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Jordan Mickey
FINAL
Zenit – CSKA 93-79
Zenit held off CSKA to narrow the deficit in the Finals. Zenit dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to CSKA’s 22 and made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by CSKA helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American power forward Jordan Mickey (203-1994, college: LSU) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 5 rebounds. His fellow American import Jordan Loyd (193-1993, college: Indianapolis) helped adding 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Five Zenit players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (213-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American Will Clyburn (201-1990, college: Iowa St.) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
CSKA: N.Milutinov 14+12reb+1ast, W.Clyburn 14+7reb+2ast, A.Freeman 12+1reb+1ast, J.Jerebko 10+1reb, A.Shved 8+2reb+6ast, C.Ware 8+1reb+3ast
Zenit: J.Mickey 23+5reb+1ast, S.Karasev 19+4reb+1ast, J.Loyd 14+5reb+8ast, B.Baron 11+1reb+6ast, D.Zakharov 10+1reb+1ast, T.Carter 5+1ast
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3-4 Place
Unics regained the lead in the consolation finals. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Lorenzo Brown (196-1990, college: NC State) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 7 assists. Croatian Mario Hezonja (202-1995) accounted for 17 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four Unics players scored in double figures. American guard Jaylen Barford (191-1996, college: Arkansas) came up with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import power forward Johnathan Motley (208-1995, college: Baylor) added 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for Lokomotiv in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv: J.Barford 24+6reb+4ast, J.Motley 18+9reb+7ast, E.McCollum 17+4ast, S.Ilnitskiy 6+2reb+1ast, M.Andrey 6+3reb+1ast, A.Shcherbenev 5+3ast
Unics: T.Jekiri 19+4reb+1ast, J.Johnson 18+3reb+1ast, L.Brown 18+3reb+7ast, M.Hezonja 17+7reb+3ast, A.Vorontsevich 8+6reb+3ast, W.Mosley 4+2reb
Tags : JORDAN MICKEY, ZENIT SANKT PETERSBURG, VTB UNITED LEAGUE BASKETBALL
