Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Enisey Krasnoyarsk on the road, 100-75 (29-19, 26-25, 21-19, 24-12).
Top Scorers
Enisey: Tony Taylor (20+8 ast), Frank Elegar (17+6 reb), Andrey Koshcheev (11)
Zenit: Ryan Toolson (24), Kyle Landry (16), Pavel Sergeev (15), Aaron White (7+11 reb)
Turning Point
Trailing by 10 at the end of the opening period, Enisey struggled to put any pressure on the visitors the rest of the game. Zenit maintained a healthy 8-10 point lead much of the 2nd and 3rd quarters, before pushing the margin to 15 late in the 3rd.
Despite a big night at the free-throw line (28-34), Enisey couldn’t make a 3-pointer, shooting 1-14, including 0-4 in the 4th quarter, dooming any hope of a comeback.
Zenit, meanwhile, kept getting better, shooting 10-14 from the field in the 4th quarter to win by 25.
Stat
44-29 – Zenit dominated on the glass, outrebounding Enisey by 15.
Quotes
Zenit head coach Vasily Karasev:
– It was a good game! We had time to prepare: Approximately an eight-day break. We arrived in Krasnoyarsk on the day of the game. Obviously, it’s always tough against Enisey. But our players executed. I’m happy with Mbakwe’s performance. We signed him for his ability on defense. He hadn’t played in three months, but he’s gradually fitting in with our system.
Enisey head coach Oleg Okulov:
– There are different emotions during and after a game, but I can’t be satisfied with the quality of basketball today. We’ll give the guys some time off. Zenit had a break between games, while our previous game was on the road. We weren’t able to execute multiple things we’d planned for this game. Against a team like Zenit, you need to give total effort for all 40 minutes.
Up Next
Enisey: December 4 vs. Kalev
Zenit: December 11 vs. UNICS
