By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
Group D Day 2 action concluded tonight with Zenit Petersburg’s 81-72 win over Trento.
The game started off with Trento managing a 7-point lead (14-21) (10:00). Before halftime, the Italian side even increased their advantage to 11 points (21-32) with Shavon Shields leading the way. The home team, however, went on an 8-0 run cutting their deficit to 3 points (36-39) in the second quarter.
In the second half, the game was close (61-61) (29:00), but Zenit’s excellent third quarter (24-16) gave them a huge boost heading into the fourth. Finally, they got the matter in their own hands by playing tight defense and making some tough shots to seal their first victory of the season.
For the winners, Drew Gordon finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Demonte Harper added 22.
Yesterday, Tofas and ASVEL defeated Gran Canaria and Ulm respectively.
Day 2 – Group D Standings:
| GROUP D | ||||||||
| 1 | ZENIT SAINT PETERSBURG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 168 – 167 | 1 | ||
| 2 | TOFAS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 171 – 177 | -6 | ||
| 3 | DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 155 – 156 | -1 | ||
| 4 | RATIOPHARM ULM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 160 – 181 | -21 | ||
| 5 | HERBALIFE GRAN CANARIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 191 – 185 | 6 | ||
| 6 | LYON VILLEURBANNE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 183 – 162 | 21 | ||