Uralmash defeated Pari NN at home – 73:72 (16:27, 18:14, 20:12, 19:19).
Game progress
The guests took the lead first. Kirill Popov came off the bench, scored 8 points in 2 minutes, helped organize a 12:1 run and gave one of the teams a double-digit lead for the first time. In total, Pari Nizhny Novgorod made 5 of 7 long-range shots, but then aim went off target. In the second quarter, the Yekaterinburg team responded with an 8:0 run and reduced the deficit to 7 points (30:37). The teams ended the first half with the same difference.
Uralmash came out much more confidently after the break. The hosts forced the guests into confusion in offense, while making another 8-0 run – and by the middle of the third quarter, the score was already tied (46:46).
Key moment
Uralmash began its third and most important run in the third quarter and finished it in the fourth, with an 11-0 run and a maximum 8-point lead. However, the end of the game was not without a fight. The decisive shot came from Garrett Nevels, who was playing his 100th game in the VTB League, with 13 seconds left on the clock. The score was 71:67, and Uralmash did not let this lead slip away.
X-factor
Uralmash played this game with a limited rotation, but was able to distribute the load. All the players in the starting five ended up scoring 10 or more points. By comparison, only 3 Pari NN players finished the game with double-digit scoring.
Facts
The rivalry history score is now 9-0, Uralmash leads. In the VTB League, the Yekaterinburg team is still undefeated against Nizhny Novgorod.
The rivals confirmed status of toughest teams in the League. Uralmash committed 24 fouls, while Pari NN got 23.
Evgenii Baburin played his first game of the season. Pari NN guard scored 8 points in 26 minutes.
Leaders
Uralmash: Hayden Dalton (16), Garrett Nevells (14), Octavius Ellis (12 + 6 rebounds + 6 assists), Javonte Douglas (11 + 8 rebounds), Timofei Gerasimov (10)
Pari NN: Kirill Popov (20 + 6 rebounds), Ilya Karpenkov (14 + 9 rebounds), Alexander Khomenko (11 + 4 steals)
What’s next
Uralmash: December 7 at home against Zenit
Pari NN: December 4 on the road versus Betsiti Parma.
