Canaan and Hezonja boost UNICS over Hickey-led Astana / News - Basketnews.com

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UNICS Kazan (13-2) cruised past BC Astana (3-9) 84-53 (16-20, 22-10, 20-10, 26-13), achieving their fifth straight VTB United League win.

2-pointers this season

52%20,1Points made:20,1Accuracy:52,1%Place in standings:6Record max:28Record min:11Most made 2FGs:Lorenzo BrownTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Mario Hezonja and Marco Spissu-led UNICS closed the second quarter with a 12-0 run and built an 8-point advantage (38-30), going into the break.

Their lead kept growing in the third quarter and eventually reached the 18 points mark (58-40). The last 10 minutes of the game were a mere formality.

Isaiah Canaan was the top scorer for UNICS, registering 17 points (0/1 2PT, 5/8 3PT, 2/2 FT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 18 PIR.

Mario Hezonja added 15 points (3/6 2PT, 3/6 3PT), 8 rebounds, 2 turnovers, and 16 PIR.

Anthony Hickey, who had a historic 43 points' triple-double on Tuesday, led the scoring numbers for Astana once more. This time he posted 20 points (9/13 2PT, 0/7 3PT, 2/2 FT), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 steal, and 14 PIR.

UNICS: Isaiah Canaan 17, Mario Hezonja 15 (8 REB), Marco Spissu 13, Dmitrii Uzinskii 11.

Astana: Anthony Hickey 20, Skylar Spencer 10 (12 REB, 4 BLK, 23 PIR), Antonio Campbell 6 (6 REB).

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