Pari Nizhny Novgorod beat PARMA on the road – 96:74 (23:11, 29:34, 28:14, 16:15).
Game progress
Nizhny Novgorod offense got going on the first possession – Nemanja Djurisic dunk started a 14-6 run that forced Evgeny Pashutin to take a timeout. But after a minute break, Nizhny managed to get double-digit lead by the end of the opening quarter.
After a rough start, the Perm team began to press opponent and made several long-range shots, having a 18-6 run in 4 minutes to take the lead. But then Zach Nutall and Aleksandr Chadov helped Pari NN to regain the lead by the end of the first half – 52:45.
Key moment
At the start of the second half, the Perm team offense fell apart again, while Nizhny Novgorod continued to score points. After a 12-4 run, the guests lead grew to 15 points, and then Nutall increased the difference to 21.
In the final quarter, the Perm team was unable to organize a comeback – Nizhny confidently got the win and ended losing streak.
X-factor
Nizhny Novgorod was able to win with good shooting percentage. The guests were able to score 66.7% of 2-point shots, as well as 12 of 27 three-point attempts.
Facts
The teams delighted the fans with productive basketball. PARMA had the best quarter of the season with 34 points, while Nizhny Novgorod set its new season-high 96 points in game.
Both teams’ starting five players scored more than 85% of their team points: 14 of 96 for Nizhny and 11 of 74 for PARMA. All Pari NN starting players were able to get 10+ points.
Aleksandr Zakharov, Dmitrii Khvostov, Artem Antipov and Aleksandr Chadov updated their scoring season-highs, while Zach Nutall had his highest scoring game in the VTB League (24 points). The American guard also had season-high 9 assists.
Leaders
PARMA: Aleksandr Zakharov (18), Royce Hamm (17 + 8 rebounds), Alex Hamilton (15 + 5 assists), Garrett Nevels (10).
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Zach Nutall (24 + 9 assists), Aleksandr Chadov (19), Dmitrii Khvostov (15), Nemanja Djurisic (13 + 5 rebounds), Aubrey Dawkins (11), Artem Antipov (10 + 5 rebounds).
What’s next
PARMA: November 14 at home versus Avtodor.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: November 13 at home against Astana.
