Samara defeated MINSK on the road – 91:78 (27:18, 21:21, 32:22, 11:17).
Game progress
Samara controled the game from the first minutes: 3.5 minutes after the start the guests led 16:2. The Minsk team woke up and supported opponents with scoring. Both sides showed high shooting percentage: 53.6% of the hosts shots, impressive 63% for Samara by the halftime and the guests 9-point lead by the halftime – 48:39.
Key moment
After the halftime, Samara began to build up the lead: Ilya Platonov and Hayden Dalton helped the guests, but Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson efforts weren’t enough for MINSK. The Canadian player scored 12 more points, but the score was already +21 in the third quarter.
As a result, Samara took the second win in a row. In the last round, the Volga team defeated MBA.
Key factor
Samara almost didn’t miss from three-point line: 16 of 23 and 69.6%.
Fact
Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson scored 34 points (7 of 10 three-pointers – second best of the season) with 38 eff. points.
Leaders
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (34 + 5 rebounds), Daniil Kasko (13), Grigory Motovilov (10 + 5 assists)
Samara: Hayden Dalton (22 + 8 rebounds), Aleksandr Gudumak (14), Ilya Platonov (13), James Thompson (10 + 5 assists).
What’s next
MINSK: October 22 on the road versus PARMA
Samara: October 22 at home against UNICS.
