Avtodor Saratov vs. Zenit St Petersburg

2015-16Regular SeasonRound 1

Avtodor Saratov 85

Zenit St Petersburg 90

October 14, 2015 CET: 18:00

Local time: 19:00 KRISTALL ARENA

Ryan Toolson - Zenit St. Petersburg - EC15 (photo Zenit)

Zenit claim come-from-behind win at Avtodor

Zenit St. Petersburg made a fashionable start to its Eurocup season with a come-from-behind 85-90 road win over Avtodor Saratov in Group E. The hosts took a double digit margin, 46-36 early in the third quarter before Ryan Toolson exploded by scoring 22 points in the second half to lead his team to the lead for good with four minutes left. Toolson was unstoppable and finished with 35 points – 16 of them in the final quarter. He came within a three-pointer of the Eurocup record by shooting 8 for 11 from downtown in addition to 5 assists for an index rating of 37. Zabian Dowdell added 15 points and Janis Timma 13 in victory. Jeremy Chappell scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for Avtodor Saratov, Jeff Brooks posted 15 with 10 rebounds and while Artem Klimenko added 14 points.

Artem Zabelin provided for an early 4-0 margin for the home team, while Dowdell put the guests in front at 4-9. Janis boosted Zenit St. Petersburg with 5 consecutive points to lead 8-17 late in the quarter. Klimenko caught fire for Avtodor, then Travis Peterson and Toolson exchanged mid-range jumpers make it 19-22 after 10 minutes. The game remained balanced with Denys Lukhasov giving the lead to the hosts at 26-24 from long distance, and after Dowdell got the lead for Zenit, 26-28, Chappell fueled a 12-0 run for Saratov to take a double digit margin, 38-28.The guests cut the difference to 38-35 in the last minute before halftime thanks to Toolson and Anton Pushkov.

Evgeny Kolesnikov hit a three to reestablish a double-digit margin, 46-36, for the home team, but Toolson started his personal show by brining Zenit within 48-45. Klimenko again pushed Avtodor to a 55-45 advantage, but Toolson and Dowdell answered to make it 59-55 through three quarters. Toolson made it 63-62 early in the fourth quarter, and despite Denys Lukashov trying to push his side forward, Artem Vikhrov put Zenit ahead 67-68. Peterson tied at 75-75 before Toolson hit a three to regain the lead for good. Then Timma and Dowdell helped keep the situation under control to give Zenit a crucial win.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

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Referees: JASEVICIUS, TOMAS; GLISIC, ALEKSANDAR; ZASHCHUK, SERGEY

Attendance: 3500 (Tentative)

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Avtodor Saratov	19	19	23	24
Zenit St Petersburg	22	13	20	35

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Avtodor Saratov	19	38	61	85
Zenit St Petersburg	22	35	55	90

Avtodor Saratov

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
7	LUKASHOV, DENYS	20:06	7	1/1	1/2	2/2	1		1	2	1				3	1	8
8	ARMSTEAD, MALCOLM	19:54	9	1/4	1/3	4/4		3	3	1	3	1		1		2	11
11	BEKKIEV, TAMIRLAN	3:18						2	2			1				1	2
12	KLIMENKO, ARTEM	18:47	14	3/5		8/10	2		2	2		1			3	7	17
21	CHAPPELL, JEREMY	29:40	17	4/9	2/4	3/3	1	7	8	1	1	1	1		2	3	21
23	RUSETSKIY, IVAN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24	KOLESNIKOV, EVGENY	25:05	8	0/3	2/3	2/2				2	1				4	3	6
32	BROOKS, JEFF	36:59	15	5/9		5/5	3	7	10	3	2	2	1		1	2	26
35	ZABELIN, ARTEM	13:36	6	2/3		2/4	1	3	4	2	1	2			1	3	10
42	PETERSON, TRAVIS	24:39	7	3/10	0/1	1/1						1			4		-6
61	NESTEROV, ALEXEY	7:56	2	1/2	0/1			1	1			3					-2
77	MAKIEV, ALAN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team						1		1								1
	Totals	200:00	85	20/46	6/14	27/31	9	23	32	13	9	12	2	1	18	22	94
				43.5%	42.9%	87.1%

Head coach: GREENBERG, BRAD

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

Zenit St Petersburg

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
2	ANTIPOV, PAVEL	19:55		0/2	0/2						1				1	1	-3
6	TIMMA, JANIS	28:29	13	2/2	3/7			3	3	2		3			2		9
7	KOSHCHEEV, ANDREY	2:53	2	1/2			1		1						1		1
8	KOMISSAROV, ARTEM	4:31			0/1			1	1			1					-1
10	TOOLSON, RYAN	33:38	35	4/9	8/11	3/3		4	4	5	1	1			1	2	37
13	VIKHROV, ARTEM	23:46	7	3/3	0/1	1/1	1	2	3	3	1	2	1		1	1	12
14	PUSHKOV, ANTON	14:32	9	4/7		1/1	2	1	3	1		1	2		4	2	9
22	DOWDELL, ZABIAN	22:01	15	5/8		5/5		1	1	3		3			4	5	14
31	VALIEV, EVGENY	20:05	3	0/2	0/1	3/4	2	4	6	1	3	2			4	5	8
32	DESIATNIKOV, ANDREI	1:36													1		-1
33	LANDRY, KYLE	20:59	6	3/4	0/1		3	4	7		1				4	1	9
55	GOLOVIN, DMITRY	7:35			0/1					1					1		-1
	Team							3	3								3
	Totals	200:00	90	22/39	11/25	13/14	9	23	32	16	7	13	3	0	24	17	96
				56.4%	44%	92.9%

Head coach: KARASEV, VASILY

Head Coaches

GREENBERG, BRAD

Avtodor Saratov

"It was a really difficult, physical and competitive game. We had moments when we led by 10 points. But then the visitors scored three-point shots or gained an offensive rebound allowing them to come back into the game. Toolson had an amazing night. He made a couple of easy open shots, but most of his successful shots were attempted through the hands of our players, including the big ones. We need to give him credit for some great baskets. Dowdell made some good drives late in the game. We did some good things. I am really proud of how my guys played tonight. I think we will get better. I am encouraged by how we played, but very disappointed to lose."

KARASEV, VASILY

Zenit St Petersburg

Today we played our first Eurocup game. We scouted Avtodor very thoroughly. We recognized we would have a very difficult game here in Saratov. We tried to play aggressively in offense and scored some easy three-point shots in the beginning of the game. When Avtodor accelerated and started to play more aggressively, our offense was not so good. In the clutch moments, we became more confident, showed good defense and won the game.

Players

BROOKS, JEFF

Avtodor Saratov

"I think we need to play better defense. Ryan Toolson is a very good player shooting the ball very well tonight. We allowed our opponents to score 90 points in our home game. This was the key of our loss. We need to improve and continue playing better defensively both in the Eurocup and the VTB League in order to win the games. Defense is the way good teams win basketball games. We should work on it before our next game against Lokomotiv Kuban."

VIKHROV, ARTEM

Zenit St Petersburg

"Everybody in our team understood the importance of the opening Eurocup game. It is great we could start the competition with a win. Therefore, our post-game impressions are very good. Avtodor is a very tough opponent. They were leading for a long period during the game. But we broke the flow of the game by playing physically in defense. Tonight Ryan Toolson showed an outstanding performance and helped us to win."

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