UNICS defeated Uralmash at home – 85:75 (24:19, 21:13, 22:25, 18:18).

Game progress
The hosts had the lead in the first half. Although the guests managed to stay at 3-5 point differential with Jeremiah Martin efforts, the Kazan team pushed the tempo later. Louis Labeyrie and DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell made UNICS’ lead double-digit. Then Dmitry Kulagin brought the difference to 13 points just before halftime – 45:32.

During the break, Uralmash coaching staff managed to find a key to the hosts defense. Three-point shots helped the Yekaterinburg team win the third quarter and got within 6 points at one point.

Key moment
Andrey Lopatin made and-one and three-pointer at the end of the third quarter, which gave UNICS back a 10-point lead – 67:57. In the last quarter, UNICS confidently controlled the game with Jalen Reynolds, Marcos Knight and Akoon-Purcell scoring points.

UNICS extends the winning streak to 3 games and continued to chase Zenit.

X-factor
The hosts were better than Uralmash in rebounding, especially offensive (13 vs. 7), which allowed the Kazan team to control the game and make a lot of second-chance points.

Facts
Marcos Knight played his 100th game in the VTB League.

Uralmash played 8 of 11 road games. But in November the team will have a long home series – all 5 games will be played in Yekaterinburg.

Jeremiah Martin had his best scoring game with Uralmash.

Leaders
UNICS: Louis Labeyrie (18), Marcos Knight (17), DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (16), Jalen Reynolds (14 + 8 rebounds + 5 assists).
Uralmash: Jeremiah Martin (27 + 5 steals), Johnny O’Bryant (16 + 5 rebounds), Igor Novikov (10), Viacheslav Zaitsev (5 + 5 rebounds).

What’s next
UNICS: November 5 on the road against Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Uralmash: November 4 at home versus Astana.