Despite defeat in St Petersburg Nizhny Novgorod reached Eurocup Quarterfinals. The second game of Eightfinals finished with Zenit win – 89:74, but Nizhny carried a 26-point lead from the first leg.
Semen Antonov scored the most points in Nizhny – 18. Also he collected 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot.
Victor Rudd made a double-double. Nizhny forward collected 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Zenit guard Zabian Dowdell finished with 15 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds. Anton Pushkov collected 14 points and 5 rebounds, Andrey Desyatnikov made 11 points and 6 rebounds, Janis Timma finished with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
