Lokomotiv Kuban defeated Enisey at home – 67:58 (23:15, 12:16, 12:11, 20:16).
Game progress
After an equal start, the hosts managed to get ahead by 10 points in the middle of the quarter. However, Loko’s double-digit lead did not last long. The guests played tactically well in the first half. In a tough battle, the Siberian team looked very good and reduced the deficit to 4 points by the halftime – 31:35.
Key moment
The Krasnoyarsk team held the opponent close, but in the final quarter Kassius Robertson stepped up. He scored 11 points in 10 minutes. He made Loko lead double digits again – 63:52. The Siberian team was unable to overcome such a deficit.
X-factor
Kassius Robertson became the key for the hosts. In the final quarter, the guard scored 11 points, including important shots at the end. As a result, the Canadian guard became the best scoring player, also added 8 rebounds to his 19 points.
Facts
Today’s win was the first in Anton Yudin’s career as head coach of the VTB League team.
The teams didn’t have optimal rosters in this game. Loko was without Jeremiah Martin, Kirill Elatontsev and Vsevolod Ishchenko. Enisey lacked Dmitry Sonko, Vladislav Perevalov and Dmitry Khaldeev.
In his debut game for Enisey, Egor Ryzhov set a new career-high rebounds and recorded his first double-double in the VTB League with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
4 Loko players are now playing for Enisey: Mikhail Vedishchev, Nikita Evdokimov, Alexey Sereda and Sergey Dolinin.
The Krasnoyarsk team changed its logo during the offseason, and now it features a lion. The lion has special significance for the Krasnoyarsk region – it is depicted on the region’s coat of arms and is one of its official symbols.
Leaders
Lokomotiv Kuban: Kassius Robertson (19 + 8 rebounds), Patrick Miller (15 + 8 rebounds + 5 assists), Anton Kvitkovskikh (12 + 7 rebounds), Vince Hunter (11 + 6 rebounds)
Enisey: Sergey Dolinin (14), Danilo Tasic (13 + 8 rebounds), Egor Ryzhov (12 + 12 rebounds), Matt Coleman (10 + 5 assists)
What’s next
Lokomotiv Kuban: October 5 at home against Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Enisey: October 6 on the road versus MBA-MAI.
