After three consecutive defeats, the Zenith reminded the team that impressed at the start of the Euroleague. The whole of Xavi Pascual passed me by 71-61 from “Astrobal” opposite Villeurbanne and improved his record to 9-6, leaving Olympiacos’ opponent on Friday at SEF at 7-8.
Top for the winners was Jordan Lloyd with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, while he had 16 points Alex Poithres. THE William Howard had 12 points for the hosts, while the Costas Antetokounbo scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Zenit took the reins of the match after the first five minutes, reaching +5 (16-21) and despite the 8-0 of the hosts (24-21), they controlled the game through their defense. With Villeurbanne covering the baskets (8 blocks at halftime) but starting with 0/10 three-pointers, the visitors found the opportunity with Baron as the driver to detach with ten, 44-54, in the third ten minutes. The first three-pointer of the French champions, by Osetkowski, made it 52-56 at the beginning of the last period, but Lloyd and Poitres led the guests to +9 (53-62), five minutes before the end. The guests managed their lead properly and reached a double-digit difference.
Ten minutes: 18-21, 32-33, 49-54, 61-71
See here the statistics of the match
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