Basketball
CSKA defeated Paris Nizhny Novgorod in overtime in the VTB United League
Anton Astapkovich / Photo: © PBC CSKA / Mikhail Serbin
CSKA Moscow defeated Paris Nizhny Novgorod in overtime in a home match of the VTB United Basketball League.
The meeting in Moscow ended with a score of 104:96 (28:26, 17:23, 21:20, 26:23, 12:4). The most productive player of the match was CSKA point guard Casper Ware, who scored 30 points. Tony Jekiri scored a double-double for the army team (17 points, 11 rebounds).
A few seconds before the end of the fourth quarter, CSKA was losing by 5 points (87:92).
CSKA is in the lead in the standings; the army team has 21 wins and 3 losses. For Nizhny Novgorod, this defeat was the 18th of the season, the club is in 13th place.
In the next match, Paris Nizhny Novgorod will host Zenit St. Petersburg on January 28; CSKA will play away against MBA the day before.
Watch VTB United League games on the TV channels of the Match holding and on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Results of other matches of the VTB United League game day:
“Samara” – “Astana” – 66:78
“Parma” (Perm region) – “Avtodor” (Saratov) – 84:67
Source: Sportbox
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