2019-20Regular SeasonRound 6
Zenit St Petersburg 70
CSKA Moscow 87
November 01, 2019 CET: 18:00
Local time: 20:00 SIBUR ARENA

CSKA rebounds and rallies to win at Zenit

Defending champion CSKA Moscow got back to winning ways by defeating fellow Russian side Zenit St Petersburg 70-87 on Friday at Sibur Arena. CSKA raised its record to 5-1, good for at least a share of second place, while Zenit remains winless at home, dropping to 2-4. CSKA took control with a 3-19 run bridging the first two quarters to open a 15-point lead. Zenit erased that with a 15-0 third-quarter run, but Mike James and Darrun Hilliard answered by hitting 4 consecutive triples as CSKA pulled away again and cruised to victory. James led CSKA with 16 points, while Johannes Voigtmann had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Nikita Kurbanov and Darrun Hilliard scored 13 apiece for the winners. Gustavo Ayon paced Zenit with 20 points on 10-for-14 two-point shooting and 8 rebounds. Will Thomas added 14 points and Austin Hollins 13 points for the hosts.

Hollins had 6 of Zenit's first 8 points and his assist set up Will Thomas to give the hosts a 12-11 lead. But Nikita Kurbanov had 10 points in the first quarter, including 2 triples that put CSKA up 12-18, before threes from Johannes Voigtmann and Semen Antonov boosted the visitors to a 15-26 advantage after 10 minutes. A driving dunk from Ivan Ukhov made it to 15-30 early in the second quarter before Tim Abromaitis hit back-to-back triples, Zenit's first of the night, to stop the bleeding. Thomas downed a pair of layups for the hosts, but Ukhov hit from downtown, and so did Mike James, reupping the margin to 30-45. Zenit managed to cut into the lead with a three from Dmitry Khvostov and a pair of layups from Ayon, making it 37-48 at the break.

Back-to-back three-pointers from Kurbanov and Hilliard put CSKA up 37-54 to start the third quarter, but Zenit got it going offensively with Thomas scoring 7 points and Hollins landing a transition triple during a 15-0 run to tie 59-59 in the final minute of the third quarter. Zenit never went in front, however. James ended CSKA's drought by nailing an off-balance triple early in the fourth, before Hilliard knocked down a pair from downtown, and James hit another one to make it 61-73 lead with 6 minutes left. Ayon worked inside to keep Zenit in it, but Voigtmann hit his fourth three-pointer and led a fastbreak that increased the margin to 67-83, sealing the deal.

One run trumps another

CSKA was without a field goal for more than 6 minutes to finish third quarter, allowing Zenit a run of 15 unanswered points, but then Mike James and Darrun Hilliard caught fire at the start of the fourth, each hitting a pair of three-pointers to put together a 12-0 run as CSKA never looked back.

Quick-shooting turnaround

Just 48 hours after making 7 triples in a home loss to Olympiacos Piraeus, CSKA nailed 16 of them in this game. James and Johannes Voigtmann each knocked down 4, while Hilliard and Nikita Kurbanov hit 3 each.

Kings of the road

With this result, CSKA extended its road winning streak to 13. That run that includes two playoff road wins last season, two victories at the 2019 Final Four, and a perfect 3-0 road record this season. During that same period, CSKA has 10-4 record at home.

Strong inside performance

Although it came in a losing effort, Gustavo Ayon had a big performance, making 10 of 14 two-point shots. Nando De Colo is the only player with more two-point shots made in a game this season, and for Ayon marks his third game with 10 or more two-pointers made since the beginning of last season, more than any other player in the EuroLeague during that span.

Next up

Next week in Round 7, Zenit has another Russian derby on its slate when it welcomes Khimki Moscow Region, while CSKA travels to face LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.

