PARMA defeated UNICS in Perm – 82:80 (20:24, 28:23, 14:19, 20:14).
Game progress
It took the teams 2.5 minutes to open the score. After such game start, the teams finally got going on offense. The Kazan team responded to B.J. Johnson, C.J. Bryce and Stanislav Ilnitskiy made shots with Nenad Dimitrijevic, Jalen Reynolds and Marcos Knight. The result of such a shootout was a spectacular second quarter ending. B.J. Johnson buzzer beater (18 points) helped PARMA get the lead before the second half – 48:47.
Key moment
At the end of the third quarter, the hosts lost Johnson due to foul out. But C.J. Bryce led the team and his 10 points in the final quarter helped the Uerm team took a lead into the end – 79:77.
The ending was dramatic. Nenad Dimitrijevic three-pointer 30 seconds beofre the end gave UNICS the lead back, but Aleksandr Platunov long-range shots restored the hosts lead – 82:80. The Kazan team had 2 timeouts and 8 seconds left. But neither Nenad Dimitrijevic long-range shot, nor Ismael Bako second-chance shot reached the target and PARMA kept the winning score.
X-factor
Stanislav Ilnitskiy had his best game in PARMA. The forward scored a new season-high 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and became the most efficient player in the winning team with C.J. Bryce.
Fact
PARMA ended UNICS’ 7-game winning streak. The Perm team had a solid start of the second stage. The Uralians have three wins in four Group B games.
UNICS center Jalen Reynolds played his 100th game in the VTB League. The American made his debut in the tournament in 2018 with Zenit.
Leaders
PARMA: C.J. Bryce (20), B.J. Johnson (20 + 5 rebounds), Stanislav Ilnitskiy (18 + 7 rebounds)
UNICS: Nenad Dimitrijevic (24), Jalen Reynolds (12), Ismael Bako (10 + 7 rebounds), Marcos Knight (10 + 6 rebounds).
What’s next
PARMA (18-12): March 16 on the road against CSKA
UNICS (23-7): March 16 on the road versus Enisey.
