Parma defeated Tsmoki-Minsk on the road, 71-62 (19-16, 30-14, 10-19, 12-13).
Top Scorers
Tsmoki-Minsk: Antonio Graves (15), Aliaksandr Kudrautsau (13), Aliaksandr Semianiuk (11+7 reb)
Parma: Sergei Chernov (23), Konstantin Bulanov (12+5 reb), Ivan Ukhov (10+10 reb)
Turning Point
Parma proved its intentions in the first half. Captain Sergei Chernov was unstoppable, scoring 18 points in 16 minutes to give the visitors a 19-point lead at halftime, 49-30.
The Dragons improved on defense in the second half, limiting Parma to 10 points in the 3rd quarter. But Perm’s lead was too big to overcome. Despite outscoring the visitors by 10 points over the final 20 minutes, Minsk never threatened. Parma returns home with its first win of the season, while Tsmoki drops its 6th in a row.
Stat
30 – Parma’s 30-point 2nd quarter proved fatal for Minsk. Tsmoki never got closer than seven points the rest of the way.
Video
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Quotes
Tsmoki-Minsk head coach Alexander Krutikov:
– Parma’s strong 2nd quarter played a big role in the final outcome. What didn’t work? In the first half, we tried several different looks on defense, but nothing worked. Our opponent played excellent basketball. Callahan was unexpectedly good, especially from outside. Chernov scored 18 points. The 2nd half was different. We were more aggressive. Unfortunately, we didn’t hit many shots from outside and Parma was able to hold its lead to the end.
Parma head coach Viacheslav Shushakov:
– Today was essentially our last chance to win and we did that during the first two quarters. At halftime, evidently, we thought it would be enough. But Tsmoki got going after the break and started cutting into the deficit. It could have been a nerve-wracking finish. But congratulations to my team on the win!
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Up Next
Tsmoki-Minsk: April 10 at CSKA
Parma: April 9 at Avtodor
