PARMA defeated MBA-MAI in Moscow – 63:58 (19:21, 12:12, 15:18, 17:7).

Game progress
The first half was equal. The guests dominated the rebounding (24-12), while the Moscow team made less turnovers (4-12) and had better long-range shooting (29.4% – 16.7%). The Perm team starting five scored 30 of 31 points, while Evgeny Voronov and Andrey Zubkov made 15 points combined. MBA-MAI got 2-point lead by halftime – 33:31.

Zubkov and Danila Pevnev allowed the hosts to gain a double-digit lead in the middle of the third quarter – 46:34. But the Moscow team couldn’t increase the score difference. The guests gradually began to cut the deficit with leaders efforts. Alex Hamilton free throws tied the game 3 minutes before the end of regulation – 56:56.

Key moment
The guests were more confident in the end of the game. Hamilton and Garrett Nevels shots gave PARMA back the lead, and after Aleksandr Zakharov free-throws PARMA had 4-point lead 11 seconds before the end – 62:58. The Moscow team still tried to save the game, but Voronov missed three-pointer and Royce Hamm got the rebound.

X-factor
Defense was the key in this game. The Perm team allowed the opponent to score only 58 points. The Moscow team made only 7 points in the final quarter.

Facts
The Perm team set season-high 63 points in road games. However, PARMA has already won 2 of 6 road games – in Yekaterinburg and Moscow.

Andrey Zubkov has 168 points in 11 games this season. Last season the forward had 156 points in 50 games.

Leaders
MBA-MAI: Andrey Zubkov (15 + 6 rebounds), Vladislav Trushkin (13 + 5 rebounds), Evgeny Voronov (11).
PARMA: Garrett Nevels (19), Aleksandr Zakharov (13 + 9 rebounds), Alex Hamilton (12 + 8 rebounds), Royce Hamm (12 + 8 rebounds).

What’s next
MBA-MAI: November 6 at home versus CSKA.
PARMA: November 6 on the road against Lokomotiv Kuban.