Zenit — CSKA, 07 December 2024

Zenit St.Petersburg – PBC CSKA: 82-78 (-4)

Zenit: Frazier (2 + 7 as), Karasev (6), Bacon (20 + 5 rb + 2 st), Hunter (10 + 4 rb), Vorontsevich (5) – start; Shcherbenev (DNP), Zakharov (DNP), Zhbanov (3), Volkhin (DNP), Spellman (6), Moon (20 + 5 as + 2 st), Poythress (10 + 5 rb)…

CSKA: Ware (13 + 2 as + 3 to + 4 pf), Trimble (15 + 4 as), Jean-Charles (4 + 3 rb), M'Baye (18 + 12 rb + 3 to), Kurbanov (6 + 6 rb) – start; Jekiri (13 + 6 rb + 4 pf), Avramovic (5 + 2 as), Gankevich (DNP), Ukhov (0), Astapkovich (4 + 4 rb), Karpenko (DNP), Antonov (0)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

First of all, congratulations to Zenit, the opponents played better and deserved to win. I can say that the [national team] break did not do us any good, we lost our rhythm and, in fact, have not played a single good game since then. The second quarter was key, we made many mistakes in defense and offense. In particular, we lacked aggressiveness, we overthought on offense, missed open shots, panicked and made several unforced turnovers, while at the same time allowing the hosts many good looks. We allowed the opponent to gain an advantage, which they effectively held until the end of the game. Now we need to regroup, learn from our mistakes and play better in the rest of the season.