Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar defeated Parma Perm at home, 86-61 (22-20, 24-17, 21-14, 19-10).
Top Scorers
Lokomotiv-Kuban: Andrei Zubkov (22 + 6 reb), Evgeny Baburin (14 + 3 stl), Dmitry Khvostov (11 + 6 ast), Vladimir Ivlev (9 + 9 reb)
Parma: Danilo Andjusic (21 + 5 reb), Nikita Barinov (9), Alexander Vinnik (2 + 10 reb)
Turning Point
Parma started strong in Krasnodar. Danilo Andjusic poured in 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, to keep the visitors within two, 22-20, at the end of 10 minutes.
But Lokomotiv gradually began to pull away in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, outscoring Parma by seven points apiece in each period. Entering the 4th quarter, the home team had amassed a 16-point lead and went on to win comfortably, 86-61.
Stat
16-32 – Krasnodar exploited the perimeter, getting 56% of its offense from beyond the arc. Andrei Zubkov led the way with a 5-8 performance, including three 3-pointers in the final period.
Tightening the Screws
After giving up 20 points in the 1st quarter, Lokomotiv improved each quarter, limiting Parma to 17, 14, and 10 points over the final three periods.
Russian Guard
Four Russians–Andrei Zubkov, Evgeny Baburin, Dmitry Khvostov, Vladimir Ivlev–combined for 56 of Loko’s 86 points.
Quotes
Lokomotiv-Kuban head coach Fotios Katsikaris:
– We started the game well. We wanted to be more aggressive on defense and use everything at our disposal: fouls, athleticism, everything. We made fewer mistakes on defense, than against Hapoel. We ran better on offense and were more creative. Nobody disappeared. That’s what we need to do every day: Make our fans happy with our play. For a new team, it’s tough to play great basketball right away, but I think that we played a lot better today than a week ago.
Parma head coach Viacheslav Shushakov:
– We carefully analyzed all of Lokomotiv’s games and prepared well. There were moments today when we did okay, but it was clear that we couldn’t execute at the same level. We made it into the League, which is great, but talent, often foreign talent, has even more importance here. It’s showing. Maybe that’s why our players were tense. They aren’t at ease or loose enough. We have a problem with making shots. Today, we didn’t apply enough pressure on offense. There were a lot of rushed shots.
Up Next
Lokomotiv-Kuban: November 13 at Tsmoki-Minsk
Parma: November 13 at CSKA
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