Enisey beat PARMA at home – 89:61 (19:15, 27:14, 23:22, 20:10).
Game progress
At the start of the season, Enisey had only 1 win in 6 games, so the Siberian team needed the first home win like air. The first quarter was not so effective. Although the hosts were able to take the initiative, PARMA had a 4-point lead after first quarter. However, Enisey took the lead with three-pointers by Uladzislau Blizniuk and Aleksa Stepanovic, which increased the difference to 10 points .Not satisfied with that, Enisey began to build up the lead and shortly before the halftime brought it to 19 points. The Perm team was unable to get back into the game. The guests managed to stay at the Krasnoyarsk team level in the third quarter, but Enisey started the last quarter with another run, setting season-high 89 points.
X-factor
In the second quarter, long-range shots became the key in the hosts game. The Siberian team showed very high percentage (13 of 26 – another Enisey season-high). The hosts also had almost perfect free-throw shooting – 16 of 17.
Facts
Enisey won first clash versus PARMA in the last 4 games. The Krasnoyarsk team also won at home for the first time this season.
Enisey had the best scoring game since the start of the regular season (89 points). Prior to that, the Siberian team had not been able to score 80 points or more before.
Leaders
Enisey: Aleksa Stepanovic (18 + 7 rebounds + 5 assists), Timofei Gerasimov (18 + 7 assists), Victor Sanders (16 + 3 steals), Dmitry Sonko (12), Vladislav Bliznyuk (11), Sergey Balashov (11 + 6 rebounds).
PARMA: Garrett Nevels (17), Aleksandr Zakharov (12), Royce Hamm (10 + 10 rebounds), Stanislav Ilnitskiy (8 + 5 rebounds).
What’s next
Enisey: October 19 on the road against Avtodor
PARMA: October 20 at home versus CSKA.