UNICS defeated Pari Nizhny Novgorod at home – 101:64 (31:12, 21:16, 20:20, 29:16).
Game progress
The Kazan team has beaten Pari Nizhny Novgorod 3 times this season. Despite having nomotivation, UNICS played the final regular-season game with a competitive lineup and sealed the deal in the first quarter. Three-pointers and 8 points by Alexey Shved allowed the hosts to jmake a 15-2 run. Pari NN never really found its rhythm—31-12 after first quarter, and the Kazan team maintained complete control right up until the end.
X-Factor
Ruslan Abdulbasirov had his best scoring game of the season—22 points.
Facts
Rivalry history score: 34-5, UNICS leads. The last time Nizhny Novgorod go win in March 2023.
The Kazan team could become the best team of the season in points allowed. To do so, UNICS need to allow fewer points against Pari NN than CSKA allows against Zenit. Before the final game day, both UNICS and CSKA had allowed 2,897 points in 39 games.
Marcus Bingham has not missed a single game this season.
UNICS added Mikhail Kulagin, who signed this week. The Kulagin brothers, who have not played together for the first time since 2017, did not appear today.
Leaders
UNICS: Jalen Reynolds (23 points + 7 rebounds), Ruslan Abdulbasirov (22), Marcus Bingham (17 + 10 rebounds), Alexey Shved (11 + 11 assists)
Pari NN: Ilya Karpenkov (21), Daniil Klyuchenkov (15), Norbert Lukacs (15 + 8 rebounds).
