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BC "Nizhny Novgorod " - " Buducnost " (Montenegro) 83:62
In the third match of the Eurocup BC Nizhny Novgorod secured a very prominent victory over Buducnost from Montenegro. During the whole game the black-and-whites were at an advantage over the guests from Podgorica, which later showed at the final score as +21 pts.
This game was also marked by the successful "debut" of Dijon Thompson who had recently rejoined the Club. He scored double-double.
Dmitry Golovin / defender BC "Nizhny Novgorod ":
We tried to play with full dedication. We succeeded in some moments, and we also failed sometimes, like in the second quarter. The opponent didn't show good percentage of the field goals, so it was a bit easier for us to defend. However, it is obvious that "Buducnost" didn't demonstrate all their best qualities. I'm sure that the second game in Montenegro will be much harder.
Zoran Lukic / head coach of BC "Nizhny Novgorod ":
The key to success in this meeting is the ratio of rebounds of the two teams. We surpassed twice our rival in this aspect, therefore, the only thing we had to do with such a huge advantage in three-seconds zone was just to bring the fight to its logical conclusion. On the other hand, we've got plenty of difficulties. I did not like our game in the final minutes, when we did not take advantage of four situations. Such moments do worry me in the run-up to the next matches, because more experienced competitors would not forgive such gaps in our game.
Alex Popovic / defender BC "Buducnost" (Montenegro)
We started the game very poorly. We played worse in one-to-one defence and could not settle proper communication between us.
Having missed plenty of points in the first quarter, we made an attempt to come back into the game but BC "Nizhny Novgorod" remained its control over the game. So, it was really hard for us to catch up and count on winning.
Igor Jovovich / head coach of BC "Buducnost " (Montenegro)
Losing in the first half, we tried to get back into the game. And in the second quarter we were about to realize our plan. But then again our opponent looked better on the court. We have to admit that today "Buducnost" lost to "Nizhny Novgorod" in almost every aspect of basketball, so I should only congratulate the opponent on this well-deserved victory.
"Nizhniy Novgorod" - "Buduchnost": 83 - 62 (26 - 14, 21 - 22, 21 - 6, 15 - 20)
"NN": Antonov (+ 20 points 5 rebounds), Brezets (16), Thompson (13 + 10 rebounds), Paul (12 + 8 rebounds), Gubanov (11) Golovin (5), Panin (3 + 9 rebounds ), Saveliev (2), Ivlev (1) Khvostov (0), Baburin Babbitt - did not play
"Buducnost": M. (17), Chapin (10), Shehovich (9).
BC Nizhny Novgorod signed a one-year deal with Canadian bigman Sean Denison (211 cm, 111 kg, 32 y.o.). Last season he spent in Romanian CSM Oradea, participating in the national championship and Basketball Champions League. From 2011 till 2013 he played in Russian clubs Spartak-Primorye and Ataman.
Nizhny Novgorod terminated the contract with American forward Erik McCree who’d joined the team this august. The decision was made by mutual agreement. At the moment Nizhny is in search of a new player for the vacant place.
BC NN signed a two-year contract with American forward Erik McCree (23 y.o., 203 cm, 102 kg). From 2013 to 2017 he was playing for Louisiana Tech in NCAA. Last season he showed his best statistics averaging 17,7 points, 8,9 rebounds, 1,3 assists in 33 games.
BC NN signed a two-year deal with American point guard Sterling Gibbs (188cm, 84kg, 24 y.o). In his college years he played for Seton Hall Pirates and Connecticut Huskies in NCAA. In 2016-2017 spent his first season overseas as he joined Hungarian team Kormend. He helped the team to semifinals in Hungarian Cup and Hungarian League averaging 14,4 points, 2,1 rebounds, 3,3 assists in 27 games.
