Enisey defeated Samara at home – 90:78 (16:21, 25:19, 25:22, 24:16).
Game progress
Samara built a small lead in the middle of the first quarter and held on to it until almost halftime, letting the hosts take the lead a second before the buzzer after shot by Danilo Tasic.
After the break, both teams continued to play effectively in offense, significantly exceeding the season averages in field goal and three-point shooting. The guests temporarily ran into problems due to turnovers, but Samara managed to regain the concentration, which helped to postpone the key moment of the game to last quarter.
Key moment
Samara ran out of steam at the end. The guests lost the rebounding advantage that had helped throughout the game, field goal percentage drop to their average (43.9%), and lost by double digits (-12).
X-factor
Enisey utilized the depth of its roster. The bench players scored 45 of the team’s 90 points. Samara, as usual, relied on the League’s best scoring starting five (58.1 points on average before the game), which this time contributed 70 of the team’s 78 points. Once again, efforts were not enough for a first win.
Facts
Danilo Tasic had his best scoring game in the VTB League (21 points).
Egor Ryzhov set a career-high 14 points for Enisey.
Enisey achieved its second-longest winning streak in the season with 3 consecutive wins.
The trend of rivalry history between the teams continued. The hosts won 8 out of 11 games. The overall score is 7-4, Enisey leads.
Leaders
Enisey: Danilo Tasic (21 + 5 rebounds), Egor Ryzhov (14), Dominic Artis (13), Dmitry Sonko (11)
Samara: Nikita Mikhailovskii (26 + 9 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Dmitry Cheburkin (17), Artem Chevarenkov (14 + 7 assists)
What’s next
Enisey: November 15 at home against Uralmash
Samara: November 11 on the road versus UNICS.
