PARMA-PARI defeated Pari Nizhny Novgorod at home — 85:83 (27:26, 10:27, 19:12, 29:18).
The best scorers
PARMA-PARI: Bryon Allen (24 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Justin Roberson (16 + 6 assists)
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Ivan Strebkov (24), Jermaine Love (23), Dmitriy Khvostov (17)
Game progress
The opponents was standings neighbours— Nizhny Novgorod and PARMA were the seventh and eighth. In the very first minutes, Gleb Sheiko score 2 three-pointers, Justin Roberson added a two-pointer. 8:0 at the start and Zoran Lukic took a timeout. This pause helped his team – Nizhny Novgorod recovered from the shock and gradually began to level the game with Ivan Strebkov – Dragan Apic duo and Aleksandr Gankevich, who successfully came off the bench and helped the Volga team to equalize the score — 21:21.
In the last seconds of the first quarter, Strebkov scored a three-point buzzer and started the second quarter with another one. For the first time in the game, the guests took the lead. Due to long-range shots series, Pari NN began to gain the lead. After Love scored 5 points in 2 possessions, Nizhny lead has already become double-digit. The shock 10-minute from Love, who scored 13 points in a quarter meant that NN would start the second half as a clean leader — 53:37.
The third quarter began almost catastrophically for the hosts – the Volga team lead was 20 points. However, turnovers and missed shots of the guests and the effective game of the Perm team led by Bryon Allen helped PARMA-PARI to stay in the game. After Allen drive in the last seconds of the quarter, the difference was reduced to 9 points — 65:56.
The key moment
But PARMA was just at the beginning of the comeback. A 9:2 run at the start of the fourth quarter brought the hosts back to the game — 67:65. The Perm team caught the courage and managed to even score.
A minute before the final of regulation, the hero of the second half Bryon Allen put PARMA ahead — 85:83. This shot was the key: in the next possession, Ivan Strebkovl made an offensive foul. And although the guests had one last chance to save the game after Justin Roberson missed three throws, Strebkov missed the last shot. PARMA win the fifth game of the season and bypass the Nizhny Novgorod in the standings.
Hero
Bryon Allen. PARMA guard became the best scoring player along with Ivan Strebkov and was close to a triple-double and scored the winning 2 points.
Numbers
The Perm team made a comeback trailing by 19 points in the second half. This is the biggest winning comeback this season.
What’s next
PARMA-PARI: road game against MBA on November 25
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: home game versus Astana on November 23
