Zenit defeated Samara at home – 95:56 (21:8, 19:17, 29:13, 26:18).
Game progress
The game started at a slow pace. Zenit took a double-digit lead for the first time in the middle of the first quarter. The guests scored only twice in the opening quarter.
Samara improved its offense in the second quarter, managed to equalise the game. Zenit got a 15-point lead by halftime.
The hosts did not wait until the end and achieved a decisive advantage in the third quarter (31-point lead). Until the end of the game, the St. Petersburg team dominated in all stats, except for free throw shooting, but fell just short to make it to 100 points.
X-factor
The hosts’ domination was most evident in the paint. Zenit outrebounded Samara 54-26 (18-7 offensive rebounds).
Facts
Zenit set the new VTB League season-high 54 rebounds.
Andrei Martiuk recorded his 5th double-double of the season with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Samara had its lowest-scoring game of the season (56 points).
Leaders
Zenit: Andrei Martiuk (13 + 15 rebounds), Nenad Dimitrijevic (13 + 6 rebounds + 7 assists), Noah Vonleh (12 + 7 rebounds), Luka Samanic (12 + 6 rebounds), Levi Randolph (12) Pavel Zemsky (12)
Samara: Nikita Mikhailovskii (14 + 7 turnovers), Gleb Sheiko (10)
What’s next
Zenit: December 13 at home against Enisey
Samara: December 12 on the road versus CSKA.
