Zenit — CSKA, 12 October 2025

Zenit Saint Petersburg – CSKA PBC: 84-85 (+1)

Zenit: Zhbanov (9 + 5 rb), Randolph (3 + 3 rb + 5 as + 3 to), Poythress (16 + 4 rb + 3 to + 5 pf), Vorontsevich (16 + 3 rb), Yemchenko (13 + 6 as) – start; Roberson (5 rb), Shcherbenev (21 + 3 rb + 3 as + 4 pf), Martyuk (3 + 4 rb), Uzinskiy (3), Zemskiy (DNP), Krivykh (DNP)…

CSKA: Cleveland (10 + 6 as + 4 pf), Ware (9), Ruzhentsev (3), Astapkovich (15 + 8 rb + 6 as), Jean-Charles (10 + 3 rb + 5 to + 4 pf) – start; Jekiri (6 + 6 rb + 2 as + 5 pf), Trimble (17 + 4 rb + 5 as + 4 to + 5 pf), Ukhov (7 + 3 rb + 2 as), Karpenko (DNP), Chadov (DNP), Antonov (8 + 3 rb), Kurbanov (4 rb)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

I'm very happy with the victory; we found an opportunity to win, even though we didn't play up to my standards. We mentioned many times in preparation for this game that when their leaders are out, many other players step up, and even then, we weren't able to execute our defense properly. We tried to give the win to our opponents several times, but in the end, we managed to take it back. There are many small details that need to be adjusted for the rest of the season. I'll add that for the first time in my career at CSKA, our opponents have a 33-14 advantage in free throw attempts. This means we're playing aggressively, and we'll continue to play men's basketball, without any tricks or shortcuts.