Zenit defeated Enisey on the road – 98:79 (19:20, 34:27, 17:12, 28:20).
Game progress
During the opening quarter, the difference was 4 points maximum. In the second quarter, the first surprises came from the guests. The St. Petersburg team set up a zone defense, which confused the hosts offense for a while. Zenit also started to score and made 7 of 10 three-pointers, and a 6-point lead by the halftime – 53:47.
Key moment
The guests looked more confident in the second half. The third quarter was summed up by a buzzer-beater by Sergey Karasev, after which Zenit had a double-digit lead – 70:59. The St. Petersburg team didn’t let the advantage get away. The team added more in the final quarter and got a convincing win.
X-factor
Three-pointers were the key to Zenit offense in this game. The guests repeated the team’s season-high with 16 of 39 long-range shots (41.0%). Adrien Moerman made 6 of 9 three-pointers.
Fact
Zenit became the most winning team of Group A in March. In the current month, the St. Petersburg team has 5 wins in 6 games.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes made 3 long-range shots in this game. The Canadian has already made 103 three-pointers this season, ties with Alexey Shved for three-pointers made in a season.
Adrien Moerman scored 20 points in this game and updated his VTB League career-high.
Leaders
Enisey: Xavier Rathan-Mayes (23), Jeremiah Martin (19 + 6 assists), Beau Beech (18 + 7 rebounds).
Zenit: Trent Frazier (30 + 11 assists), Adrien Moerman (20 + 7 rebounds), Sergey Karasev (17), Vince Hunter (10 + 7 rebounds).
What’s next
Enisey (17-16): April 7 at home versus CSKA
Zenit (23-10): April 5 at home against UNICS.
