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Kevin Pangos, who scored eight points in the decisive section, paved the way for Zenit St. Petersburg (1-0) to achieve a resounding victory at the start of the Euroleague.
Man of the match
Xavi Pascual’s troops in Istanbul 73:69 (15:10, 11:16, 23:28, 24:15) eliminated local Anadolu Efes (0-1) and opened a winning account.
Improving his career performance record, Pangos scored 23 points (5/5 doubles, 3/9 trit., 4/4 penalty) in 28 minutes, made 7 assists, provoked 6 fouls, committed 5 errors and posted a profit. of 25 points.
The best Canadian professional performance indicator is 28 points.
In the fourth quarter, when Krunoslav Simon hit the colon, the hosts were ahead by eight points – 63:55.
Then KC Rivers scored a fourth straight point, Pangos scored a triple, Alex Poythress charged from above with an opponent’s foul and the score was equalized: 63:63.
During the remaining five minutes, Pangas scored 8 of Zenit’s 10 points, four of which were decisive.
Artūras Gudaitis contributed 7 points (2/7 doubles, 3/4 penalty), 5 rebounds and 7 utility points for Zenit’s solid exit in 20 minutes.
“Anadolu Efes”: Vasilije Micičius 17 (9 res. Perd.), Krunoslavas Simonas 14 (4/9 trit.), Rodrigue Beaubois 12.
Zenit: Kevin Pangos 23 (7th ed., 5th ed.), KC Rivers 14, Vitalijus Fridzonas, Alex Poythress and Artūras Gudaitis 7 each.
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