Enisey beat Samara on the road – 94:72 (20:15, 31:17, 23:20, 20:20).
Game progress
The hosts took the lead at the start of the game and held on to it for some time. But the confident play of Krasnoyarsk team bigmen allowed to tie the score and win the first quarter (20:15). In the second quarter, Jovica Arsic team demonstrated excellent scoring (31) and improved perimeter shooting (4 of 5 long-range shots made), which allowed to increase the lead to 19 points by halftime.
After the break, the teams played equal. Samara did not allow the guests to increase the lead and improved teamwork, making 14 assists in the second half. But the hosts weren’t unable to bring back the intrigue. In the final quarter, Enisey began to get close to 100, but the Siberian team fell 6 points short. The Krasnoyarsk team still had the highest-scoring game of the season (94).
X-factor
Enisey created good scoring opportunities, which allowed to score with a high percentage. The team made 26 of 44 two-point shots (59%). Samara shooting percentage was 37% (17 of 46).
Facts
Rivalry history score: 8-4, Enisey leads. The hosts won 8 of 12 games.
Mikhail Vedishchev had the best assist performance of his career (10).
Samara’s captain Mikhail Kulagin is out with fracturing a finger for a month.
Leaders
Samara: Nikita Mikhailovskii (21 + 6 rebounds), Danila Pochodiaev (15 + 5 points)
Enisey: Danilo Tasic (17 + 8 rebounds), Dominic Artis (16), Sergey Dolinin (15), Egor Ryzhov (15)
What’s next
Samara: December 20 at home versus Avtodor
Enisey: December 25 on the road against BETCITY PARMA
