By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
CSKA Moscow smashed Nizhny in Novgorod and prevailed 65-101. With this broad victory, CSKA bettered to a 17-2 record in the VTB league, while Nizhny now stands at 6-12.
Corry Higgins led the winners with 19 points, though it was a teamwork feast for Dimitris Itoudis’ team. Vitaly Fridzon scored 15 points, Nikita Kurbanov finished with 14, while Dmitriy Kulagin added 13.
CSKA played without Milos Teodosic, while Nando De Colo rested with 5 points and 4 assists in 14 minutes.
For Nizhny, Dijon Thompson and Petr Gubanov both scored 15 points each.
The hosts managed to be competitive in the first half, though CSKA gradually expanded to 38-51 at halftime and never lost its double digit leads since.
VTB League Sunday Match 5th results:
Astana – Parma 88-73 (Krubally 21)
Khimki – Tsmoki/Minsk 80-72 (Joyce 23)