Lokomotiv Kuban defeated Uralmash on the road – 87:67 (18:16, 19:25, 29:12, 21:14).
Game progress
The teams played at a fast pace from the start, but that didn’t always help to score points. Kirill Temirov allowed the guests to take the lead. Loko players made 6 offensive rebounds and could have increased the lead, but poor free throw shooting in the first quarter (2 of 8 – 25%) prevented to achieve it. Rostislav Vergun team made 4 steals and managed to reduce the deficit to 2 points at the end of the opening quarter.
At the start of the second quarter, the hosts made a 7-0 run and took the lead. The Yekaterinburg team stopped making turnovers and improved rebounding. After Anton Yudin timeout, the Krasnodar team came to senses and started scoring points. The game became equal. Anton Kardanakishvili helped Uralmash to get slight lead by halftime – 41:37.
Key moment
The second half was marked by a 18:0 run by the Krasnodar team. Loko made only 1 turnover in the third quarter, while the hosts made 8. Anton Yudin team took advantage of the opponent mistakes and increased the lead to 14 points. Uralmash was only able to score its first points 5 minutes into the quarter.
In the final quarter, the Yekaterinburg team tried to get back into the game, but without success. Lokomotiv Kuban managed to increase the lead to 20 points and secure a confident win.
X-factor
Lokomotiv-Kuban’s 18-0 run at the start of the second half allowed to build a comfortable lead.
Facts
Kirill Temirov (19) and Ivan Samoylenko (15) set new career-high.
The teams opened the season with a face-to-face on September 28. At that time, Uralmash managed to come back from a 17-point deficit and win the game with Garrett Nevels buzzer-beater.
Timofei Gerasimov, Oleg Akramov, and Igor Novikov were out. The Krasnodar team played without Kassius Robertson, Patrick Miller and Kirill Elatontsev. Jeremiah Martin was on the roster but did not play.
Leaders
Uralmash: Garrett Nevels (19 + 5 rebounds), Octavius Ellis (13), Anton Kardanakishvili (10)
Lokomotiv Kuban: Vince Hunter (22), Kirill Temirov (19 + 6 rebounds + 6 assists), Anton Kvitkovskikh (15 + 10 rebounds), Ivan Samoylenko (15)
What’s next
Uralmash: November 23 at home versus Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Lokomotiv Kuban: November 22 on the road against Samara.
