Avtodor defeated Enisey on the road – 86:65 (26:18, 22:17, 19:12, 19:18).
Game progress
Avtodor quickly took the lead. Enisey forward Dmitry Sonko missed all 5 of his shots in the first quarter. The Krasnoyarsk team players made only 1 of 7 three-pointers. In the first quarter, only the hosts starters scored points. Caleb Agada (5 points) came off the bench to support Avtodor.
The game equalised in the second quarter, although Enisey offense was still struggling. Sonko cut the deficit to 6 points. This difference lasted until the last minute before halftime, when Avtodor internationals made a 7:0 run.
Key moment
A blowout before halftime knocked the host out. For most of the quarter, the team managed to score only 4 points. Avtodor gained a 21-point lead and relaxed a bit, allowing Enisey to make a try to comeback.
A timeout taken early in the fourth quarter gave Milenko Bogicevic team back the confidence needed and a comfortable lead. The Saratov team calmly gets win.
X-factor
Avtodor returned key international players, whose absence was critical in the previous game versus MBA-MAI.
Kerem Kanter was the best on the court with 32 points and 37 eff.points.
Facts
Bryant Crawford had his first double-double in the VTB League – 16 points and 11 assists.
Kerem Kanter set the League career-high 32 points with 14 of 20 field-goal, 1 of 2 three-pointers and 3 of 5 free-throws.
The Turkish bigman became the 5th player to score more than 30 points against Enisey this season.
Leaders
Enisey: Timofei Gerasimov (13 + 6 rebounds), Sergey Balashov (13 + 10 rebounds), Aleksa Stepanovic (9 + 5 rebounds).
Avtodor: Kerem Kanter (32 + 8 rebounds), Bryant Crawford (16 + 11 assists), Jamal Jones (12 + 5 rebounds), Dusan Beslac (11).
What’s next
Enisey: December 7 on the road versus PARMA
Avtodor: December 9 at home against UNICS.