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Photo: Imago Images – Scanpix
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The “Zenit” of Saint Petersburg represented by Artūras Gudaitis achieved the fourth victory in the Euroleague championship (4-2).
Man of the match
Xavi Pascual’s students in motion 73:66 (12:10, 21:12, 18:21, 22:23) defeated the ALBA basketball players (2-5) in Berlin.
Gudaitis led the Russian team to victory. After a long break, the dominant Lithuanian scored 16 points (3/3 doubles, 10/10 penalties) in 24 minutes, bounced 3 and lost 2 balls, made 2 assists, caused 10 opponents fouls, committed 5 times and scored 24 utility points.
The match started without success. Neither man was able to gain a tangible advantage, but in the final minute of the first half, Andrei Zubkov scored a double point and gave Zenit a fragile 2-point lead (12:10).
In the second half, the initiative was taken by the guests, who maintained a thunderbolt 13: 2 and after Gudaitis’s successful penalty kicks, the Russians’ lead increased to 11 points (29:18).
After a long break, Aito García’s Renaissance students tried to return to the game and held a 7: 2 stretch, which was completed by Jayson Granger with two points (41:47). At the end of the quarter, Gudaitis, who was stopped for fouls, scored all 4 free throws and Zenit led by 8 points (43:51) before the decisive quarter.
The beginning of the last quarter was Gudaitis. The high was unstoppable under the baskets, scoring 8 straight points and increasing the Russian advantage to 14 points (59:45). But soon ALBA accelerated 11: 2 and after Peyton Siva’s 3-pointers, the hosts came close to 5 points (56:61).
There was a minute left for Mateusz Ponitka to take both penalties (60:69), the ALBA basketball players lacked precision and the Russian club celebrated the victory.
ALBA did not save Ben Lammers’ useful game from defeat. The tall man scored 15 points (6/10 two, 1/4 trit) in 25 minutes, bounced 10 balls and scored 24 utility points.
ALBA: Ben Lammers 15 (10 pm, 24 pp.), Luke Sikma and Peyton Siva (8 res.) 8 each, Jayson Granger 7.
“Zenit”: Will Thomas 17 (5th summary, 24 useful points), Artūras Gudaitis 16 (10 marginalized, 24 useful points), Mateušas Ponitka 14, Andrejus Zubkovas 9.
Match summary
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