Enisey beat Tsmoki-Minsk on the road – 81:74 (29:8, 19:19, 20:27, 13:20).
Top scorers
Tsmoki-Minsk: Kris Clyburn (26 + 6 rebounds), Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo (12), Andrei Stabrouski (12), Uladzislau Bliznyuk (10).
Enisey: Tyus Battle (15), Leyton Hammonds (14 + 8 rebounds), Aleksandr Gudumak (13 + 5 rebounds), Ivan Viktorov (10).
Story
Minsk approached this game having 2 wins this season. One of them they took in season-opener in Krasnoyarsk. No wonder the hosts wanted to repeat this success. The Siberians wanted to solve standings problems apart from take revenge. In the end of the season Enisey fight for 10th place with Kalev and Astana.
The starting quarter of the game was in guests’ favor. Timofey Yakushin started to increase Krasnoyarsk’s lead, then Leyton Hammonds and Tyus Battle supported him. The Americans scored 13 points combined, and by the end of the quarter Enisey’s lead turned double digits – 17:5. The Siberians didn’t stop there. Minsk couldn’t find their offensive game. All the 9 Enisey players that stepped on the court had something on their statline. As a result, Enisey finished the first quarter with 21-point lead – 29:8.
In the second quarter Minsk tried to break the game. Drives by Uladzislau Bliznyuk, Andrei Stabrouski and Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo’s threes and aggressive game by Uladzimir Verameyenka in the paint woke hosts’ offense. However, the Siberians via their leaders’ individual skills and winning the rebound kept the comfortable lead by the big break – 48:27.
The third quarter promised the hope for a miracle. Minsk added aggression in defense, forced opponents’ 9 turnovers, at offense Kris Clyburn was on fire. As a result, by the final quarter the gap was cut to 14 points – 54:68.
Key moment
All the final quarter long Tsmoki tried to come back. Red-hot Clyburn efforts helped the hosts cut the gap to single digits with 2 minutes left in the regulation – 68:77. However, Minsk had no more energy. The ending ended up in exchanging mistakes. The teams made 7 turnovers combined. It was in Enisey’s favor, The Siberians kept the lead.
This win allowed Krasnoyarsk to catch Kalev in wins number. Nevertheless, The Estonians have one more game.
Hero
Aleksandr Gudumak became the first Enisey’s offensive option this game. Forward hit 6 from 7 from the field and scored 13 points. Also, the Russian have 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Stat
+21 – Powerful first quarter let Enisey create the base for a win.
Comments
Tsmoki-Minsk head coach Rostislav Vergun:
– We started the game awfully – 8:29 in the first quarter. You can’t be successful in such level league failing a whole quarter. Unfortunately, we can’t find 5-6 players to steadily play better than average. Our maximum is 2-3 players. It restricts our offense. But I respect the dedication and a will to fight in the second half. As head coach I have to do some homework. I repeat, we have to play at home the way we spent last 20 minutes of the game. Congratulations to the opponents on the victory and wish them luck. I think that 1:1 this season against Enisey is fair record.
Enisey head coach Drazen Anzulovich:
– Congratulations to my team, it was very important game. I am proud of our first half. But our game in the 3rd and 4th is not serious. As a coach I am ashamed of that.
Next
Tsmoki-Minsk: April 21 vs Khimki
Enisey: April 22 vs UNICS
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