Darrun Hilliard - CSKA Moscow - EB19
Sunday, December 1, 2019
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Referees: HIERREZUELO, DANIEL; HORDOV, TOMISLAV ; KOWALSKI, MARCIN
Attendance: 5162
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Zenit St Petersburg15222211
CSKA Moscow26221326
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Zenit St Petersburg15375970
CSKA Moscow26486187
Zenit St Petersburg
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 IVERSON, COLTON 9:06   0/2               1   1 1   -5
6 ALBICY, ANDREW 16:30 2 1/1 0/1   1 1 2 2   1     1 2 5
7 PONKRASHOV, ANTON 9:40   0/1 0/1     1 1 1 1           1
9 HOLLINS, AUSTIN 23:20 13 4/6 1/2 2/3   2 2 4 1 3   1 3 1 10
10 THOMAS, WILL 30:35 14 5/7 1/1 1/2 1 1 2 1 1       1 1 15
12 RENFROE, ALEX 16:35   0/4       2 2 4 2 2   1 3 1 -1
13 KHVOSTOV, DMITRY 18:57 5 1/1 1/2         3   2     2 2 5
14 PUSHKOV, ANTON 1:33   0/1               1         -2
16 TRUSHKIN, VLADISLAV 5:32     0/1                       -1
21 ABROMAITIS, TIM 15:58 9   3/6     1 1 1         2 2 8
25 PONITKA, MATEUSZ 29:26 7 1/4   5/6 1 3 4 1   3   1 2 7 9
34 AYON, GUSTAVO 22:48 20 10/14   0/1 2 6 8 2 1 2     5 5 24
Team           1 3 4     1         3
Totals 200:00 70 22/41 6/14 8/12 6 20 26 19 6 16 0 4 20 21 71
        53.7% 42.9% 66.7%
Head coach: PLAZA, JOAN
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
CSKA Moscow
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
3 BOLOMBOY, JOEL 8:56 3   0/1 3/6 2 3 5 1   1     2 5 7
5 JAMES, MIKE 28:19 16 2/8 4/5         4 1 2 1     4 17
7 UKHOV, IVAN 13:52 7 2/2 1/4   1 2 3 1 2 1     2   7
11 ANTONOV, SEMEN 14:02 5 1/1 1/3     2 2           1   4
13 STRELNIEKS, JANIS 15:23 6 1/2 0/1 4/4   1 1 5         1 1 10
17 VOIGTMANN, JOHANNES 24:29 14 0/1 4/5 2/2 1 6 7 3 2 1 2   3 2 24
20 VORONTSEVICH, ANDREY 17:34     0/2   2 2 4 3 1 1 1   1   5
28 LOPATIN, ANDREI 0:13                              
32 HILLIARD, DARRUN 31:02 13 2/5 3/7     1 1 3 1 3     2 1 7
41 KURBANOV, NIKITA 15:11 13 1/1 3/4 2/2   3 3   1       3 1 14
42 HINES, KYLE 16:39 8 3/3   2/3   1 1 2 2 1     4 3 10
84 BAKER, RON 14:20 2 0/1 0/1 2/2 1   1   2 3     2 3 1
Team           3   3     1         2
Totals 200:00 87 12/24 16/33 15/19 10 21 31 22 12 14 4 0 21 20 108
        50% 48.5% 78.9%
Head coach: ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS

Head Coaches

ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS
CSKA Moscow

"I would like to congratulate my team. In the third quarter, Zenit had their momentum and came back to tie the game, but it actually showed we have a character. Even though they tied the game, we came up with big shots, some good ball movement, some good defenses – and won by a big margin. Winning the rebounds over here is very important, and we had that as a target. I think we did a pretty good job today. It is what is all about in back-to-back [games] and showed some character on a tough road trip against a team that just won on the road against Zalgiris."

"Today we kept our composure, and this composure it is something that can lead us in a correct and good direction. Besides the shots we made and the ball movement we had, and transition game, our defense was at a very good level, which is another plus."

Players

ALBICY, ANDREW
Zenit St Petersburg
"We showed character and were able to return to the game, but we spent too much energy on it. Our opponent played excellent throughout the match, made a lot of three-pointers. We tried to take the first victory at home, and although we could not do this, we will continue to work and improve."
JAMES, MIKE
CSKA Moscow
"We just stuck to our game plan. We lost a game earlier this week and wanted to bounce back and show that we can fight and play as a team. We moved the ball today. It was a full team effort, everyone helped us out, and it was a team win. Today, we played more together and with more heart. Two days ago we did not play with a lot of energy. I think today we had a lot more energy as a team and we just shared the ball a little bit better."
VOIGTMANN, JOHANNES
CSKA Moscow
"I did my job, I made shots. I am very happy with a team win, but it is always good if you can contribute. We played a very serious first half; we played very consistently. We made some mistakes and kind of lost it in the second half, but we had guys making shots in the end and that's what won us the game. If we can erase the mistakes we did during their 15-0 run, we can be an even better team."
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