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Zenit finished the first stage of the VTB League regular season on the 3rd place

20 January 2023
Zenit finished the first stage of the VTB League regular season on the 3rd place

The last game of the first stage of this VTB United League season was a road one for Zenit. Moreover, it was the road game against CSKA Moscow that has never lost this season.

The first half was even for both teams. In Zenit, Sergey Karasev and Thomas Heurtel were the main players that made possible a 10-point lead for Zenit in the first quarter. But CSKA – by the hands of Shved, Ukhov and Davidovac – got back into the game and finished the half at 43-43.

The third quarter was an offensive one as both teams went to 16-16 in just four minutes. But then Ware scored 2 triples in a row and made Xavi Pascual take a time-out. It didn’t help as the Moscow team got the lead to +8 by the end of the quarter. The crucial period wasn’t the best one for Zenit’s offence as our team scored only 12 points. As a result, 100-80 in favour of the home team.