Zenit defeated PARMA at home – 100:56 (18:10, 28:12, 32:19, 22:15).
Game progress
By the middle of the first quarter the game was tied, and then Zenit made 7-0 run with Omari Spellman and Dwayne Bacon actions – 18:10
At the start of the second quarter Alex Poythress made a three-pointer and Denis Zakharov another one, after which Evgeny Pashutin was forced to take a timeout. This didn’t help the Perm team much, as Xavier Pascual team responded with a 10-0 run. Toward the end of the second quarter, PARMA added a little more offense, but it wasn’t enough to get back into the game. The hosts were up by 24 by the halftime – 46:22.
Key moment
The third quarter was the key. After the halftime, the hosts were even more active both on defense and offense, which helped to increase the lead before the final quarter – 78:41. The final quarter was a formality.
X-factor
Zenit won this game with 69.2% of two-point and 39.3% of three-point percentages, compared to 42.2% and 11.8% by the guests.
Facts
Zenit guard Aleksandr Scherbenev turns 24 years old today. The guard scored 6 points and 3 assists in this game.
Andrey Vorontsevich, who is 18 points away from reaching 2,500 for his career, scored his first points of the season tonight. Last season Vorontsevich was the highest scoring Russian player (while playing for Pari NN).
PARMA has not scored more than 60 points on the road this season.
Leaders
Zenit: Omari Spellman (19 + 5 rebounds), Dwayne Bacon (16), Sergey Karasev (12), Denis Zakharov (10), Alex Poythress (10).
PARMA: Royce Hamm (14 + 10 rebounds), Garrett Navels (11), Alex Hamilton (10).
What’s next
Zenit: October 6 at home against Lokomotiv Kuban.
PARMA: October 6 at home versus MBA-MAI.
