“Zalgiris is an athletic and very aggressive team that will be highly motivated against us,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “They add to their motivation, because they play in front of amazing crowd, because they always fight and play very intense, because they made us play hard all 40 minutes in Moscow to take home win. I expect it to be a difficult game. We have our problems but the most important thing is that we are having very good practices and ready to fight.”
13 players went to Lithuania. Pavel Korobkov (knee surgery), Ivan Lazarev (played for second team) and Milos Teodosic (foot injury) stayed in Moscow.
Past matchups
Nando De Colo has recorded a performance index rating in double figures in 42 of his last 43 EuroLeague games.
De Colo is ranked first in EuroLeague history in free throw accuracy. He has made 92.77% of his free throws.
Nando De Colo needs 8 assists to reach 300 for his EuroLeague career.
Milos Teodosic has hit at least 1 three-pointer in 13 straight and 33 of his last 34 EuroLeague games.
Milos Teodosic leads the EuroLeague this season with 7.6 assists per game. He ranks third all-time in assists with 1,043. Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos is in second place with 1,062 and counting.
Teodosic has dished at least 5 assists in 17 of his last 18 EuroLeague games.
Milos Teodosic is fourth in scoring in the EuroLeague this season with 16.9 points per night, and is ranked fifth with 17.8 performance index rating.
Milos Teodosic is fourth on the all-time scoring charts with 2,593 points.
Cory Higgins has made 15 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague games.
Cory Higgins is the EuroLeague career leader among active, qualified players in three-point accuracy at 49.0%.
Victor Khryapa has 223 career steals. With 1 more he can catch Jorge Garbajosa (224) for eighth place on the all-time charts.
James Augustine is the EuroLeague career leader among active, qualified players in shooting accuracy at 66.03%.
Big man James Augustine needs 3 points to reach 500 for his EuroLeague career.
Vitaly Fridzon is 2 steals away from reaching the century mark for his EuroLeague career.
Kyle Hines needs 2 more offensive rebounds to become only the sixth man in competition history to pull down at least 350 offensive boards for his career. Hines is currently in sixth place with 348.
Past matchups
Wins/losses (since 1999): 21-4
1999-00 – Euroleague. Qualifying Round. Zalgiris – CSKA: 84-76 (-8)
1999-00 – Euroleague. Qualifying Round. CSKA – Zalgiris: 76-64 (+12)
1999-00 – NEBL. Regular Season. Zalgiris – CSKA: 57-60 (+3)
2000-01 – NEBL. Regular Season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 84-71 (+13)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular Season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 90-81 (+9)
2003-04 – Euroleague. Regular Season. Zalgiris – CSKA: 75-78 (+3)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Regular Season. Zalgiris – CSKA: 59-78 (+19)
2006-07 – Euroleague. Regular Season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 88-72 (+16)
2007-08 – Euroleague. Regular Season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 78-70 (+8)
2007-08 – Euroleague. Regular Season. Zalgiris – CSKA: 60-88 (+28)
2009-10 – VTB United League. Regular Season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 90-74 (+16)
2009-10 – VTB United League. Regular Season Zalgiris – CSKA: 67-63 (-4)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Top 16. Zalgiris – CSKA: 68-83 (+15)
2009-10 – Euroleague. Top 16. CSKA – Zalgiris: 84-71 (+13)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season. Zalgiris – CSKA: 74-87 (+13)
2011-12 – Euroleague. Regular Season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 95-82 (+13)
2012-13 – VTB United League. Regular Season. Zalgiris – CSKA: 76-66 (-10)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16. Zalgiris – CSKA: 73-87 (+13)
2012-13 – VTB United League. Regular Season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 68-74 (-6)
2012-13 – Euroleague. Top 16. CSKA – Zalgiris: 70-61 (+9)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16. CSKA – Zalgiris: 77-62 (+15)
2013-14 – Euroleague. Top 16. Zalgiris – CSKA: 86-88 (+2)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Top 16. Zalgiris – CSKA: 59-94 (+35)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Top 16. CSKA – Zalgiris: 100-86 (+14)
2016-17 – Euroleague. Regular season. CSKA – Zalgiris: 95-86 (+9)
Short dossier
Zalgiris Kaunas, Lithuania
Founded: 1944
Colors: green, white
Home court: Zalgirio Arena (15.000 çðèòåëåé)
Director: Paulius Motejunas
Head coach: Sarunas Jasikevicius
Website: www.zalgiris.lt
Trophy case: Euroleague champion (1999), 29-time Lithuanian champion (1946, 1950, 1952-55, 1958, 1991-99, 2001, 2003-05, 2007-08, 2011-16), 4-time Baltic League champion (2005, 2008, 2011, 2012), NEBL champion (1999), 5-time Lithuanian Federation Cup winner (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015), Intercontinental Cup winner (1986), 4-time USSR champion (1951, 1985, 1986, 1987), USSR Cup winner
