Zenit’s dominant 2nd half clinches historic Playoff berth
Panathinaikos goes down in St Petersburg 112-83
A rolling second half (65-41 run) gives Zenit St Petersburg an historic first time participation to the Euroleague Playoffs. The Russians will face Barcelona in the best-of-5 series starting April 20-21.
Kevin Pangos’ MVP caliber performance (33 points, 11 assists, 7/12 3PT) leads Zenit, who also had 18 points from Thomas and 12 from Baron; Panathinaikos had 20 from Nedovic and 16 from Papapetrou. The Greeks will end their Euroleague season Wednesday in Moscow against CSKA, a game without any standings implications.