Pre-game breakdown
The Army Men spent Monday on the way to Moscow. The team got back to practices on Tuesday night.
CSKA will miss injured Mikhail Kulagin.
Word to the coach
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We are back to work and switching our chip to VTB League playoffs. Zenit has quality and motivation but we are also highly motivated to play together as a strong unit. We need to continue fighting and I hope our fans realize how important is to fight for the other title, that they will come and support us.
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 8-3 (18-0 against Triumph Lyubertsy)
Games of the 2018-19 VTB United League season:
20-Jan-2019. Regular season. Zenit – CSKA: 93-86 (-7)
08-Apr-2019. Regular season. CSKA – Zenit: 83-73 (+10)
Short dossier
Founded: 2014
Colors: dark-blue, white, light-blue
Homecourt: Yubileiny (7,044)
CEO: Alexander Tserkovny
Head coach: Joan Plaza
Website: basket.fc-zenit.ru
