Samara beat Enisey on the road – 73:58 (20:12, 15:17, 16:23, 22:6).
Game progress
The hosts made a 7:2 run with aggressive defense from the start. But after such bright start, the Siberian team offense fell apart with only 6 points in the next 11 minutes. Samara eliminated the starting deficit and took a lead – 26:13. Jovica Arsic timeout was able to regain the pace. Artem Shlegel helped cut the differencial in half by the end of the first half – 35:29.
Key moment
The Krasnoyarsk team began to make more in the second half. After making 13 free throws in third quarter, the Krasnoyarsk team was able to take the lead by the start of the final quarter – 52:51.
But ithen the Siberian team offense fell again. The hosts couldn’t score for 7 minutes, allowing Samara to take the lead. The Volga team scored points in the paint, and after Pynko three-pointer, the lead became double-digit – 63:52. After that, the hosts had no time and energy left to try to get back into the game.
X-factor
An important reason for Samara performance was defense in the final quarter. In 10 minutes, the Volga team allowed the opponent to score only 6 points and caused the Krasnoyarsk team to make 8 turnovers.
Facts
This game was his 50th in the VTB United League for Jovica Arsic. The Krasnoyarsk team head coach has 23 wins with 27 losses.
With the win, Samara tied the roivalry history score versus Enisey (4-4), beating the Siberian team in Arena Sever for the first time in history.
For the second time in a row, Samara allowed Enisey to score exactly 6 points in a single quarter. In the first-round game, the Volga team won the second quarter 33:6, and finished the final quarter with 22:6 in this clash.
Leaders
Enisey: Timofei Gerasimov (14), Sergey Balashov (12), Aleksa Stepanovic (10)
Samara: Ivan Pynko (11 + 6 rebounds), Anton Kardanakhishvili (11), Brendan Adams (10).
What’s next
Enisey: November 7 on the road against Zenit
Samara: November 7 at home against Avtodor.
