Nizhny Novgorod defeated Avtodor at home, 110-68 (23-20, 30-14, 31-18, 26-16).
Top Scorers
Nizhny Novgorod: Petr Gubanov (24), Dijon Thompson (22+7 reb+5 ast+3 blk), Ivan Strebkov (17+5 ast), DeAndre Kane (12+13 reb+5 ast)
Avtodor: Nick Minnerath (24), Vince Hunter (14+6 reb)
Turning Point
Nizhny Novgorod never trailed in this game, jumping out to a 19-11 lead and ultimately winning by 42.
Avtodor cut the deficit to one on a Nick Minnerath jumper to open the 2nd quarter, 23-22.
But a 22-6 run, sparked by Ivan Strebkov’s back-to-back 3-pointers, quickly put the game out of reach. Nizhny Novgorod went into the locker room with a 53-34 edge at halftime.
The home team went on to outscore Avtodor by 23 in the second half, shooting an incredible 65% from the field in the game.
With the victory, Nizhny moves into a tie for 9th place with Avtodor (4-9), a half-game behind 8th-place Enisey for the final playoff spot.
Star
Dijon Thompson. After missing two pivotal free throws in the loss to VEF last Saturday, Thompson put together an All-Star worthy performance against Avtodor, finishing with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. He was also 8-9 from the free-throw line and finished with a game-high 33 efficiency rating.
Play of the Game
