Avtodor defeated Samara at home – 81:75 (20:25, 16:16, 25:18, 20:16)

Game progress
The game start showed that teams had desire to fight and commited a lot of fouls. The opponents are in the Top 4 in average fouls and got 7 in the first quarter. The teams combined for 17 free-throw shots. Despite 8 turnovers to the opponent’s 3, Samara was able to finish the quarter with the lead due to a more organized team offense – 25:20.

At the start of the second quarter, Caleb Agada ended the game early due to his second unsportsmanlike foul, which made things even more difficult for the hosts. The guests managed to maintain a 5-point lead before halftime, but Samara made 16 turnovers and exceeding the season average before second half.

Key moment
The third quarter started as usual, but Bryant Crawford helped Avtodor with getting ahead. This quarter was the best scoring for Avtodor (25 points), which took the lead.

The guests lost Ivan Pynko After a technical foul.
The lead that Avtodor gained in third quarter helped in the clutch. The hosts continued to build the lead and secured a win.

X-factor
Avtodor gained an advantage in free throws (82.6% to 65.4%).

Samara set team’s season-worst 25 turnovers. Only Astana had worse stats.

Facts
Anton Kardanakhishvili had his first double-double in the VTB League (11 + 12) and set acareer-high 12 assists.

Egor Amosov scored career-high 13 points.

Ilia Popov repeated his career best of 25 points.

Leaders
Avtodor: Bryant Crawford (21), Kerem Kanter (17 + 5 rebounds), Jamal Jones (15 + 7 rebounds), Dusan Beslac (11 + 6 rebounds).
Samara: Ilia Popov (25 + 8 rebounds), Egor Amosov (13 + 8 rebounds), Anton Kardanakhishvili (11 + 12 assists), Danila Chikarev (9 + 10 rebounds).

What’s next
Avtodor: December 17 at home against Uralmash.
Samara: December 18 at home versus CSKA.