Lokomotiv Kuban defeated Pari Nizhny Novgorod on the road – 95:72 (26:19, 18:21, 26:20, 25:12).
Game progress
Lokomotiv Kuban remained the only undefeated team (8-0), but Pari NN also started well (6-2). Nizhny had already beaten CSKA and was close to defeat Zenit put up a fight against the favorite. The Volga team was led by Nemanja Djurisic with 12 points and also had good field goal percentage. All 11 Loko players scored points – Vsevolod Ishchenko was the bests scorer with 9 points. The guests had the initiative and led after first half – 44:40.
Loko was very active at the start of the second half. B.J. Johnson scored 2 three-pointers in a short period of time, and Antonius Cleveland supported his momentum soon after. Loko made a 10:0 run and brought the lead to 17 points. The Volga team cut the lead to 10 points with the character by the last quarter.
Key moment
Still, Pari NN failed to change the game. The guests were still good in defense, Patrick Miller and Cleveland led offense. Loko soon pushed the opponent back to a comfortable difference and confidently got 9th win in a row.
X-factor
Lokomotiv dominated in rebounds – 45:30, including 13:6 in offensive rebounds.
Facts
The rivalry history score is 19:11 , Loko leads. The last 4 regular season head-to-head games in Nizhny Novgorod were ended with the hosts wins, but today the Krasnodar team broke that streak.
Andrei Vedischev had the second best start for a head coach in the League history. The coach repeated Sasha Obradovic achievement (9 wins, Loko), while Ainars Bagatskis holds the record (10).
Vsevolod Ishchenko has best scoring game in the VTB League (14 points).
Leaders
Pari NN: Nemanja Djurisic (16 + 5 rebounds), Aubrey Dawkins (14), Aleksandr Chadov (8 + 5 rebounds).
Lokomotiv Kuban: Antonius Cleveland (16), Patrick Miller (14 + 6 rebounds + 7 assists), Vsevolod Ischenko (14), Andrei Martiuk (10 + 7 rebounds).
What’s next
Pari NN: October 30 on the road versus Enisey
Lokomotiv Kuban: October 27 on the road against CSKA.
