PARMA defeated Avtodor at home – 79:73 (23:19, 14:18, 20:19, 22:17).

Game progress
The guests picked up the pace from the opening minutes, which helped to take an early lead – 17:10. But the Perm team quickly got back into game: pick-and-rolls and a 13-2 run put PARMA ahead by the end of the first quarter – 23:19. The guests didn’t let the Perm team increase the lead. The teams ended the first half with the tie – 37:37.

Key moment
During the second half, the difference was maximum 6 points and the scoreboard was tied before the last 5 minutes  – 64:64. Garrett Nevels and Royce Hamm gave the Perm team a 6-point lead 31 seconds before the end. Jamal Jones three-pointer provided Avtodor with some hope of saving the game, but free throw shooting by PARMA and turnover by Agada on the last possession prevented the guests from taking the game into overtime. PARMA managed to get their first win in the last 6 games.

X-factor
Rotation made a significant contribution to the Perm team win. PARMA bench brought his team 24 points (against 17 by the Saratov team substitutes).

Facts
PARMA ended 5-game losing streak, defeated the Saratov team for the first time in the season and caught up with Avtodor in wins and losses (14/20 for both teams).

Tonight game ended with 3 players having double-doubles: Royce Hamm had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Kerem Kanter made 22 points and 14 rebounds and Caleb Agada scored 15 + 10 assists.

Evgeny Pashutin got 50th win as PARMA head coach.

Leaders
PARMA: Royce Hamm (20 + 12 rebounds), Aleksandr Zakharov (17 + 6 rebounds), Garrett Nevels (16 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Aleksandr Shashkov (11).
Avtodor: Kerem Kanter (22 + 14 rebounds), Caleb Agada (15 + 10 assists + 6 rebounds), Jamal Jones (15), Bryant Crawford (10).

What’s next
PARMA: March 8 on the road against UNICS.
Avtodor: March 8 at home versus CSKA.