CSKA beat PARMA in Perm – 101:64 (34:23, 25:15, 24:14, 18:12).
Game progress
The teams started to score from the first possessions and scored a combined 28 points in half of the opening quarter. After such start, Ivan Ukhov helped CSKA take the lead and Casper Ware’s shots made it double-digit by the end of the quarter – 34:23. The Perm team turned on the defense and the guests didn’t score any points. Royce Hamm and Samson Ruzhentsev cut the difference. But Andreas Pistiolis’ timeout revived the team’s offense. Anton Astapkovich and Melo Trimble started a 10:3 run that allowed the reigning champion to extend its lead to 21 points by halftime – 59:38.
Key moment
In the second half, CSKA continued to make long-range shots and regularly got the ability to make free throws. The Perm team gave the fans several spectacular dunks, but struggled to break the Moscow team defense. By the end of the third quarter, the difference had grown to 30 points, after which Evgeny Pashutin put the young Russian players on the floor.
The guests confidently gets the win with another 100+ points game.
X-factor
Defense became the key factor of the Moscow team win. CSKA made 9 steals (4 by the opponent), let the Perm team to make 15 turnovers and limited PARMA sharpshooters to make only 34% field-goal shots.
Facts
The Moscow team scored 100+ points for the second time in a row against the Perm team. CSKA won the last game versus PARMA – 110:91.
Samson Ruzhentsev played his first game of the season against CSKA. The Russian forward scored 13 points and 4 rebounds against his former teammates, .
All CSKA players scored points. The bench players made 55% of the team’s points.
Leaders
PARMA: Royce Hamm (15 + 8 rebounds), Samson Ruzhentsev (13), Alex Hamilton (11 + 5 rebounds), Garrett Nevels (10).
CSKA: Aleksa Avramovic (17), Melo Trimble (16), Anton Astapkovich (12), Casper Ware (12), Livio Jean-Charles (10 + 6 rebounds).
What’s next
PARMA: January 15 at home versus Enisey.
CSKA: January 15 on the road against MBA-MAI.
