Samara defeated Pari Nizhny Novgorod on the road – 79:71 (33:20, 14:16, 27:17, 5:18).
Game progress
The guests arrived in Nizhny Novgorod without leaders: Nikita Mikhailovskii, Mikhail Kulagin and Dmitry Cheburkin. Despite this, Vladislav Konovalov team took the initiative from the start. For 8 minutes, Samara did not miss a shot (11 field-goals made in a row), and won first quarter – 33:20. The game was equal before halftime.
In the third quarter, Samara made another run and allowed Pari Nizhny Novgorod to score only 2 points in 3.5 minutes, while making 16 points. The guests led before final quarter – 74:53.
In the final quarter, Sergei Kozin team did not give up, improved defense and reduced the deficit to 6 points. But Samara skillfully slowed down the pace, spending all their time in offense and managed to secure first win of the season.
X-factor
A shortened rotation forced Samara to rely on its starting five. The starters scored 68 of the team’s 79 points. Nizhny Novgorod’s starting five scored 44 points.
Facts
Rivalry history score: 6-5, Samara takes the lead.
Pari NN (15.3) and Samara (15.4) commit the most turnovers per game on average. The teams also allow opponents to score more – 88.8 for Pari NN and 96.1 for Samara.
Danila Pokhodiaev and Evgeny Minchenko had the best games in scoring and efficiency for Samara.
Leaders
Pari NN: Isaiah Washington (16 + 7 rebounds), Alexander Khomenko (10).
Samara: Evgeny Minchenko (24), Danila Pokhodiaev (20 + 11 rebounds), Aleksandr Kuznetsov (13 + 5 assists + 5 rebounds).
What’s next
Pari NN: December 29 on the road versus BETCITY PARMA.
Samara: January 7 on the road against Enisey.
