Uralmash PARMA at home – 81:75 (19:16, 23:19, 21:16, 18:24).

Game progress

Before the game, Uralmash officially introduced Rostislav Vergun – the Belarusian specialist made his debut against PARMA, which had a 6-game winning streak. The League newcomer controlled the first quarter. B.J. Johnson stood out for the guests (20 points in 20 minutes), but didn’t get the support he deserved: none of his teammates scored more than 4 points. Led by Octavius Ellis (10 points, 8 rebounds) and Javonte Douglas (9 points, 3 assists), the hosts distributed the offensive load more evenly, and also outrebounded the league leader in rebounds – 27:16. By the halftime, the hosts led – 42:35. In the third quarter, the game remained the same, as Uralmash played well and increased the lead by another 5 points.

Uralmash led the game confidently in the fourth quarter, but struggled at the end. Richard Solomon and Johnson made shots in 26 seconds and knocked the hosts out. Then Kirill Pisklov and Anton Glazunov lost the ball, after which the difference became 4 points.

Key moment

Garrett Nevels lost the ball under pressure 23 seconds before the end. Vladislav Perevalov went into the paint, but missed. The Perm team had to foul intentionally, but the Russian guard made both free throws and took the pressure off.

X-factor

Uralmash played much worse at home than on the road: 2-6 in Yekaterinburg, 6-4 on the road before the game with PARMA. Today, the home crowd finally helped the newcomer. The new coach and the fierce support motivated the team, which showed maximum dedication for the entire game.

Fact

PARMA winning streak has come to an end. This was the longest streak in the team’s history (the previous record was 5 wins and was at the second stage of last season). Before the trip to Yekaterinburg, the Perm team was the only undefeated team in December.

The last time the Ekaterinburg club hosted Perm in the Russian basketball elite was in April 2005. Back then, Evraz played against Ural-Greit, for which Vyacheslav Shushakov, a current member of Parma’s coaching staff, played

Leaders

Uralmash: Javonte Douglas (19 + 8 rebounds), Octavius Ellis (18 + 14 rebounds), Anton Glazunov (12 + 6 assists).

PARMA: B.J. Johnson (32), Richard Solomon (8 + 11 rebounds), Ruslan Abdulbasirov (8 + 6 rebounds), Aleksandr Platunov (8 + 5 assists).

What’s next

Uralmash (9-10): January 7 at home against MINSK

PARMA (10-9): January 5 at home versus Zenit.