Avtodor defeated Enisey at home – 64:52 (17:17, 17:9, 20:15, 10:11).
Game progress
From the very start, the teams were focused on defensive basketball. It didn’t bring help both to get the initiative. But the hosts had Caleb Agada, who scored 17 points (7 of 8 field-goal made). The Canadian guard performance gave Avtodor a comfortable lead at the end of the first half – 34:26.
Key moment
The halftime didn’t cool Agada. He continued to score in the third quarter. The guard’s shots allowed the Volga team to increase the lead to 15 points – 54:39. A solid difference in such a tight game virtually guaranteed the Saratov team win. In the final quarter, the Siberian team was able to cut the deficit a little bit, but the game hadn’t changed.
X-factor
Defense was the key to the hosts win. A tough, aggressive defense did not let the Siberian team to score more than 17 points in any quarter. In total, Avtodor let opponent to score only 52 points.
Fact
Caleb Agada set a season-high in scoring and became the first player in the current season to score more than 30 points in a single game. Avtodor leader also had a double-double in this game (31 points and 10 rebounds) and showed season-high 47 eff. points.
Leaders
Avtodor: Caleb Agada (31 + 10 rebounds), Dmitry Khaldeev (10 + 5 rebounds).
Enisey: Timofei Gerasimov (12 + 7 rebounds), Dmitry Sonko (11), Sergey Dolinin (10 + 9 rebounds).
What’s next
Avtodor: October 23 on the road against CSKA.
Enisey: October 23 on the road versus Astana.
