CSKA vs. Zenit St.Petersburg: 83-73 (+10)
CSKA: Clyburn (5 + 3 rb + 3 as), Higgins (4 + 6 as), Hackett (15 + 5 rb + 3 to), Kurbanov (12 + 2 as), Hunter (2 + 3 rb + 2 bs) – start; De Colo (15 + 2 as + 3 to), Bolomboy (1 + 5 rb + 2 st), Peters (10 + 3 rb), Ukhov (6 + 2 as), Antonov (2), Vorontsevich (11 + 3 as), Lopatin (0)…
Zenit: Armand (6 + 3 rb + 3 as), Reynolds (14 + 5 rb), Miller-McIntyre (4 + 4 as), Voronov (5 pf), Simonovic (13 + 4 rb + 2 st) – start; Mekel (11 + 7 as + 3 to), Desyatnikov (4 + 3 rb), Pushkov (6 + 3 rb), Trushkin (5 + 4 rb), Scrubb (8 + 2 as), Valiev (2), Usoltsev (0)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to the team, we were better tonight, we were decisive and focused in making stops and creating things on offense. We managed to bring the game in the way we wanted to and we kept the good team like Zenit low in means of scoring. During the game we were up by 22-24 points and we brought the game to smooth end. Probably we could shoot 2-0pointers better, we were a bit sloppy in finishing the plays. Still we moved the ball well and we can be happy with 21 assists – I think the audience was happy too. Now we have small marathon, we play three games in five days with one road trip. It should be mentioned that CSKA is playing in different conditions in comparison to other teams. But it is what it is, we continue working in the rhythm that we have.
