ALBA Berlin did a great job controlling the rebounds while also stopping Zenit St Petersburg’s outside shooters in grabbing a 76-67 victory at home.
Telling numbers: ALBA controlled glass, stopped Zenit’s shooters
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ALBA grabbed 33 rebounds compared to 25 rebounds for Zenit, which is meaningful considering that the Russian side came into the game ranked first in opposing teams’ offensive rebounds and total rebounds and third in defensive rebounds. ALBA was third at the offensive end in terms of grabbing offensive rebounds.
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The other glaring statistic from the game was Zenit shooting just 6-of-23 from long range (26.1%). Coach Xavi Pascual’s team had been averaging 36.2% from the outside, good for fifth-best in the league. And if Billy Baron’s 4-of-10 shooting is taken away, the rest of Zenit’s players connected on just 2 of 13 triples (15.4%).