By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Darrlyn Willis and Brandon Brown partnered up and led Nizhny Novgorod to an 89-69 home win over Mornar Bar on Day 3 of Basketball Champions League. Nizhny improved to 2-1 while Mornar is still waiting for its first win (0-3) in Group C.
Willis logged 21 points along with ten rebounds followed by Brown with 15 points and 12 assists. Alec Brown added 18 points.
For Mornar, Derek Needham banked 20 points in addition to Jacob Pullen’s 15 and Damir Markota’s 11 points.
Nizhny started off with a 19-6 run but Mornar cut the gap to 42-39 at halftime. However, the hosts completely took over in the second half increasing the lead to 69-51 and led by as much as 24 points in the final period (77-53) as they secured the win.
Game Highlights
Press Conference
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League