CSKA Moscow vs. Zalgiris Kaunas
· CSKA Moscow holds a 21-3 edge in head-to-head EuroLeague games against Zalgiris this century and has won all 12 on its home floor. All three Zalgiris wins have come since January 2017.
· Zalgiris and CSKA squared off in the third-place game at the 2018 Final Four. Zalgiris held off CSKA 79-77 behind 15 points from Paulius Jankunas.
· CSKA made a club-record 37 free throws in a 95-86 win against Zalgiris in November 2016.
· Zalgiris tied its club-record by making 38 free throws in a 79-84 home loss in January 2019, which is tied for the most free throws made in a single EuroLeague game since 2007.
· CSKA guard Mike James was a teammate of Zalgiris guard Lukas Lekavicius at Panathinaikos Athens during the 2017-18 season.
· CSKA center Nikola Milutinov and Zalgiris big man Augustine Rubit were teammates last season at Olympiacos Piraeus.
· Centers Nikola Milutinov of CSKA and Joffrey Lauvergne of Zalgiris played from 2012 to 2014 for Partizan Belgrade, including the 2013-14 season in the EuroLeague.
· Zalgiris big man Augustine Rubit and CSKA guard Daniel Hackett were teammates at Brose Bamberg during the 2017-18 EuroLeague season.
· Zalgiris forward Patricio Garino was a teammate of the CSKA trio of Darrun Hilliard, Toko Shengelia and Johannes Voigtmann during the 2018-19 season at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. He had three seasons with Shengelia (2017-20) and two with Voigtmann (2017-19).
· CSKA forward Will Clyburn set his career-highs of 13 total rebounds and 11 defensive rebounds in a 99-97 overtime home win over Zalgiris in November 2018.
· In a 94-91 CSKA win over Zalgiris in November of 2017, Clyburn set his career-high with a performance index rating of 34.
· Zalgiris big man Paulius Jankunas set his career-high with 30 points against CSKA in November 2016.
· CSKA Moscow holds a 21-3 edge in head-to-head EuroLeague games against Zalgiris this century and has won all 12 on its home floor. All three Zalgiris wins have come since January 2017.
· Zalgiris and CSKA squared off in the third-place game at the 2018 Final Four. Zalgiris held off CSKA 79-77 behind 15 points from Paulius Jankunas.
· CSKA made a club-record 37 free throws in a 95-86 win against Zalgiris in November 2016.
· Zalgiris tied its club-record by making 38 free throws in a 79-84 home loss in January 2019, which is tied for the most free throws made in a single EuroLeague game since 2007.
· CSKA guard Mike James was a teammate of Zalgiris guard Lukas Lekavicius at Panathinaikos Athens during the 2017-18 season.
· CSKA center Nikola Milutinov and Zalgiris big man Augustine Rubit were teammates last season at Olympiacos Piraeus.
· Centers Nikola Milutinov of CSKA and Joffrey Lauvergne of Zalgiris played from 2012 to 2014 for Partizan Belgrade, including the 2013-14 season in the EuroLeague.
· Zalgiris big man Augustine Rubit and CSKA guard Daniel Hackett were teammates at Brose Bamberg during the 2017-18 EuroLeague season.
· Zalgiris forward Patricio Garino was a teammate of the CSKA trio of Darrun Hilliard, Toko Shengelia and Johannes Voigtmann during the 2018-19 season at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. He had three seasons with Shengelia (2017-20) and two with Voigtmann (2017-19).
· CSKA forward Will Clyburn set his career-highs of 13 total rebounds and 11 defensive rebounds in a 99-97 overtime home win over Zalgiris in November 2018.
· In a 94-91 CSKA win over Zalgiris in November of 2017, Clyburn set his career-high with a performance index rating of 34.
· Zalgiris big man Paulius Jankunas set his career-high with 30 points against CSKA in November 2016.
Game Facts - Zalgiris Kaunas
Roster
Zalgiris swingman Patricio Garino will be out of action until December after a knee operation.
Arturas Milaknis has made 184 consecutive appearances in the competition. His is the longest active streak and the third-longest this century.
Marius Grigonis, Nigel Hayes, Steve Vasturia and Thomas Walkup have started every game for Zalgiris this season.
Streaks
Marius Grigonis has made 30 consecutive free throws.
Grigonis has scored in double figures in five straight games.
Grigonis has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight games.
Arturas Milaknis has made at least 1 three-pointer in four of his last five games.
Thomas Walkup has made 19 consecutive free throws.
Paulius Jankunas has made 11 consecutive free throws.
Nigel Hayes has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.
Rankings
Marius Grigonis ranks 10th in scoring this season with 15.1 points per game.
Records/Milestones
Paulius Jankunas is the EuroLeague's all-time leader with 1,833 rebounds.
Jankunas is also the EuroLeague's all-time leader with 1,314 defensive rebounds.
Jankunas has started more games than any player in EuroLeague history, 271.
Jankunas ranks fourth all-time with 519 offensive rebounds. Ante Tomic is third with 520.
Jankunas ranks fifth all-time with 3,068 points scored.
Jankunas ranks fourth all-time with 3,771 performance index rating points.
Jankunas is ranked fourth all-time with 971 two-pointers made.
Arturas Milaknis moved into 10th all-time with 379 three-point shots made. Jaka Lakovic is ninth with 381.
Marius Grigonis is ranked second all-time in free throw accuracy at 93.2%.
Game Facts - CSKA Moscow
Roster
Yury Umrikhin is set to make his EuroLeague debut.
Ten different players have appeared in CSKA's starting lineups so far this season. Only Nikita Kurbanov has started in every game.
Streaks
Mike James has made at least 1 three-point shot in 27 of his last 28 games.
James has scored in double figures in 32 of his last 33 games.
Clyburn has scored in double figures in seven straight games.
Clyburn has made a three-pointer in six of his last seven games.
Daniel Hackett has made a three-pointer in six straight and 10 of his last 11 games.
Rankings
Will Clyburn ranks second in scoring this season with 17.3 points per game.
Mike James ranks fifth in scoring this season with 16.4 points per game.
James ranks fifth this season with 5.3 assists per game.
Tornike Shengelia ranks fourth this season with 2.6 offensive rebounds per game. Nikola Milutinov is ninth with 2.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Janis Strelnieks ranks sixth all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.9%.
Nikola Milutinov is ranked 11th all-time with 387 offensive rebounds. James Gist is 10th with 393.
Tornike Shengelia needs 4 more three-pointers to reach 100 in the EuroLeague.