St. Petersburg’s Zenit-M defeated MBA-MAI-Junior 80-71 in the playoff final of the VTB United Youth League. The game, held in St. Petersburg, saw the home team take control early with quarter scores of 20:8, 24:22, 18:18, and 18:23. Zenit-M’s Egor Evstafiev was the standout performer, scoring 35 points. For MBA-MAI-Junior, Matvey Padius led with 24 points, while Maxim Ogarkov recorded a double-double with 14 points and 8 rebounds.
With this victory, Zenit-M becomes a three-time champion of the VTB United Youth League.