Reynolds hands Zenit 2-1 lead over Lokomotiv

2019-05-09T18:56:00+00:00 2019-05-09T18:56:00+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

09/May/19 18:56

Eurohoops.net

Zenit St. Petersburg is one win away from the VTB League semifinals.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Jalen Reynolds posted a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead Zenit St. Petersburg to a 94 – 78 win over Lokomotiv Kuban in Game 3 of the VTB League best-of-five quarterfinal series.

Zenit now leads 2-1 and can finish the series at home Saturday (11/5). Lokomotiv, on the other hand, has two “do-or-die” match to play to force a Game 5 in Krasnodar.

Reynolds and co. outplayed their opponents 31 – 18 in the second period and proceeded to take 74 – 52 lead near the end of the third quarter. Loko was unable to react.

Mateusz Ponitka was the top performer for Loko with 12 points and eight rebounds for 20 PIR. Dorell Wright and Jerome Randle scored 12 apiece.

 

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