Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar defeated PARMA Perm at home, 94-64 (30-20, 25-18, 23-16, 16-10).
Top Scorers
Lokomotiv-Kuban: Joe Ragland (16 + 5 ast), Brian Qvale (14 + 6 reb), Dmitry Khvostov (14), Jonas Maciulis (13 + 12 reb)
PARMA: Frank Gaines (19), Yannick Moreira (14)
Story
Lokomotiv-Kuban bounced back from disappointment in the EuroCup finals, limiting PARMA to only 64 points in a dominant 30-point win at home.
Lithuanian forward Jonas Maciulis impressed for Krasnodar, posting his first double-double (13 points and 12 rebounds), while Joe Ragland scored a team-high 16 to go with five assists.
Kuban took control of the game with a 13-2 run midway through the 1st quarter. Leading 17-14, Ragland scored seven of the 13, to give the Railwaymen a 14-point advantage.
The home team pushed the advantage to 17 at halftime, 55-38.
PARMA’s offense never woke up, limited to 39% field-goal shooting. The Siberians also committed 18 turnovers, giving up 18 points off turnovers.
PARMA was held to 26 points in the second half, its lowest output of the season.
Lokomotiv-Kuban improves to 14-6, a half game behind Zenit for 3rd place.
PARMA falls to 7-14.
Stat
+17 – Lokomotiv-Kuban outrebounded PARMA, 43-26, led by Maciulis’ 12-rebound night.
Quotes
Lokomotiv-Kuban head coach Sasa Obradovic:
– After a bitter loss in the EuroCup, it was very important for us to play well, and not only win. To me, we looked good the entire game. I’m satisfied. Now we have a fresh start and we will be even more united in the future.
PARMA head coach Nikolajs Mazurs:
– Lokomotiv was better today. They played with more effort. I don’t think we could handle the physical contact that this game presented. The outcome speaks for itself. We physically were not prepared to battle in this game. We made very unfortunate mistakes because of the defense, which gave them an advantage. Then, when the team got in a rhythm, we weren’t able to come back for multiple reasons.
Up Next
Lokomotiv-Kuban: April 26 away vs. VEF
PARMA: April 29 home vs. Avtodor
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