We end the year with an away victory over Nizhny Novgorod!

Main team news

30.12.2023

UNICS prevails over Pari Nizhny Novgorod in a stubborn struggle (70:61), scoring 8 unanswered points in the final quarter and not allowing the opponents to realize a single field goal in the final 3 minutes of the match. Velimir PERASOVIC's team wins its 6th victory in a row and ends the 2023rd year in second place in the VTB United League standings!

An important factor in the victory was the active defense of Kazan, which provoked 16 losses for Nizhny Novgorod, against 9 for our team.

Marcos KNIGHT became the most productive member of UNICS, scoring 15 points and adding 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Neno DIMITRIJEVIC scored 13 points and 5 assists. Jalen REYNOLDS brought 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists to the team.

VTB United League. Regular Season 2nd round.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod) – UNICS (Kazan) – 61:70 (22:23, 14:17, 18:16, 7:14).
Nizhny Novgorod: Shepherd (15+6 assists), Cozey (12), Ivlev (8 + 11 rebounds).
UNICS: Knight (15 + 4 rebounds + 4 assists), Dimitrijevic (13 + 5 assists), Reynolds (12 + 3 rebounds + 2 assists), Bako (8 + 6 rebounds + 2 steals), Komolov (7 + 2 assists).

POST-MATCH COMMENTS:

Velimir PERASOVIC, BC UNICS head coach:

«First of all, I congratulate my players on the victory. It is always difficult to win in Nizhny Novgorod. Pari NN is a difficult opponent, they play very aggressive and contact basketball. But our team found a way to demonstrate the same level and win. We lost on the rebound, but we had a confident second half of the match. I am sure Nizhny Novgorod will be a tough opponent for any team in the playoff series when all their injured players return».