Sir Alex leads Zenit past Efes , Round 23, Highlights, Turkish Airlines Euro League

Zenit St Petersburg dominated the third quarter and held on in the fourth to defeat defending champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul 7667 on Thursday night at Sibur Arena. Alex Poythress shined with a careerhigh 21 points plus 9 rebounds to lead Zenit, Jordan Mickey added 15 points, Billy Baron scored 13 with 5 assists and Jordan Loyd tallied 8 points and 8 assists. Vasilije Micic led the Efes attack with 22 points, but delivered only 3 assists and committed 7 turnovers. Krunoslav Simon added 17 points and Adrien Moerman scored 11. ABOUT EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages the continents two premier mens basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, as well as the