Samara defeated MBA-MAI at home – 101:88 (23:25, 30:29, 22:17, 26:17).
Game progress
From the very first minutes, the teams began to show fast-paced offensive basketball with constant lead changes. In the second quarter, Samara managed to take a 6-point lead, but the guests immediately cut the deficit and took the lead by halftime – 54:53.
The game hadn’t changed in the second half, but Samara was more active and secured a double-digit lead for the first time in the game. However, Daniil Kasatkin and Evgeny Minchenko helped the guests get back into the game, and MBA was behind by only 2 points before final quarter – 75:73.
Key moment
In the final quarter, Vasily Karasev team wasn’t able to get into high pace. Samara started to score three-pointers and this to regain a double-digit lead, and this time MBA had no time to get back. In the final minute, the Volga team managed to score a 100 and get first win in 4 games.
X-factor
MBA-MAI tried to make long-range shot at every opportunity and had twice more attempts than the opponent (34 vs. 19). However, Samara long-range shots in the final quarter helped to get win.
Facts
101 points is Samara season-high. The best result before that was 91 points versus Astana.
Andrey Zubkov needed 27 points to reach the 2,000-pointer. The veteran is literally one step away from this achievement (24 points) and will surely try to break the milestone in the next game.
Aleksandr Gudumak played his 200th game in the League.
Leaders
Samara: Ronnie Harrell (21 + 5 rebounds), Brendan Adams (19 + 9 assists), Aleksandr Gudumak (16 + 5 rebounds), Hayden Dalton (13 + 6 rebounds), Ilia Popov (11 + 8 rebounds).
MBA-MAI: Andrey Zubkov (24 + 8 rebounds), Daniil Kasatkin (18 + 6 assists), Makar Konovalov (15 + 8 assists + 3 steals), Vladislav Trushkin (9 + 5 rebounds), Evgeny Minchenko (7 + 5 rebounds).
What’s next
Samara: November 28 on the road against Astana
MBA-MAI: November 30 at home versusAvtodor.
