Pari Nizhny Novgorod defeated PARMA at home – 80:69 (30:17, 21:15, 21:12, 8:25).

Game progress

Pari NN players came out for warm-ups wearing t-shirts with inscriptions in support of Igor Volkhin, who was injured at the very end of the season. From the very first minutes, the Volga team was led by Nemanja Djurisic and got double-digit lead at the end of the quarter. The bigman scored 17 of the team’s 30 points, and didn’t miss a single shot (7 of 7) – as many as the entire PARMA team.

In the second quarter, Nizhny began to build its lead. All Perm team attempts to catch up with Sergey Kozin team led only to more mistakes and gaps in defense. The difference between the teams grew. However, PARMA wasn’t going to give up and tried to get closer in last quarter, winning the quarter 25:8. However, time was already running out – the guests couldn’t even get out of a 10-point deficit. The win allowed Pari NN to advance in Quarterinals, where will be the opponent.

X-factor

Nemanja Djurisic hasn’t scored more than 20 points since January this year. He initiated Pari NN run in the first quarter, after which the hosts  controlled the game.

Facts

PARMA hasn’t defeated Pari NN since December 2023. Nizhny Novgorod’s last win over PARMA was a few days ago (by the same 11-point difference) that gave the Volga team home court advantage. Pari NN has won all 5 head-to-head games this season.

Alex Hamilton was steps away from his first triple-double in the VTB League.

Leaders

Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Nemanja Djurisic (21), Aleksandr Chadov (16 + 9 rebounds), Alex Hamilton (11 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists), Evgenii Baburin (10), Ilya Karpenkov (6 + 7 rebounds + 5 assists).

PARMA: Samson Ruzhentsev (14), Aleksandr Zakharov (13), Stanley Whittaker (8 + 9 assists).

What’s next

Pari Nizhny Novgorod: April 23 on the road against CSKA.

PARMA: April 19 at home versus MBA-MAI.