UNICS defeated MINSK at home – 101:81 (21:15, 30:18, 31:31, 19:17).

Game progress
UNICS started the game with an 8:0 run. Only the Minsk team timeout brought the tone back, Daniil Kasko helped to cut the difference to 2 points. Grigory Motovilov, who came off the bench with 10 points, helped the guests stay in the game until the middle of the second quarter. But the Kazan team still controlled the end of the first half. Marcos Knight and Eric Green scored 29 points combined and created a comfortable lead 51:33.

In the second half, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson and Motovilov refreshed MINSK offense. The guests scored 31 points in the third quarter, but could not stop Knight and UNICS bigmen. In the final quarter, MINSK still scored well, but the hosts continued to create open shots, not allowing the opponent to get any closer. The reigning champion got the 4th win in a row.

X-factor
An important reason for UNICS’ win was an outstanding offense. Velimir Perasovic team made 61% of the shots and made only 7 turnovers. Such a small number of mistakes allowed the hosts to win.

Fact
The reigning champion had the best scoring game of the season. The Kazan team managed to score more than a 100 only in 17 League games.

Leaders
UNICS: Eric Green (22), Marcos Knight (20), Jalen Reynolds (16), Nenad Dimitrijevic (11 + 5 assists).
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (24), Grigory Motovilov (16 + 7 assists), Daniil Kasko (12)

What’s next
UNICS (13-4): December 24 at home against Samara
MINSK (0-18): December 25 at home versus CSKA.