VTB - League: Zenit impressive in Nizhny Novgorod

VTB - League: Zenit impressive in Nizhny Novgorod

Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Nizhny Novgorod on the road, 82-74. The home team was terrific on offense from start to finish, jumping in front in the 3rd quarter thanks to a flurry of fast breaks. Zenit defeats the league runners-up for the second straight time and looks almost certain to finish in the top four.

Top Performers
Nizhny Novgorod: Trey Thompkins - 20 points, five rebounds; Artsiom Parakhouski - 19 points, eight rebounds; Tarence Kinsey - 11 points.

Zenit: Walter Hodge - 20 points, six assists; Artem Vikhrov - 14 points, eight assists; Kyle Landry - 12 points, eight rebounds; Pavel Spiridonov - nine points, seven rebounds; Andrei Desyatnikov - seven points, six rebounds.