Zenit defeated PARMA in Perm – 74:58 (20:17, 18:17, 14:10, 22:14).

Game progress
The hosts started the game with confidence. Royce Hamm helped the Perm team to get a 6-point lead – 9:3. The guests shook things up with Trent Frazier. His three-pointer let the St. Petersburg team regained the lead in the game – 16:15.

In the second quarter, the guests tried to pull away. After Vince Hunter layup, the lead became double-digit – 33:23. The Perm team responded with a 7-point run. As a result, Zenit maintained the lead, but the difference was only 4 points by halftime – 38:34.

Key moment
The guests made a run at the end of the third quarter. Frazier and Dwayne Bacon set the tone for Zenit. The lead reached 16 points – 63:47. This season, the Perm team has surprised many times with comebacks, but failed to do so in this game. Xavier Pascual team played great defense, controlled the game and took the win.

X-factor
Defense was the key to the guests’ win in this game. The St. Petersburg team allowed the opponent to score only 58 points. At the same time, the Perm team noticeably improved the stats in the last minute of the game (7 points).

Facts
The St. Petersburg team continued the winning streak, which reached 7 games. In 6 out of 7 games, the final score advantage was double-digit.

Zenit is the best road team of the season – 14 wins and 2 losses. Xavier Pascual team has only lost to CSKA and UNICS on the road.

Alexey Shved had his first double-digit scoring performance in Zenit. With 15 points, he was the game’s top scorer.

Leaders
PARMA: Garrett Nevels (14 + 5 assists), Aleksandr Zakharov (13), Royce Hamm (8 + 12 rebounds).
Zenit: Alexey Shved (15), Trent Frazier (14 + 5 assists), Vince Hunter (12 + 6 rebounds).

What’s next
PARMA: February 12 at home versus Lokomotiv Kuban.
Zenit: February 13 at home against UNICS.