Pari Nizhny Novgorod defeated Samara on the road – 78:76 (24:17, 25:18, 13:23, 16:18).
Game progress
The teams are not competing for playoffs anymore, but games are always intense. A standout performance by Ilya Karpenkov (9 points), combined with solid defense allowed Pari NN to jump out to a 21-6 lead. Samara managed to get into the game, but rebounding deficit (11-22) didn’t help to get closer to opponent- 35-49.
At the start of second half, Samara held the opponent to 13 points, while Dmitry Cheburkin and Gleb Sheiko helped to score points.
Key moment
Samara staged a comeback in the fourth quarter, and with a minute even took the lead (78-76).
Pari Nizhny Novgorod held on in the end, not allowing the opponent to score a single point in the remaining time. Soon, Daniil Klyuchenkov tied the score and Karpenkov became the hero, scoring the game-winning points. Pokhodiaev tried to save the game with half court shot, but missed.
X-Factor
With the teams tied in the most stats, Pari NN significantly outrebounded Samara (36-25), including 8 offensive rebounds.
Facts
Rivalry history score: 8-6, Pari NN leads. Nizhny Novgorod team has won the last 2 games.
Samara is on a 12-game losing streak, while Pari NN snapped a 4-game losing streak.
This season, Pari Nizhny Novgorod has performed better on the road (8-11) than at home (4-16).
For Samara, this is the last home game of the season—the team finished the regular season without a single win at hone. The last time this happened in the 2016–17 season (PARMA, 0–12).
Leaders
Samara: Dmitry Cheburkin (17), Gleb Sheiko (16), Mikhail Kulagin (12), Danila Pokhodiaev (12)
Pari NN: Ilya Karpenkov (25 + 11 rebounds), Sergey Zotkin (13 + 7 assists), Norbert Lukacs (12 + 10 rebounds + 5 assists)
What’s next
Samara: April 22 on the road versus MBA-MAI
Pari NN: April 22 on the road against UNICS.
