Enisey defeated Astana on the road — 88:57 (27:6, 20:16, 21:10, 20:23).
The best scorers
Astana: Oleg Balashov (15), Daniil Aksenov (11)
Enisey: James Thompson (15), Timofei Gerasimov (12 + 5 rebounds), Aleksandr Gudumak (11)
Game progress
The teams had with only 1 win before the game. So for both sides, this game had an important tournament significance.
From the first minutes, the guests took the lead. Aleksandr Gudumak and Yauheni Beliankou scored 9 points and forced Astana head coach Oleg Kiselev to take a timeout – 9:2. Emotional shake-up gave the hosts energy for a couple of possessions, but then the game got back to normal. Enisey defense almost turned off the hosts’ offense – in 5 minutes, Astana scored only 1 point. The Krasnoyarsk team looked very confident in the offense. Moreover, they scored surprisingly a lot of deep shots. By the end of the first quarter, the Russian team lead was already more than comfortable – 27:8.
Only in the second quarter the hosts managed to find some ways to the opponents’ defense. Astana began to act more aggressively in offense, more often drive in the paint and forced the opponent to make fouls. Astana’s 9 out of 16 points were free-throws. However, these efforts were not enough for a comeback. The Siberian team although they stopped shooting from deep, still scored. With an equal game, Enisey managed to increase their lead before the halftime – 47:24.
In the third quarter, Enisey again turned on the defense and this actually made the opponent forget about possible comeback. The hosts had difficulties with scoring, while the guests increased their lead. By the middle of the quarter, the Krasnoyarsk team had 30 points lead and by the end of the quarter their lead was 34 points – 68:34. Such a difference actually guaranteed Enisey the win. In the final quarter, the guests slowed down, gave the initiative to the opponent, but still managed to update the club best in scoring, which was 86 points.
Hero
Aleksandr Gudumak became the main creator of the starting Enisey run. The forward had ideal percentage of shots – 5 out of 5 (three–pointers – 1 out of 1). He also got 4 rebounds to 11 points.
Numbers
57 – the Krasnoyarsk team allowed their opponent to score only 57 points. In both winning games of this season, defense becomes a key factor in Enisey success.
What’s next:
Astana: home game versus CSKA on November 18
Enisey: home game against Lokomotiv Kuban on November 9
