UNICS beat MBA-MAI on the road – 117:71 (35:17, 32:17, 35:22, 15:15).

Game progress
After the win over Zenit last round, UNICS had the longest winning streak in the League and came out with intention to extend it and secure 3rd place in the standings. The Moscow team looked good against other League leaders, but the Kazan team managed to stun the hosts and gain a double-digit advantage in the first quarter. The Moscow team had 5 turnovers in 10 minutes and lost by 18 points at the end of the quarter.

The second quarter did not bring any changes. The guests continued to lead and steadily increased the lead. Jalen Reynolds was the best player 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in less than 10 minutes.

8 UNICS players scored 5 or more points in the first half, which ended with 33-point difference.

Key moment
Makar Konovalov continued to struggle in the third quarter, finishing with 17 points with 3 of 5 three-pointers made. His play was a bright spot for MBA-MAI, but the rest of the game remained the same as UNICS scored a 100 in the final minute of the third quarter.

The guests slowed down in the final quarter. By the end, UNICS got 46-point lead.

X-factor
The Kazan team bench scored 74 of the team’s 117 points. Jalen Reynolds, Marcos Knight and Sergey Toropov scored 54 points combined.

MBA-MAI leader forward Andrey Zubkov did not play in the game.

Facts
UNICS set a new season-high 117 points, the previous 102 points were made against Pari NN last week.

Jalen Reynolds scored 2,000 points in the VTB League and became the 13th player and 2nd international in the League history (after Nando De Colo) to accomplish this milestone.

Velimir Perasovic ties with Vasily Karasev in wins (103) with one team in the VTB League. MBA-MAI head coach previously achieved that with Zenit.

Leaders
MBA-MAI: Makar Konovalov (20 + 5 assists), Evgeny Minchenko (15 + 11 rebounds).
UNICS: Jalen Reynolds (20 + 7 rebounds + 5 steals), Marcos Knight (19 + 7 assists), DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (17), Sergey Toropov (15), Ismael Bako (10).

What’s next
MBA-MAI: December 26 on the road versus Uralmash
UNICS: December 25 at home against PARMA.