UNICS defeated Kalev on the road, 110-86 (37-19, 27-19, 20-22, 26-26).
Top Scorers
Kalev: Erik Keedus (21), Vitali Liutych (15), Mark Tollefsen (13+5 reb), Branko Mirkovic (10+9 ast)
UNICS: Artem Klimenko (18+9 reb), Danilo Andjusic (18+5 ast), Artsiom Parakhouski (16+7 reb), Quino Colom (15+16 ast)
Turning Point
With leading scorer Keith Langford taking the night off, the offense showed no signs of a letdown, particularly to start the game. Led by Quino Colom (8 points, 4 assists) and Artsiom Parakhouski (10 points, 3 rebounds), Kazan stormed to a 37-19 lead in the 1st quarter, knocking down 13 of 16 field-goal attempts to go with seven of eight free throws.
UNICS went on to win comfortably, scoring 64 points in the first half and finishing with 110.
Stat
18 – number of points scored by Artem Klimenko and Danilo Andjusic. The center and guard joined UNICS mid-season, but hadn’t earned much playing time prior to today’s game. On Tuesday, however, they were terrific, helping UNICS to a blowout road win.
Up Next
Kalev: March 14 vs. Avtodor
UNICS: March 12 vs. Zenit
