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Kevin Pangos, who took the lead late in regulation, was able to push Barcelona over the edge, but the Canadian’s shot from the mid-range goal did not come.
One minute before the end of extra time, the result was a draw, but Zenit St. Petersburg stopped attacking, the Catalans, who took five of the six penalties, went ahead and won an impressive thriller in extra time. 81:78 (13:16, 25:13, 10:19, 18:18, 15:12).
The three-win series score became 1-1. The next two meetings will take place in St. Petersburg: the third on Wednesday and the fourth on Friday.
“I think we played good basketball, but at the same time the pressure got to us,” Šarūnas Jasikevičius said immediately after the game. – It seems that my men do not understand the main thing that will be difficult for us.
We fought for a ticket to the four finalists against a very good team. And of course we play nervous. We lost the first match in which we didn’t fight well, so we made a hole that we have to scratch. Zenit plays incredibly. Most of our defenses are good enough, but they make incredible shots. “
Brandon Davies, who showed his brutal efforts in the decisive section, scored a penalty of two in the 38 seconds remaining in overtime and the hosts took the lead only minimally – 77:76.
In the next attack, Billy Baron made a mistake, Adam Hanga, who was stopped for a foul, scored both penalties and the Šarūnas Jasikevičius students were separated by three points – 79:76.
Nick Calathes, who pushed the bench, overcame and got a foul, which the Zenit leader converted into two points and the teams again awarded just one point: 78:79.
After a minute of rest, Cory Higgins did not miss on the free throw line and the Catalans took a break 81:78, and finally Hanga took the ball and secured Barcelona’s first victory in the series.
Basketball players led by Jasikevičius scored 15 points during overtime, of which up to 12 scored free throws. The team took a total of 44 penalties, reaching 37 (84.1 percent).
Zenit broke the double digit deficit in the third quarter and even led minimally in the fourth quarter – 54:53.
When the Barcelona team tried to break up the match with Davies leading the way, the hosts held a six-point lead in the slimy match – 65:59, but then scored just one point in a minute and a half.
After Panga tied the score 40 seconds before the main time – 66:66, Nikola Mirotičius lost under the basket and the right of the last attack belonged to the guests of Russia.
At his peak, Pangos burned time until he finally took the lead and made a two-point shot by way of Calathes, but it was inaccurate and teams had to play overtime.
Davies, who showed strength under the baskets, provoked up to 10 fouls and made 13 shots from the penalty line, of which the first eleven were made without error.
The pivot, who became the leader of Barcelona, scored 22 points (5/8 doubles, 12/13 penalties), 8 rebounds and 33 utility points in 31 minutes.
“My stats don’t matter, it’s about effort and I always try to lead by example,” Davies said. “A lot of us have stretched our defenses tonight, so they deserve respect too.”
Pangos, who attacked poorly from the game’s basket, had only 8 points at the end of the third quarter, but finished with 23 (5/8 round trip, 1/7 trit., 10/13 penalty).
The defender also rebounded and seized 3 balls, made 3 assists, caused 7 fouls, made 4 errors and fouled and scored 19 utility points.
Tragically, the match was carried out for Calathes, who hit only 1 shot out of 7, took 1 of 2 penalties and scored 3 points, made 4 assists and bounced 4 balls, but made 5 errors and fouled and scored -2 utility points .
Zenit acted without Artūras Gudaitis, who injured his ankle in the first match. Xavieras Pascualis revealed before the duel that a Lithuanian may be forced to skip the rest of the series fights with Barcelona due to injury.
The St. Petersburg team also cannot be helped by the injured Matthew Ponitka.
In the first game of the series, Pau Gasol, who started the duel in the top five, was the only one in the ranks of “Barça” who did not get off the bench, and Leandro Bolmaro took Leo Westermann out of the twelve.
The 20-year-old played 11 minutes and scored 7 points (1/2 double, 1/1 trit, 2/2 penalty).
“Barcelona”: Brandonas Daviesas 22 (5/8 dvit., 12/13 baud., 8 atk. Kam., 33 naud.), Cory Higginsas 15 (3/7 dvit., 9/9 baud.), Kyle ‘ such as Kuričius 9, Nikola Mirotičius 8, Leandro Bolmaro 7.
Zenith: Kevin Pangos 23 (duel 5/8, 1/7 trit., 10/13 penalty, 3 innings, 4 dd.), Will Thomas 17 (5/8 dv.), Austin Hollins 12 (4/9 trit. .), Tarikas Blackas 9 (4/5 doubles, 7 rebels, 3 blocks), Billy Baronas 7.
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