UNICS defeated MBA-MAI on the road – 89:56 (17:11, 26:16, 22:19, 24:10).
Game progress
Bingham and Jalen Reynolds duo (35 points combined on 11 of 17 field-goals made in 40 minutes) helped the Kazan team to get a lead already in first quarter, allowing the opponent to score only 11 points. That was just the beginning. The guests dominated in the paint and in rebounds (+23), while MBA-MAI tried to compensate with numerous long-range shots, but missed most of the attempts. UNICS steadily increased its lead and entered the final quarter with a 19-point lead, but did not slow down and won by 33 points.
X-factor
The Moscow team made 2 of 27 three-pointers – just 7.4%.
Facts
The rivalry history score is now 14-0, UNICS leads.
The smallest final score difference in the teams’ matchups – 6 points – was in their last face-off in Moscow at the end of December (90-84).
UNICS has 4-game road winning streak.
Leaders
MBA-MAI: Sergey Balashov (11)
UNICS: Marcus Bingham (19 + 7 rebounds), Jalen Reynolds (16), Alexey Shved (13 + 9 rebounds + 6 assists), Dyshawn Pierre (10 + 5 rebounds)
What’s next
MBA-MAI: March 18 at home versus Zenit
UNICS: March 15 at home against CSKA.
