Runa got the second win of the season against another League newcomer Uralmash – 85:78 (22:18, 15:24, 18:16, 30:20).
Game progress
Uralmash started the game confidently and aggressively. The Yekaterinburg team completely won in rebounding in the first quarter, grabbing 7 offensive rebounds (0 by Runa). This translated into more shots, but Milos Pavicevic team percentage was disappointing: 5 of 19 from the game and 18:22 after first quarter.
Uralmash continued to control the game. Garrett Nevels and Tyrell Nelson led the hosts offense. The Yekaterinburg team led after the first half – 42:37.
Key moment
The end of the third quarter was an important. Runa was down 10 points, but Cameron Young and Ilya Popov cut the lead to just 3 in less than a minute and kept the game intriguing.
Encouraged, the Moscow team continued the comeback started by their teammates and led by 5 points by the middle of the final quarter. Young took Runa game into his own hands in the final 10 minutes of the regulation. The former Ignite guard scored 13 points (9 in the last 3 minutes) and brought the tense game to a win.
Key factor
Cameron Young started and led the Moscow team to a win. He scored 25 points, got 18 of them in last 11 minutes of the game.
Fact
Runa ended a 9-game losing streak versus Uralmash. The last time the Moscow team won in a face-to-face game in December 2021 (81:80).
Leaders
Uralmash: Garrett Nevels (16 points), Javonte Douglas (14 points + 12 rebounds), Tyrell Nelson (13 points + 6 rebounds), Josh Perkins (11 points + 8 assists).
Runa: Cameron Young (25 points), Juwan Morgan (15 points + 6 rebounds), Nikola Ivanovic (10 points + 5 rebounds), Ilya Popov (10 points).
What’s next
Uralmash: October 9 at home against Avtodor.
Runa: October 9 at home versus Samara.
