PARMA-PARI beat MINSK on the road — 77:48 (22:8, 18:14, 24:11, 13:15).
The best scorers:
MINSK: Kirill Sitnik (16), Darol Hernandez-Zinenko (8 + 9 rebounds).
PARMA-PARI: Aleksandr Platunov (19), Justin Roberson (11), Gleb Sheiko (10).
Game progress
The Perm team came in Minsk as the favorite. And they began to justify this status from the very first minutes. By the middle of the first quarter, PARMA lead was already double–digit – 16:3. Moreover, the guest offense was led by Danila Pokhodyaev and Aleksandr Platunov, who scored 11 points.
PARMA next run came at the end of the second quarter. In the game on the opposite courses, the guests looked way better than the opponent. Justin Roberson and Aleksandr Platunov offensive plays allowed the Perm team to get a 18 points lead before the halftime – 40:22.
The second half also did not give any intrigue. MINSK played better, but they clearly lacked neither experience nor class for the last try to make a comeback. PARMA-PARI confidently controlled the game, improve the stats and had a huge lead. As a result, the Perm team head coach Evgeniy Pashutin marked his return to the VTB League with a confident win with 29 points difference – 77:48.
Hero
Aleksandr Platunov led his team to win from the very first minutes. PARMA guard made 7 of 9 shots from the game, scored 19 points and best scoring and most effective (24) player of the game.
Numbers
48 – for the first time ever in the VTB League, PARMA-PARI let the opposing team score less than 50 points.
What’s next
MINSK: road game against CSKA on October 8
PARMA-PARI: home game versus Zenit on October 8
