VTB - League: Nizhny avoids Riga trap

VTB - League: Nizhny avoids Riga trap

Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) defeated VEF (Latvia) at home, 102-72. Nizhny got off to a strong start and cruised to a convincing victory over 9th-place VEF. Thanks to the victory, Nizhny Novgorod bumps Lokomotiv-Kuban from 3rd place by virtue of the playoff tiebreaker.

Top Performers
Nizhny Novgorod: Taylor Rochestie - 21 points; Artsiom Parakhouski - 20 points, eight rebounds; Tarence Kinsey - 15 points; Trey Thompkins - 13 points, eight rebounds; Gal Mekel - six points, seven assists; Dmitry Khvostov - four points, eight assists.

VEF: Rob Lowery - 16 points, seven rebounds, five assists; Janis Berzins - 13 points; Mareks Mejeris - nine points; Bamba Fall - eight points, six rebounds.