MBA beat MINSK on the road – 76:61 (19:21, 23:15, 17:10, 17:15).
The best scorers
MINSK: Supreme Hannah (12), Uladzislau Bliznyuk (10), Konstantin Pasko (10)
MBA: Timofey Yakushin (16 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Andrey Lopatin (16), Makar Konovalov (11)
Game progress
MINSK won 1 game in 15 games and took the last place. MBA strengthened the place in the Top 4 with the wins over Loko and Astana – 11-5.
Despite the standings, MINSK plays good defense. The Belarusian team locked up after the guests 7:2 run, not allowing the opponent to score 10 points. At the same time, the hosts used the whole roster and steadily scored. The Minsk team lead reached 8 points, but Daniil Kasatkin and Evgeny Valiev made shots at the end allowed MBA to catch up – 21:19, MINSK led.
In the second quarter, MBA set a high pace and gradually take the lead. Three-pointers by Andrey Lopatin and Timofey Yakushin helped the Moscow team to increase the difference. MBA won the quarter 23:15, the guests led by 6 points by the halftime.
For most of the third quarter, the game was equal and only in the last minutes MBA managed a make a run. Lopatin scored free-throws and three-pointer, Yakushin made a mid-range shot and 11 points lead.
The key moment
The Russian team caught the courage continued to increase the pressure in the fourth quarter. The quarter began with Yakushin three-pointer and then MBA played a beautiful combination, which ended with Lopatin insane poster dunk – 64:46. With such advantage the Moscow team brought the game to win – the 3rd in a row.
Hero
Timofey Yakushin. The guard made important shots and helped his team for the whole game. Yakushin scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists with 5 of 9 from the game.
Numbers
MBA got 14 more rebounds than MINSK (34-20).
What’s next
MINSK: road game versus Avtodor on December 22
MBA: home game against CSKA on December 23
