By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Russian powerhouse had a hard time beating Parma at home 101-94 as the visitors dominated in the first half.
The turning point: Prep talk on the halftime break by coach Itoudis woke up the hosts as they won that period by 12 (26-14) and overtook the initiative of the game.
The visiting side showed from the begging that they are not afraid to play against CSKA. They were relentless in an offense as the Dimitris Itoudis’s team couldn’t guard them at all. They build a 9 point lead at halftime (60-51) after scoring outstanding 33 points in the first quarter.
The Star: Once again it was all about Nando De Colo, as the Frenchman scored 34 points with impressive shooting percentages. He missed only two shots from the field (11/13) and he was perfect from the free throw line (9/9), which were enough for 39 points in ranking!
Frank Gaines tried to save Parma with 18 points but it was not enough for the visitors.
CSKA Moscow now moved up to a 7-0 record remaining in VTB League.
Results
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| NIZHNIY NOVGOROD | BC TSMOKI MINSK | 82-91 | 44-46 | 25-18 | 19-28 | 17-18 | 21-27 |
| LOKOMOTIV KUBAN | VEF RIGA | 83-70 | 46-39 | 18-14 | 28-25 | 22-19 | 15-12 |
| BC KALEV/CRAMO | BK ASTANA | 83-73 | 45-36 | 22-17 | 23-19 | 21-19 | 17-18 |
| CSKA MOSCOW | PARMA BASKET PERM | 101-94 | 51-60 | 23-33 | 28-27 | 26-14 | 24-20 |
Standings
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
UNICS KAZAN
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
455 – 352
|
103
|
|
|
2
|
CSKA MOSCOW
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
653 – 508
|
145
|
|
|
3
|
LOKOMOTIV KUBAN
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
442 – 350
|
92
|
|
|
4
|
ZENIT SAINT PETERSBURG
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
421 – 412
|
9
|
|
|
5
|
KHIMKI MOSCOW
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
446 – 355
|
91
|
|
|
6
|
BC TSMOKI MINSK
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
406 – 477
|
-71
|
|
|
7
|
AVTODOR
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
409 – 452
|
-43
|
|
|
8
|
ENISEY
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
320 – 373
|
-53
|
|
|
9
|
NIZHNIY NOVGOROD
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
316 – 347
|
-31
|
|
|
10
|
PARMA BASKET PERM
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
461 – 535
|
-74
|
|
|
11
|
BK ASTANA
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
445 – 490
|
-45
|
|
|
12
|
VEF RIGA
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
444 – 512
|
-68
|
|
|
13
|
BC KALEV/CRAMO
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
463 – 518
|
-55
|
|