Enisey beat MINSK on the road — 54:36 (14:9, 11:5, 17:8, 12:14).
The best scorers
MINSK: Zachary Smith (10 + 11 rebounds)
Enisey: Angelo Warner (11 + 7 rebounds), Vladislav Trushkin (7 + 15 rebounds)
Game progress
For both teams, the game was important — both Enisey and MINSK had with zero wins so one of the opponents would have been guaranteed to win for the first time of the season.
The first quarter showed that the game is unlikely to be very scoring. Enisey started with a 6-0 run, and then Roman Zagretdinov, who made his debut in the League, made and-one. The lead was enough for the guests to finish the first quarter leading 14:9. In the second quarter, the game practically did not change — although Enisey was not score a lot, the Minsk team could not make a three-pointer. 5 points in a row from Vladislav Trushkin provided Drazen Anzulovic team with a double-digit lead – 25:14. The first half of the game ended.
After the halftime, Enisey continued to steadily increase the lead. MINSK made its first shot from behind the arc only in the middle of the fourth quarter – Uladislau Bliznyuk scored. By this time, Enisey was already had with a 15-point lead, which practically guaranteed the team a win. The Siberian team win the first game of the season.
Hero
Angelo Warner. The American became the only Enisey player who scored more that 10 points, and confidently worked in defense.
Numbers
64 rebounds — Enisey sets a new VTB League best! The previous best (61 rebounds) was made by the Minsk team.
What’s next
MINSK: road game versus Zenit on October 28
Enisey: road game against CSKA on October 27
