CSKA — Zenit, 07 May 2023

PBC CSKA – Zenit St.Petersburg: 85-61 (+24)

CSKA: Ware (19 + 4 rb + 4 as + 2 st), Ukhov (2 as + 3 st), Ruzhentsev (4 + 5 rb + 2 as), Davidovac (14 + 5 rb + 2 st + 4 pf), Milutinov (10 + 7 rb + 2 as) – start; Karpenko (0), Astapkovich (8 + 3 rb + 5 as), Cacok (12 + 5 rb), Jean-Charles (5), Moore (11), Gafurov (DNP), Kurbanov (2 + 4 rb + 2 as)…

Zenit: Frazier (14 + 4 as), Homesley (7 + 5 rb), Volkhin (0), Klimenko (4 + 2 bs), Moerman (1 + 9 rb) – start; Hamm (4 + 3 rb + 4 bs + 5 pf), Kulagin (2), Heurtel (10 + 6 as + 6 to), Zubkov (17), Toropov (2), Fridzon (3 rb + 2 as + 2 st + 5 pf)…

Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:

In this game, we saw more effort, energy, wish to win. Tactical changes aside, that was the key to victory. The score is now 1-1, we are moving to St. Petersburg.