MOSCOW, Jan 16 UNICS Kazan defeated Nizhny Novgorod «in the regular season match of the VTB United League. The meeting, held in the capital of Tatarstan, ended with a score of 85:71 (25:26, 18:11, 24:22, 18:12) in favor of the hosts. Kazan's defender Izea Kanaan and forward Mario Khezonya became the most productive players (both — 20 points each). As part of Nizhny Novgorod, Ilya Platonov scored the most points (13).