Zabelin's big game in Novosibirsk

Leader of Spartak-Primorye got 26+11 in 22 minutes.

In the first game of Russian Cup's Elite 16 stage PBL club Spartak-Primorye had difficult times defeating Superleague's BC Novosibirsk — 75-74. The game-winning three-pointer were thrown just 4 seconds before the end of 4th quarter.

Artem Zabelin was the player of the match. He started the game with 6 straight points and stayed consistent. At the end of the evening he had 26 points (more than anybody in both teams), 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. He also hit 10 of 11 free throws. It took only 22 minutes for Artem to collect such diverse statistics. Spartak's head coach Gundars Vetra gave him a time to rest in 3rd and 4th quarters but returned him to the floor in the most important moments. In the last 4 minutes Zabelin scored 11 points including 2 shots after offensive rebounds.

Artem Zabelin quickly became the leader of Spartak-Primorye. He was among team's best in recent match with the European stronghold CSKA. Then he scored 11 points in 25 minutes.
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