PARMA Russia defeated Kalev Estonia at home, 104-84 (30-9, 25-23, 21-22, 28-30).
Top Scorers
PARMA: Codi Miller-McIntyre (24 + 5 reb + 17 ast), Frank Gaines (18), Tre’ McLean (14 + 10 reb), Konstantin Bulanov (13)
Kalev: Isaiah Briscoe (25 + 6 reb), Erik Keedus (11), Branko Mirkovic (10)
Story
Perm dealt the knockout blow in the 1st quarter. Konstantin Bulanov and Codi Miller-McIntyre blitzed the visitors with four straight 3-pointers giving the home team a commanding 30-9 lead at the end of the period.
Tsmoki-Minsk never threatened the rest of the way, trailing by double digits the entire contest. In the final minutes, PARMA delighted the home fans by breaking the 100-point mark for the first time at the Molot thanks to Alexander Vinnik’s dunk. 21-year-old rookie Gleb Sheiko put the exclamation mark on the win in the final seconds, scoring his first basket for PARMA to make it 104 points.
Star
Codi Miller-McIntyre engineered PARMA’s victory, scoring 24 points and dishing out 17 assists, a new season record!
Stat
104 points – Perm’s first time scoring over 100 points in the United League.
Quotes
PARMA head coach Nikolajs Mazurs:
– First of all, I want to congratulate our team and fans on the win. Since the team hadn’t played in more than a month, I think everyone missed the game. Our goal was to win the game, but we also did so in impressive fashion. I’m confident everyone enjoyed it. As for strategy, I think our exhibition games vs. UNICS helped. We were very fired up, which was evident in the 1st quarter. Our attitude and energy practically decided the game in the 1st quarter.
Kalev coach Gidrius ZIbenas:
– We started very slow. PARMA scored four quick 3-pointers, which was a surprise for us. Before the game we watched film and expected PARMA to drive more. That start affected our offense. But offense wasn’t the issue. We scored our 84 points, which isn’t bad, but we gave up more than 100, which is not acceptable. We could have played much better and I’m confident we will in the next game. I also want to say that I don’t understand how a team like PARMA has only five wins. They deserve far more.
Up Next
PARMA: March 11 home vs. Tsmoki-Minsk
Kalev: March 8 away vs. VEF
Images of the Game
