Samara beat Pari Nizhny Novgorod on the road – 80:56 (20:15, 26:20, 19:6, 15:15).
Game progress
Samara is already guaranteed the 2nd place in the Group B, Pari Nizhny Novgorod dropped out of the fight for the play-in. Nizhny Novgorod moved the ball well in the first half (14 vs 6 assists), which Samara made up for with performances by James Thompson (10 points, 6 rebounds) and Justin Roberson (8 points). After making 63% two-pointers and 50% three-pointers, the guestss led by halftime – 46:35 .
Key moment
Samara allowed Nizhny to score only 6 points in the third quarter. Drazen Anzulovic team had a 24-point lead before the final quarter and removed all questions about winner of the game.
X-factor
Nizhny Novgorod allowed 21 losses, which prevented them from demonstrating a slim offensive game – 56 points in 40 minutes.
Fact
Evgenii Baburin reached the 2,000-point mark for his career. He became the 10th player in history with 2000+ points in the VTB League.
Pari NN needs at least 1 win in their remaining 2 games to avoid the worst season in the VTB League.
Leaders
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Aleksandr Chadov (11), Kendall Smith (11), Aleksa Novakovic (7 + 5 rebounds + 6 assists).
Samara: James Thompson (18 + 8 rebounds), Rade Zagorac (13 + 9 rebounds), Justin Roberson (13), Javontae Hawkins (13).
What’s next
Pari Nizhny Novgorod (13-26): April 14 at homeb versus Avtodor
Samara (22-17): April 14 on the road against Astana.
