MBA defeated MINSK in Belarus – 86:79 (24:23, 19:11, 18:26, 25:19).
Game progress
MINSK still cannot win in the current regular season. The hosts had a mood to change this situation. The Belarussian team led for most of the starting quarter. MBA hardly managed to take the initiative, but MINSK continued to keep the guests behind. Only at the end of the first half, Vladislav Trushkin and Aleksandr Khomenko gave MBA a 10:2 run. That helped Vasiliy Karasev team to get the confident lead by the halftime – 43:34.
However, the hosts didn’t give up. Aleksander Zecevic actions in the paint and Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson 2 three-pointers led to a 1-point lead at the end of the third quarter – 61:60.
Key moment
MINSK started the fourth quarter very poor. Vladislav Trushkin and Gleb Goldyrev duo started another run. The score difference became double-digit again – 76:65. Zecevic tried his best to cut the deficit. However, Andrey Lopatin and then Maksim Barashkov made three-pointers and set the last points of the game. MBA extends the winning streak to 3 for the first time in the season.
X-factor
MBA teamwork helped to get the win: all the players had already scored points by the halftime. Goldyrev, Khomenko and Lopatin made shots throughout the game and Trushkin became a hero in the fourth quarter.
Fact
Vladislav Trushkin has become one of the key Moscow team players. He made 20+ points for the first time in the season against Enisey, and set a new career-high in the United League in today’s game (26 points).
Leaders
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (17 + 7 rebounds), Aleksander Zecevic (16 + 5 rebounds), Uladzislau Mikulski (12 + 5 rebounds)
MBA: Vladislav Trushkin (26 + 8 rebounds), Andrey Lopatin (15), Maksim Barashkov (10), Evgeny Minchenko (7 + 7 rebounds).
What’s next
MINSK (0-22): January 21 at home versus Runa
MBA (8-14): January 20 on the road against Astana.
