In a balanced game that was only decided in the last quarter, hosting Nizhny Novgorod worked hard down the stretch to secure a valuable home win against Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade by 86-75. The halftime break score showed a 40-42 but in the last two quarters, the hosts managed to dominate the situation and keep improving their lead until the final buzzer. After the game, Nizhny Novgorod stayes undefeated in Group L with a 2-0 record while Crvena Zvezda drops to 1-1. Luke Babbitt led the winners with 25 points including 5 of 7 threes, Vadim Panin added 20, Semen Antonov 17 and Pavel Korobkov 12. Dijon Thompson had 8 points and 13 boards for the winners. DeMarcus Nelson led Crvena Zvezda with his 22 points on 8 of 8 twos. Ivan Radenovic added 14, Charles Jenkins 11 and Rasko Katic 10.

The game started as close as possible when in minute 4 the scoreboard showed a 6-6. DeMarcus Nelson scored a bucket for Crvena Zvezda to make it a 6-11 edge for the guests, Luke Babbitt's five straight points allowed Nizhny Novgorod to tie the game once more, 11-11. The balanced play continued throughout the first quarter but the hosts were playing it safe with no turnovers at all. Zvezda was winning the rebounds battle with a 6-14 in 9 minutes but at the end of the first period, there was a 20-20 balance. The hosts tried to pull away starting the second period through Semen Antonov, but Zvezda started climbing back until Ivan Radenovic's five straight points put the guests ahead again, 33-34. The scoring run of Zvezda went up to 0-14 until Antonov broke it with free throws. At the halftime break, Zvezda was dominating only by 40-42 as Babbitt closed the half with a new three, his fourth. Antonov opened the second half in style with a faraway three for 43-42, sparking an 11-2 run for Nizhny Novgorod. Nelson stopped the bleeding for Zvezda, but the hosts had momentum now with a 51-44. Tadija Dragicevic came to the rescue, lifting Zvezda to a 57-52 disadvantage with still plenty of time to go and stopping the hosts' streak. A 5-0 burst for Nizhny Novgorod was only stopped by Marko Simonovic's bucket to make it 62-56 after 30 minutes. A Dijon Thompson basket in the first minutes of the last period launched the hosts to a 71-60 double-digit lead. The clock advanced and it looked like Nizhny Novgorod was in control. Radenovic's free throws could not compete with Antonov's threes as the scoreboard displayed a 78-65 with 4 minutes to go. In the last moments, the hosts maintained the difference and in the last second Thompson scored an acrobatic basket for the final 86-75 and two points that could prove valuable at the ens of the Last 32.