskij): Maigonis Valdmanis 8, Juris Kalnins 11, Gundars Muiznieks 8, Jaak Lipso 9, Janis Krumins 6; Andrejs Bergs 20, Valdis Muiznieks 2, Alvils Gulbis 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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