By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Mike James put on a strong performance leading CSKA Moscow to an 89-70 road win over Parm Perm and a 7-3 record in VTB League. Parma now stands at 3-7.
James nailed game-high 27 points on 10-16 shooting along with five rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Daniel Hacket was the only double-digit scorer beside James with 20 points (8-11 FG).
Semyon Antonov added nine points without a miss (4-4) while for Parma, Lorenzo Williams scored 16 in addition to Artem Zabelin’s 14 and Konstantin Bulanov’s 11 points.
After a balanced start with Parma having a slight upper hand (19-17) at the end of the first quarter, CSKA began taking over slowly and went on the break with a 42-35 lead.
They kept going in the second half increasing the gap to as much as 21 points (65-44) and stayed in front not allowing Parma to cut the deficit past 11 points (76-65) as they sealed the deal.