On December 5, MINSK will play Pari Nizhny Novgorod for the second time in the season at the Falcon Club Arena at 19:00. More information about the opponent in our preview.
Season 2022/23
Now Pari Nizhny Novgorod retains a chance to get into the playoffs and is in 6th place in the standings of the VTB United League championship. Nizhny Novgorod residents have 6 wins and 7 losses. Zoran Lukic's team lost in the first round of the first stage to UNICS, Samara, MBA, CSKA, PARMA-PARI and twice to Zenit.
Despite the fact that the opposing team will have an away match, the previous game of Nizhny Novgorod took place on November 27, so Pari NN had a whole week to prepare for the meeting with Minsk residents.
Earlier in the season, the teams met face-to-face on November 11 at the Nagorny Sports Complex in Nizhny Novgorod. Pari NN won with a score of 84:67, and the most productive player of the opponent was Jermaine Love. In 18 minutes on the floor, the American defender scored 18 points (8 of which he realized from the penalty line), made 4 passes, 2 interceptions, 1 rebound and 1 blockshot. On the Minsk side, Darol Hernandez Zinenko showed the best result of the meeting, who scored 14 points, made 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 interception in 19 minutes of the game. In the comparative statistics of the teams, MINSK leads in terms of rebounds (32.2 vs. 31.7), assists (16.8 vs. 16.5) and block shots (1.8 vs. 1.2).
The average age of the players of “Pari NN" is 27 years, the average height is 198 cm. Jermaine Love consistently plays as a scorer of Nizhny Novgorod, averaging 16.4 points per game, making 2.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.8 steals.
MINSK defender Supreme Shakur Hannah:
— After being the away team the last two games it feels good to be back and ready to compete here in Minsk. We will continue to grow together but the main purpose is the little details for every match. Regardless the opponent, we must control what we can as a group collectively. Everyone has a role and everyone must be a star in their respective role!
The roster of “Pari NN" (Nizhny Novgorod)
Guards:
1. Divine Miles (02.25.1996, 180 cm, USA),
2. Jermaine Love (03.27.1989, 191 cm, USA),
6. Anton Ponkrashov (23.04.1986, 200 cm, Russia),
13. Dmitrii Khvostov (21.08.1989, 190 cm, Russia),
19. Ivan Strebkov (27.07.1991, 190 cm, Russia),
22. Mikhail Belenitskii (12.09.2002, 205 cm, Russia),
23. Maxim Lichutin (14.06.2000, 190 cm, Russia),
44. Evgenii Baburin (04.07.1987, 190 cm, Russia).
Forwards:
5. Alexandr Gankevich (05.08.1995, 201 cm, Russia),
7. Maksim Salash (06.05.1996, 207 cm, Belarus),
8. Dragan Apic (30.10.1995, 207 cm, Serbia),
9. Vitaly Liutych (09.05.1992, 198 cm, Russia),
10. Alexandr Chadov (20.11.2001, 204 cm, Russia),
12. Daniil Alekseev (17.04.2002, 200 cm, Russia),
17. Maxim Karvanen (30.10.1999, 204 cm, Russia),
32. Nikola Jovanovic (06.01.1994, 208 cm, Serbia).
Center:
15. Stepan Gontar (02.04.2002, 212 cm, Russia).
The head coach is Zoran Lukic (Serbia).
The match starts at 19:00. The broadcast will be available on the VTB United League website, as well as on Belarus 5 TV channel. Tickets for the game can be purchased on the website and at points of sale KVITKI.by .
Photo: VTB United League