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Mario Hezonja posted 21 points, six assists and five rebounds as Unics Kazan beat Runa Basket Moscow 101 – 71 to capture its third consecutive the 2021 preseason.
Isaiah Canaan added 18 points plus two steals while Lorenzo Brown had 16 points and two steals as well for Unics. Velimir Perasovich’s team completely dominated the game after a balanced first quarter (26-25) to get the blowout victory.
So far in offseason, Unics has also defeated Kupol-Rodniki Izhevsk (79 – 64) and Runa Basket again (100 – 64).
In a game for the Kondrashin – Belov Cup, host Zenit St. Petersburg routed fellow VTB League side Nizhny Novgorod 95 – 69 behind 20 points by Alex Poythress. Xavi Pascual’s team will be facing CSKA Moscow in the tournament’s final.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Shabazz Napier and Arturas Gudaitis added 10 points apiece for Zenit.