By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The highlight of VTB League action for this weekend was the game between Nizhny Novgorod and Lokomotiv, with the latter prevailing 66-93.
From early on, Lokomotiv (1-2) was more dominant, with Ian Vougioukas leading the visitors in the low post. At halftime, the Greek center along with Mardy Collins have scored 20 points for their team, 10 each, leading it with 31-45. Lokomotiv entered the final period with a 15-point lead, 45-60, which was later expanded to 22 points at 33′. The hosts never made a comeback to the game. Vougioukas led the winners with 18 points and 5 rebounds. For Nizhny Novgorod (0-4), Ivan Strebkov scored 17 points and handed 2 assists.
In the other game of the day, Enisey (3-2) grabbed a road win with 79-81 against Parma (0-3). Tony Taylor scored 25 points for the winners, while Suleiman Brainmoh added 14. For Parma, Danilo Andjusic and Konstantin Bulanov both scored 19 points, with the former also having 7 assists.