Balashov shot brings Enisey win over MBA-MAI

Balashov shot brings Enisey win over MBA-MAI

Enisey beat MBA-MAI at home – 78:76 (21:21, 23:16, 15:21, 19:18).

Game progress
The game started with Vladislav Trushkin long-range shots and 9:0 run by the guests. After a poor start, the Krasnoyarsk team was able to make quick adjustments to the game and was able to take the lead – 14:13. After equal first quarter, Enisey tried to use a high pace, which paid off. Despite 27-point performance by Trushkin and Andrei Zubkov, the hosts took a lead by the halftime – 44:37.

Key moment
At the start of the second half, the Moscow team shifted offensive focus to long-range shots – after Trushkin and Maksim Barashkov three-pointers, the guests cut the difference to a minimum by the last quarter. Throughout the fourth quarter, neither team managed to take slight lead.

MBA-MAI led 1.5 minute before the end – 73:72. But Victor Sanders long-range shot and Sergey Dolinin free throw put Enisey ahead – 76:73. In the next possession Trushkin made his 8th long-range shot and tied the score, but Sergey Balashov made a lay-up and brought the Siberian team the win.

X-factor
The Krasnoyarsk team was able to win with team play. 6 Enisey players scored 8 or more points. All of the players who appeared on the court scored.

Facts
Vladislav Trushkin had his best scoring game and set season-high 8 three-pointers made. Notably, the forward did it against his former team.

Timofei Gerasimov set career-high 10 assists and made his first career double-double (10 points + 10 assists).

Roman Zagretdinov also set saeson-high 11 points.

Leaders
Enisey: Victor Sanders (15 + 5 assists + 5 rebounds), Roman Zagretdinov (11 + 8 rebounds), Timofei Gerasimov (10 + 10 assists + 6 rebounds), Dmitry Sonko (10)
MBA-MAI: Vladislav Trushkin (29 + 5 rebounds + 5 steals), Andrey Zubkov (21 + 7 rebounds).

What’s next
Enisey: November 13 at home against Lokomotiv Kuban
MBA-MAI: November 14 at home versus Zenit.