Markovic, White lead Zenit past VEF Riga for the 1-0

2017-05-01T17:01:26+00:00 2017-05-01T17:01:26+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

01/May/17 17:01

Eurohoops.net

The first game of the VTB League playoffs began with Zenit St. Petersburg defeating VEF Riga to take the upper hand in the series.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Stefan Markovic notched a double-double of 13 points plus 11 assists, Aaron White flirted with one after 18 points and 9 rebounds as Zenit St. Petersbug beat VEF Riga 93 – 81 making the 1 – 0 in the quarterfinals.

Janis Blums scored 16 while Mareks Mejeris had 12 and 8 rebounds for Riga.

The Russian squad got off to a steamy 26 – 15 start in the first quarter and simply never looked back. Despite the Latvians’ efforts, the hosts always kept a relative control in the match, preserving a safe, favorable margin.

Riga had a last chance when it made it 83 – 76 with 5 minutes remaining but a 10 – 0 answer by Zenit put an end to whatever hopes they had.

 

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