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EuroLeague 17/10/2014, 20.20

Nizhny Novgorod overcomes 19-point deficit, holds off Sassari

Big win for the Russian team

EuroLeague

Nizhny Novgorod made a memorable Turkish Airlines Euroleague debut, rallying from a 19-point deficit to edge fellow newcomer Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 88-86 in a thriller on Friday. Sassari opened the game scoring 26 points in less than 7 minutes, and opening a 7-26 lead, but the hosts started melting the deficit behind Trey Thompkins and Artsiom Parakhouski. Nizhny used a 10-0 run fueled by Tarence Kinsey to get to 43-47 at halftime, then opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run. Once Nizhny got its first lead, 48-47 early in the third quarter, it never relinquished it. Led by Parakhouski, Kinsey and Taylor Rochestie, the hosts’ built 82-72 margin, but Rakim Sanders, David Logan and Jerome Dyson rallied Sassari. In a dramatic ending, Dyson had 4.5 seconds to send the game into overtime, but he missed a driving layup, and Nizhny celebrated a historic victory. Kinsey finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, parakhouski had 16 points plus 8 rebounds, and Thompkins also scored 16. Rochestie netted 12 with 5 assists in victory. For the visitors, Logan and Dyson each scored 17, while Sanders and Jeff Brooks had 14 points apiece.

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