PARMA defeated Samara at home – 105:69 (35:17, 28:20, 25:14, 17:18.

Game progress

The hosts made a quick 11:0 run and secured a double-digit lead in the opening minutes of the game. Garrett Nevels had great start. Ilya Platonov replied with 2 three-pointers. PARMA pressed all over the court, triggering 6  turnovers. Samson Ruzhentsev took advantage of it and his 9 points helped the hosts to end the quarter with a huge lead (35:17).

The second quarter was less productive, but still went was controlled by the Perm team. The guests managed to get the game back on track, but didn’t get rid of turnovers (13 in the half) and lost in shooting accuracy. Nevels scored 20 points before halftime, PARMA led by 26.

Samara couldn’t change the game in the second half. The team didn’t solve the problem with scoring, making only 40% toward the end of the game, and the Perm te aggressive defense continued to lead to steals.

PARMA bench got playing time in the final quarter. Samara was able to win the last quarter with a minimal advantage, and the hosts reached the 100-point total for the second time in the season.

X-factor

PARMA full-court pressure allowed to make VTB League season-high 21 steals.

Garrett Navels scored 28 points with 11 of 16 field-goals made, 4 of 8 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws.

Facts

Garrett Nevels and Stanley Whittaker set career-high 7 and 8 steals. Whittaker was close to an unusual triple-double. He got 10 points, 9 assists and 8 steals.

PARMA tied the rivalry history score versus Samara – 5-5.

Leaders

PARMA: Garrett Nevels (28 + 7 steals), Samson Ruzhentsev (15), Grigory Tuchkov (12), Timofey Yakushin (11), Stanley Whittaker (10 + 5 rebounds + 9 assists + 8 steals).

Samara: Ilya Platonov (14 + 8 rebounds), Nikita Kosyakov (12), Andrei Sopin (10 + 10 rebounds + 5 assists), Vladislav Karpov (10).

What’s next

PARMA: April 2 on the road against Uralmash

Samara: April 2 on the road versus CSKA.