Despite a somewhat balanced first half, Nizhny Novgorod rolled in the third quarter with a 21-6 partial score to blast Buducnost Voli Podgorica by 83-62 at home in a Group F game played Wednesday. The win lifts Novgorod to a 2-1 record while Buducnost dropped to 1-2. Semen Antonov led the winners with 20 points, Primoz Brezec added 16, Dijon Thompson contributed a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards, Brandon Paul hit 12 and Petr Gubanov 11. For Buducnost, Vladimir Mihailovic had 17 points and Aleksandar Capin added 10.

Nizhny Novgorod started with a good tempo with Semen Antonov leading the offense of the hosts. Four straight free throws by Primoz Brezec made it 10-4 and six straight point by Antonov soon launched Novgorod to 26-12. For Buducnost it had to be Nikola Ivanovic from the stripe the one to stop the bleeding and make it 26-14 after 10 minutes. Brezec was the main pillar the hosts had to turn to when Buducnost had pulled within 31-28 after Bojan Subotic's bucket. Novgorod recovered quickly and sent the lead back to double digits, which was kept until the halftime break, 47-36. The third quarter was a storm created by the hosts that started with a 10-0 run until a Brandon Paul three made it 68-42 after 30 minutes. Brandon opened the last period with a new three, but the final quarter was dominated by defenses. Novgorod's power under the boards allowed the hosts to outrebound Buducnost who, at the same time, struggled from the arc all night. In the last minutes of the game, the hosts managed the lead until the final buzzer to escape with another win.