Enisey defeated Avtodor in Krasnoyarsk 81:75 (25:22, 17:17, 25:15, 14:21).

Game progress

From the first possessions, the teams felt confident had already scored 25 points. The guests responded to Enisey positional play with quick possessions, which made it impossible for the teams to create an advantage. At the start of the second quarter the Krasnoyarsk team made a 7:2 run with Sergey Dolinin assistance, which created a decent lead – 35:26. Kerem Kanter and Bryant Crawford didn’t allow the Siberian team to increase the score difference. The Volga team’s 9 points helped to equalize the game, but the hosts still led by the halftime – 42:39.

Key moment

At the start of the second half, Enisey started to move the ball more, which helped to gain a double-digit lead for the first time in the game – 55:45. The Saratov team regularly created open long-range shots, but missed all of them. Before the final quarter, the score difference was already 13 points.

But the guests were able to organize a comeback – without letting the opposite team to score a single point in the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Saratov team cut the deficit to 3 points – 67:64. Sergey Balashov and Victor Sanders stopped the the opponent’s run, and helped the Krasnoyarsk team to get a 5-point lead 2 minutes before the end.

In the end, Avtodor wasn’t able to score, then Vladislav Odinokov made a three-pointer and Sanders put the game to an end.

X-factor

An important reason for the Siberian team win was long-range shots. The hosts made 42% of three-pointers, while Avtodor was able to score only 5 of 28 (17%).

Facts

Enisey moves up to 9th place in the standings.

The Siberian team defeated Avtodor at home for the first time since the fall of 2023. The Saratov team won all 3 previous games

Sergey Dolinin set a career-high 13 points.

Leaders

Enisey: Sergey Balashov (15 + 5 rebounds), Sergey Dolinin (13 + 8 rebounds), Victor Sanders (12 + 6 assists),i Gerasimov (10 + 6 assists + 5 rebounds).

Avtodor: Kerem Kanter (17), Bryant Crawford (16), Aleksandr Petenev (10).

What’s next

Enisey: January 8 at home against UNICS

Avtodor: January 12 at home versus Astana.