PARMA defeated Astana on the road – 83:62 (19:11, 22:16, 23:15, 19:20).
Game progress
The hosts relied on long-range shots at the start of the game, but missed most of them. The Perm team picked up the pace from the first minutes and started the game with a 16:4 run, which was started by Samson Ruzhentsev. A time-out helped Astana revitalize its offense – Askar Maydekin scored 8 points from the paint and the team finally started to make shots. But it wasn’t enough to cut the deficit. PARMA regularly had open shot opportunities, moved the ball better and picked up offensive rebounds with Royce Hamm efforts. The guests had a 14-point lead by halftime – 41:27.
Key moment
The Kazakh team came with increased concentration and started the second half with an 8:0 run. But the Perm team scored 9 points in 1.5 minutes and stopped the opponent comeback attempt.
Soon Evgeny Pashutin team adjusted the approach to defense and made some steals. As a result, the score difference reached 20 points, after which Astana had no energy left to get back. The Perm team confidently got win.
X-factor
An important reason for PARMA confident win was field-goal percentage. The guests made 22 of 43.
Facts
Royce Hamm, Alex Hamilton and Samson Ruzhentsev combined for 57 points, only 5 points behind the opponent’s total.
Hamm scored more than 20 points per game for the 5th time this season. It is noteworthy that in 2 of 5 games the opponent was Astana, where the center played last season.
Galin Smith made his second double-double of the season. The Kazakh teamforward added 11 rebounds to his 10 points.
Leaders
Astana: Askar Maydekin (15 + 5 rebounds), Vadim Scherbak (11), Ruslan Aitkali (11), Galin Smith (10 + 11 rebounds + 5 assists).
PARMA: Royce Hamm (22 + 6 rebounds), Samson Ruzhentsev (18), Alex Hamilton (17 + 7 rebounds).
What’s next
Astana: December 25 on the road versus Enisey.
PARMA: December 21 on the road against Samara.
