Lokomotiv-Kuban beat Enisey at home – 94:79 (24:18, 26:22, 21:18, 23:21).
Top scorers
Lokomotiv-Kuban: Johnny O’Bryant (24 + 10 rebounds), Zakhar Vedishchev (16), Alan Williams (13 + 9 rebounds), Mindaugas Kuzminskas (10).
Enisey: Alexandr Gudumak (14), Tomislav Zubcic (13 + 5 assists), Denis Zakharov (12), Dustin Hogue (10 + 9 rebounds).
Story
For the second time this season the Loko’s head coach Evgeny Pashutin put 19-year-old Zakhar Vedishchev in the starting lineup. The young guard was not confused by star opponents and was remembered for a spectacular fade away. This make started the Loko’s run. Through the efforts of the “hot” O`Bryant (10 points), Loko created a distance of 6 points in the first quarter – 24:18.
⚡️ Захар Ведищев вышел в старте на матч против @BC_Enisey и уже за первую половину обновил карьер-хай в Лиге – 13 очков при 5/7 с игры! pic.twitter.com/WYvBiUKvx9
— VTB United League (@VTBUL) January 25, 2020
The second quarter was set by Zakhar Vedishchev. The young guard turned up with three-pointers and scoring drives (11 points). The Loko’s lead in the quarter reached 16 points (50:34). But the spectacular run in the ending (6:0) still allowed the Siberians to maintain intrigue in the game – 40:50.
The third quarter began with another Loko’s push (9:2). The Siberians tried to come back into the game, but the intense games on the road (3 away games per week) seemed to have sponged all their energy. Enisey did not allow Loko to go into a serious lead for a long time but hosts confidently kept the double-digit difference in the score. Only in the middle of the final quarter the hit by O`Bryant set the lead of the Kuban to the +20 mark (83:61). After that, the result of the game was no longer in doubt. In the remaining time they brought the game to a confident victory.
Hero
Zakhar Vedischev had his career-high (16 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds), but still the main character in the Loko’s offence was Johnny O`Bryant. The forward became the top scorer (24 points) and top efficient (26) player of the game, as well as the best in rebounds (10).
Stat
6 – Loko succeed in the six consecutive games. This is the longest current winning streak among all teams in the league.
Next
Lokomotiv-Kuban: February 2 vs Avtodor
Enisey: February 2 at PARMA
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