Basketball
Samara basketball players beat Nizhny Novgorod and won their first victory of the VTB United League season
Samara basketball players won an away victory over Paris Nizhny Novgorod as part of the regular championship of the VTB United League.
The match took place on Friday in Nizhny Novgorod and ended with a score of 79:71 (33:20; 14:16; 27:17; 5:18) in favor of the guests.
The most productive player for Samara was Evgeniy Minchenko, who scored 24 points. Danila Pokhodyaev scored a double-double (20 points and 11 rebounds). For Nizhny Novgorod, Isaiah Washington scored the most points – 16 points.
This is Samara’s first victory of the season, breaking a streak of 16 losses in the regular season. “Samara” still finishes the VTB United League standings. Nizhny Novgorod, with 4 wins and 13 losses, is in ninth place.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on the television channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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