Zenit — CSKA, 05 May 2024

Zenit St.Petersburg – PBC CSKA: 67-82 (+15)

Zenit: Morgan (13), Karasev (14 + 4 rb), Zhbanov (2 + 2 as + 5 pf), Heurtel (10 + 3 rb + 7 as), Hunter (14 + 8 rb + 2 as + 2 st + 2 bs + 3 to) – start; Frazier (8 + 4 as), Zaharov (0), Gerasimov (DNP), Zubkov (3 rb), Toropov (DNP), Kuric (2 as), Carlton (6)…

CSKA: Ware (3 rb + 5 as + 3 st), Ukhov (8 + 3 rb + 6 as + 3 to), Jean-Charles (18 + 4 as), M'Baye (18), Kurbanov (9 + 8 rb) – start; Jekiri (8 + 5 rb), Gankevich (DNP), Trimble (4 + 3 rb + 4 as + 4 pf), Astapkovich (10 + 5 rb + 3 to), Ruzhentsev (0), Antonov (3 as), Hanlan (7 + 4 rb)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

I think it was a great game for us. We controlled the game from start to finish, stuck to the plan, the players showed character. But we know that this is just the first game, the next one will be completely different. We expect the opponent to react to this defeat. We are prepared for the next game to be a completely different story.