Markell Johnson and Royce Hamm duo helped Astana break its losing streak against Pari Nizhny Novgorod.
Johnson and Hamm scored 44 points combined in a 78-73 road win over Pari NN. Astana beat the Russian club for just the fourth time in the rivalry history (22 games), and the Kazakh team took the win in Nizhny Novgorod for the first time since 26 November 2011.
Johnson had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, while Hamm had 20 points and 8 rebounds.