MBA-MAI defeated Enisey on the road – 86:79 (18:22, 23:16, 21:21, 24:20).
Game progress
In the first minutes, the teams showed contact basketball, scoring points mostly from the paint. At the end of the opening quarter, 2 long-range shots helped Enisey take the lead (22:18), but back-to-back made shots by Andrey Zubkov and Vladislav Trushkin turned 6-point deficit into the lead by 5.
The Krasnoyarsk team managed to equalise the game and cut the deficit to 3 points by halftime – 38:41.
Key moment
The second half started with the guests leading by 9 points after 4 minutes, but Enisey came back (62:59) before the final quarter. Long-range shots by Danil Pevnev and Maksim Barashkov again helped the Moscow team get 9-point lead.
But the Siberian team pulled the opponent into a clutch. In the decisive minutes, Andrey Zubkov scored 6 points in a row and helped Vasily Karasev team to get confident win.
X-factor
An important reason for MBA-MAI win was the aggressive defense. The guests forced the opponent to make 16 turnovers, and also outscored the Krasnoyarsk team in steals (8 vs 3).
Facts
Evgeny Voronov scored 2,500th point, becoming the 8th player in League history to reach that milestone.
Andrey Zubkov scored 23 points and 12 rebounds for his 8th double-double of the season.
MBA-MAI won 3rd game in a row and set team’s season-high.
Leaders
Enisey: Timofei Gerasimov (14 + 5 assists), Dmitry Sonko (14), Roman Zagretdinov (12 + 6 rebounds), Victor Sanders (12 + 6 rebounds).
MBA-MAI: Andrey Zubkov (23 + 12 rebounds), Evgeny Voronov (14), Maksim Barashkov (14), Makar Konovalov (13 + 6 assists).
What’s next
Enisey: March 4 at home versus Lokomotiv Kuban
MBA-MAI: March 4 on the road against UNICS.
