Uralmash defeated Enisey on the road – 101:66 (26:11, 29:24, 21:11, 25:20).
Game progress
The game started with Enisey made shots. But the guests immediately took the initiative. Great defense, quick defense to offense transition and excellent three-point shooting percentage (71.4% – 5 of 7) allowed Uralmash to take an easy lead. At the end of the first quarter, the guests had a 19-point lead – 26:7.
In the second quarter Enisey offense started to work. But it wasn’t enough to change the game. The guests kept a comfortable score difference and had a 20-point lead by halftime – 55:35.
In the third quarter, the guests continued to punish the opponent for mistakes and scoring long-range shots. Before the final quarter, the Yekaterinburg team lead reached 30 points – 76:46, which guaranteed the win.
X-factor
The guests had the worst long-range shooting percentage before the game (26.4%). But tonight Uralmash was very confident, making 13 of 21 three-pointers (61.9%).
Uralmash early offense is also worth noting. Enisey had 19 turnovers, while the guests made 14 steals, most of them turned into easy points in fastbreaks.
Facts
Uralmash has won only on the road so far this season. This win was already the 3rd in 4 road games.
Uralmash updated its season-high 101 points and became the third team to score more than 100 points in one game.
Viacheslav Zaitsev scored the 2,000th point for his career. He became the 11th player in the League to make such achievement.
Enisey is the only team that had the same starting five in all games – Gerasimov – Sanders – Odinokov – Stepanovic – Balashov.
Leaders
Enisey: Timofei Gerasimov (15 + 5 rebounds + 5 assists), Victor Sanders (14), Sergey Dolinin (7 + 10 rebounds).
Uralmash: Stanley Whittaker (14 + 10 assists), Jeremiah Martin (14 + 6 assists), Tyrell Nelson (14), Javonte Douglas (12 + 7 rebounds), Yauheni Beliankou (11 + 8 rebounds), Viacheslav Zaitsev (11).
What’s next
Enisey: October 16 at home versus PARMA
Uralmash: October 16 on the road against Lokomotiv Kuban.