Maccabi Elite clinched the last remaining Final Four berth to return to the Euroleague semi-finals for the seventh time after beating Barcelona 88-75 in Tel Aviv.

The hosts took a dramatic third game in the best-of-three series to return to the Final Four after a one-year absence as Will Bynum and David Bluthenthal each scored 21 points off of the bench on Thursday.

Maccabi, the 2004 and 2005 champions, will now face Italian champions Montepaschi Sienna in the last four.

Ramunas Siskauskas was the hero for CSKA, meanwhile, as they overcame Olympiacos to book their place in the semis on Wednesday.

Siskauskas bagged 24 points in a resounding 81-56 victory, to make it six consecutive Final Four appearances for the Moscow side.

Tau Ceramica will face CSKA in the semi-finals after defeating Partizan.

Tiago Splitter did most of their damage, with 18 points in an 85-68 victory.

Tau Cermica will be participating in their fourth straight Final Four.

Tom Williams / Eurosport