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The winners received 17 points from Tornike Šengelija (7/14 double, 3/3 penalty).
Kevin Pangos played more effectively in the ranks of Zenit: 23 points (3/4 doubles, 4/9 trit., 5/5 penalties), 3 rebounds and 7 assists and 23 utility points.
The guests were 71:61 in the middle of the decisive half, but the jet started by Kevin Pangos returned the intrigue.
Initially, the Canadian scored two points, then caused the unsportsmanlike foul by Tornike Shengelia, hit fines and finally Vladislav Trushkin reduced the difference to four points by two points (67:71).
Billy Baron brought the hosts closer to CSKA by three points (70:73), and in the next attack the American had a chance to even the score, but fired over the country.
Tarick Black scored the penalty, Will Clyburn added two points and laid a solid foundation for CSKA’s victory (76:70).
Zenit, who struggled in the packed arena until the last second, fell 73:78.
In the series up to 3 victories the Moscow club went ahead 1-0.
Zenit: Kevin Pangos 23, Tarik Black 16, Will Thomas 10 points.
CSKA: Tengikė Šengelija 17 (7/14 points), Johannes Voigtmann 13 (10 rebounds), Daniel Hackett 11, Darrun Hilliard 10 points.
The second fight, the third fight, on May 22 in St. Petersburg. In Moscow.
Krasnodar Lokomotiv and Kazan UNIKS will meet in the second semi-final pair on Tuesday.
CSKA wins Semifinal Game 1!
📊 @Pangos – 23 + 7 AST, @ TarikNegro25 – 16 + 8 REB
📊 @ TokoShengelia23 – 17 + 7 REB, @ jumbo_jo7 – 11 + 10 REB pic.twitter.com/sYJiNkBDhc
– VTB League (@VTBUL) May 17, 2021
The St. Petersburg team beat the Perm Parma team led by Kazys Maksvytis 2-0 in the quarter-final series.
In CSKA Moscow’s quarter-final series, they beat Nizhny Novgorod players 2-1 in Nizhny Novgorod.
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