Zenit St Petersburg vs. Khimki Moscow Region - Game

2014-15Regular SeasonRound 5

November 12, 2014 CET: 18:00

Local time: 20:00 SIBUR ARENA

Zenit St. Petersburg holds off fellow Russian rival Khimki

Dmitry Kulagin - Zenit St Petersburg - EC14 (photo Zenit)

Zenit St. Petersburg improved its record to 2-3 by edging Khimki Moscow Region 89-86 in Group D on Wednesday. Khimki dropped to 3-2. Khimki took the lead early in the fourth quarter, 63-65, but a 9-4 run for Zenit finished with a jumper by Evgey Valiev gave the hosts a slim margin they kept till the final buzzer thanks to their accuracy from the free throw line. Walter Hodge tallied 25 points, 9 assists and made 12 of 13 free throws to lead the winners with a performance index rating of 34, Dejan Borovnjak amassed a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds, Dmitry Kulagin added 14 points and Valiev 10. Tyrese Rice scored 21 for Khimki, Marko Popovic netted 15, Paul Davis 14 and Petteri Koponen 13.

In a balanced start, Rice and Hodge gave slim margins to their respective side. Kyle Landry in the open court made it 13-8 for Zenit, then James Augustine and Borovnjak hit layups to finish the first quarter at 15-12. A three-point-play completed by Borovnjak raised the difference to 20-12 early in the second quarter. while Artem Komolov scored in the open court for the first double digit margin of the game, 26-15. Rice scored 5 points in a 0-10 run for Khimki that tied the score at 30-30. Five free throws scored from six attempts allowed the hosts to finish atop 39-38 at halftime.

Dmitry Kulagin fueled the hosts at the start of the second half. The score was tied three times, the last at 45-45 by Rice. Then an 11-2 Zenit run with 5 points from Hodge made it 56-47. Late in the quarter, Koponen completed the visitors comeback, tying the game at 60-60, while Hodge from the foul line gave a slim 62-60 cushion to the home team. A three-point-play by Davis put Khimki in front 62-63 early in the fourth quarter. Koponen made it 63-65. Hodge, from long distance, gave the lead for good for the hosts. Borovnjak extended the margin to 76-70. Davis brought Khimki within 76-72 and then, in a thrilling final minute, the accuracy from the foul line by the home team with 6 free throws made kept a safet margin till the buzzer.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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Referees: NURAN, RUSTU; KALPAKAS, APOSTOLOS; KARTAL, ERSAN

Attendance: 3000 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Zenit St Petersburg	15	24	23	27
Khimki Moscow Region	12	26	22	26

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Zenit St Petersburg	15	39	62	89
Khimki Moscow Region	12	38	60	86

Zenit St Petersburg

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
3	KULAGIN, DMITRY	36:06	14	3/5	1/2	5/6		4	4	2	2	3			1	4	18
4	LAZAREV, IVAN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	GORDEEV, DMITRII	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	KOSHCHEEV, ANDREY	6:35	1	0/1	0/1	1/2		1	1						2	1	-2
8	KUZYAKIN, ARTEM	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	JONES, CAMERON	30:12	6	2/5	0/1	2/2		2	2	4		2			3	2	5
10	BABUSHKIN, ALEKSEI	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	KOMOLOV, ARTEM	15:55	5	2/3	0/2	1/1	1	3	4		2	1			3	1	5
14	BOROVNJAK, DEJAN	32:21	21	9/12		3/7	2	9	11	2		3	1	1	3	4	25
15	HODGE, WALTER	37:47	25	2/6	3/7	12/13		4	4	9	1	3		2	1	10	34
31	VALIEV, EVGENY	26:44	10	5/5			2	2	4	3	3	1	2		3	5	23
33	LANDRY, KYLE	14:20	7	3/6	0/1	1/2	1	2	3	2					3	2	6
	Team
	Totals	200:00	89	26/43	4/14	25/33	6	27	33	22	8	13	3	3	19	29	114
				60.5%	28.6%	75.8%

Head coach: KARASEV, VASILY

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

Khimki Moscow Region

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
0	RICE, TYRESE	33:33	21	5/10	2/4	5/6		4	4	4	2	2			4	4	21
5	AUGUSTINE, JAMES	15:34	2	1/5			1	3	4			2		2	2	1	-3
6	POPOVIC, MARKO	25:11	15	3/4	3/5	0/1	1	2	3	4	1	2			4	1	14
7	PATEEV, RUSLAN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	KOPONEN, PETTERI	28:02	13	3/5	1/3	4/7	1	2	3	1		1			3	3	9
9	VIALTSEV, EGOR	20:24	3	0/1	1/2		1	1	2		1				4	1	1
11	ILNITSKIY, STANISLAV	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	MONIA, SERGEY	28:26	7	2/2	1/5			3	3	3	2	1	3		4		9
17	LAUVERGNE, JOFFREY	15:24	7	2/5	1/3		2	1	3	2	1				1		7
34	SAKHAROV, MAXIM	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40	DAVIS, PAUL	20:36	14	3/10		8/8	1	5	6	2		1		1	5	7	15
45	SHELEKETO, MAKSIM	12:50	4	2/3			1		1		1	2			2		1
	Team							4	4								4
	Totals	200:00	86	21/45	9/22	17/22	8	25	33	16	8	11	3	3	29	17	78
				46.7%	40.9%	77.3%

Head coach: KURTINAITIS, RIMAS

Head Coaches

KARASEV, VASILY

Zenit St Petersburg

"Ten days ago we played Khimki on the road, we lost 5 points. It was a very painful defeat. I think that my players had ultra motivation for this game, because it was very important for us in the standings. I think that the great desire and willingness of my team was the base of such a game and the result. Today we played a great team game, everyone played and fought for everyone and we did everything together for the win. Today we played good aggressive defense, were clever in the attacks and played well on offensive rebounds. I would also like to note Valiev, his selfless game, especially those moments when he caught the ball on the floor, then scored, made a rebound and block and not scoring a lot of points, but helping the team with his energy and aggression. I think that with him on the court, the team played much calmer, so everyone knew that there is a player behind."

KURTINAITIS, RIMAS

Khimki Moscow Region

"I would like to congratulate Zenit for a very good and necessary victory, because in a couple of tough Eurocup games, Zenit controlled the game , but didn’t win . And now they made a good result for their situation the group. They need wins to go further. Regarding the game, we lacked energy, because we had a very difficult road game in Krasnodar, where we left a lot of energy and emotion. Of course, it is not an excuse, just a fact. Today we lost because of the lack of energy and fatigue ; we missed important rebounds and at the end of the game due to lack of power. We were not able to play good defense against Borovnjak and Hodge."