Lokomotiv Kuban beat Avtodor on the road — 100:84 (25:25, 26:20, 27:22, 22:17).
The best scorers
Avtodor: Aleksandr Petenev (19 + 6 rebounds), Rade Zagorac (16 + 8 rebounds), Brandon Garrett (15 + 8 rebounds), Ryan Boatwright (11 + 5 assists)
Lokomotiv Kuban: Andrey Martiuk (25), Darral Willis (15 + 5 rebounds), Jaylen Barford (14), Zakhar Vedishchev (10), Vladislav Emchenko (10 + 6 rebounds)
Game progress
Teams started the game with high pace. And none of them could take the lead. Loko scored better, the Saratov team had more offensive rebounds. The guests were in the lead for most of the first quarter, but their lead was insignificant and the game proved it. Three-pointers by Evgenii Kolesnikov and Nikola Rebic allowed Avtodor to equalize the score at the end of the starting 10 minutes – 25:25.
In the second quarter, the teams did not give up offensively basketball. At the same time, the Krasnodar team took the lead. The guests confidently scored from a distance, Darral Willis turned on the shooting mode at the right moment. The center scored 9 points in the quarter and provided Loko with the lead at the end of the first half– 51:45.
From the start of the third quarter Lokomotiv continued to increase the lead. The team managed to slow down Avtodor offense, while the guests still had good fast-breaks and score their three-pointers. At some point, Loko led by 16 points – 76:60, and it seemed that the game had already over. But the Volga team was still able to gather at the end of the quarter. Evgeny Minchenko, Aleksandr Petenev and Evgenii Kolesnikov made shots brought Avtodor back to the game – 67:78.
The key moment
But this Avtodor activity was only a temporary. Andrey Martiuk and Anton Kvitkovskikh made a 9-point run at the start of the final quarter, after which Loko lead became 20 points – 87:67. In the remaining time, the teams continued to play on opposite courses. But the guests had the lead and were able to hold the comfortable lead untill the end.
Hero
Andrey Martiuk made 10 of 12 shots from the game, scored 25 points and updated his career high. The forward also had 4 rebounds and 4 assists, which allowed him to become the most effective player of the game (32).
Numbers
100 – Loko players have updated the club high for points scored in the game this season
What’s next
Avtodor: road game versus MBA on November 11
Lokomotiv Kuban: road game against Enisey on November 9.
