By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
They say that a good start sometimes is all that you need and that was the case in Munich. Zenit St. Peterburg got the 99-88 win thanks to a 29-17 first quarter lead.
Bayern, which was also hosting for the game Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu, couldn’t react after that. The Germans spend the rest of the game trailing, but they couldn’t close the gap. Ryan Toolson with 20 points and 5/8 threes was the top scorer of the winners, Aaron White added 18 points and Stefan Markovic had an impressive double double with 14 points and 10 assists against the team of his coach in the Serbian national team, Aleksander Djordjevic.
Newcomer Nick Johnson had 15 points for the home team, Max Kleber tried his best with 10 points and 8 rebounds, but the bottom line was simple. Zenit got a big road win in a sold out arena after a great Eurocup clash for Group C.