Enisey beat Runa at home – 89:82 (29:22, 19:25, 17:12, 24:23).

Game progress
From the very first minutes, the teams began to score a lot. The hosts traditionally relied on foreign players efforts. In the second quarter the Siberian team had an 8-point lead – 32:24.

In response, the guests picked up the pace. The Moscow team fastbreaks helped to equalize the score – 44:44. But the Krasnoyarsk team took the lead by the halftime – 48:47.

After the halftime, the teams finally started to play defense. But Jeremiah Martin and Xavier Rathan-Mayes passed the Runa defense time after time. At the start of the fourth quarter, the hosts lead reached 11 poimts – 74:63.

Key moment
Still, the guests revived the intrigue with Kirill Savin made shots. The Moscow team cut the deficit to 5 points a 1.5 minute before the end – 80:85. But the hosts found its own joker. Vladimir Karpenko three-pointer at the end gave the Siberian team a comfortable lead, allowing them to avoid a tense ending – 88:80.

X-factor
The Siberian team didn’t shoot well in this game, both from the game and free-throws. But due to their offensive rebounds (19-11) and less turnovers (7-10), the hosts had 11 more possessions, which helped the Krasnoyarsk team to win.

Fact
The Krasnoyarsk team won the 13th game of the season and moved closer to the Playoffs. It’s likely that the Siberian team can get a guaranteed spot in the Top 6 by the next round game in Perm.

Leaders
Enisey: Jeremiah Martin (27), Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22 + 5 rebounds + 5 assists), Mikel Hopkins (14 + 6 rebounds), Yauheni Beliankou (10).
Runa: Nikola Ivanovic (20 + 7 assists), Kirill Savin (12), Ilia Popov (10 + 5 rebounds), Danila Pokhodiaev (10).

What’s next
Enisey (13-9): January 20 on the road against PARMA
Runa (9-12): January 18 on the road versus CSKA.