Zenit beats Milan, soars to fourth place
Zenit St Petersburg defeated AX Armani Exchange Milan 79-70 on Monday at Sibur Arena in a makeup game from Round 5 that sent the victors into fourth place in the standings. Zenit improved to 15-9 – leapfrogging three teams with 15-10 records – and dropped Milan to 16-9. Kevin Pangos starred with 16 points, 10 assists and 3 steals to lead Zenit, Arturas Gudaitis also scored 16 and blocked 2 shots, Billy Baron added 13 points and Will Thomas and Alex Poythress netted 10 points apiece. Kevin Punter paced Milan with 16 points, Shavon Shields scored 15, Sergio Rodriguez had 10 and Kyle Hines produced 9 points and 10 rebounds in defeat. After Shields tied the game at 60-60 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, Zenit held the visitors to just one basket over nearly 5 minutes during an 11-2 run that decided the game.