BETCITY PARMA defeated Pari Nizhny Novgorod on the road – 87:62 (25:15, 21:11, 20:19, 21:17).
Game progress
The guests rushed ahead from the start, immediately taking the lead. The Perm team demonstrated superiority. The most noticeable difference was in shooting. In the first half, the guests made 60% of field goals. The hosts’ shooting accuracy was 27.6%. Evgenii Baburin saved Pari NN with 12 points off the bench before the halftime (4 of 5 three-pointers).
The break benefited Pari Nizhny Novgorod, who managed to pull together and gradually began to equalise the game. The hosts started to look better in the paint.
However, this was not enough to make a comeback. PARMA won the third quarter and approached the end of the game with a 21-point lead, after which confidently secured a win.
X-factor
The key factor was the guests offense. The Perm team made 54% field-goals and 47.8% three-pointers (11 of 23).
Facts
Stanislav Ilnitskiy became the 10th player to play 350 games in the VTB League.
Terrell Carter recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
The Perm team 25-point win was the biggest in the teams’ season series (3-1).
Leaders
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Evgenii Baburin (14 + 5 assists), Daniil Klyuchenkov (12 + 6 rebounds), Ilya Karpenkov (10 + 6 rebounds)
BETCITY PARMA: Jalen Adams (15), Terrell Carter (13 + 13 rebounds), Brendan Adams (11 + 6 assists), Gleb Firsov (10 + 5 rebounds), Stanislav Ilnitskiy (10 + 9 rebounds)
What’s next
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: February 18 on the road versus Samara
BETCITY PARMA: February 12 on the road against UNICS.
