Enisey Krasnoyarsk defeated Parma Perm on the road, 81-79 (17-27, 19-25, 21-18, 24-9).
Top Scorers
Parma: Danilo Andjusic (19 + 7 assists + 5 rebounds), Konstantin Bulanov (19), Ivan Nelyubov (10)
Enisey: Tony Taylor (25), Suleiman Braimoh (14), Frank Elegar (13 + 6 rebounds), Vasily Zavoruev (10 + 6 rebounds)
Turning Point I
Parma grabbed a 10-point lead at the end of the 1st quarter, closing the period on an 11-3 run. Danilo Andjusic had five points and a key assist as the home team took control.
Perm built on the advantage in the 2nd quarter, leading by as much as 17. The score at halftime was 52-36, putting Parma within 20 minutes of its first-ever VTB United League win.
Stat
25 – The home team combined for 25 assists, including seven from Andjusic and six from Nikolai Zhmako. Parma may not have a lot of stars on the roster, but the team knows how to share the ball and get the most out of each other.
Turning Point II
Parma led by as much as 19 late in the 3rd quarter, before back-to-back 3’s from Vasily Zavoruev cut the deficit to 13 at the end of the period.
Enisey stayed hot to start the 4th. Four points from Tony Taylor and a 3-point play from Suleiman Braimoh made it a six-point game with 6:55 to play.
Parma didn’t collapse, but the visitors continued to chip away, pulling within three, 79-76, with 2:23 remaining.
In the final minutes, the League newbies simply couldn’t execute. A key turnover and an 0-4 finish from the field opened the door for Enisey. Taylor capitalized, draining the tying ‘3’ and go-ahead jumper to give the visitors the win.
Star
Tony Taylor. Enisey’s playmaker hit big shots down the stretch, finishing with 25 points on 9-13 shooting (3-4 from downtown).
Quotes
Enisey head coach Oleg Okulov:
– We didn’t have enough energy today and Parma had enough time to prepare. They broke down our offense. We’ve got a lot of games in a row and there’s a lot of pressure on our players. We defended poorly in the first half. Those mistakes may have been due to a lack of energy and emotion. The offense didn’t work. Parma scored a lot of easy baskets after turnovers. Our job was to survive. We played better in the 3rd quarter, then got going in the 4th and earned a win with our defense.
Parma head coach Viacheslav Shushakov:
– You could say we gave Enisey a huge present today in the 4th quarter. We totally executed for three quarters, but started to doubt in the 4th. It may have been because of lack of experience with such a big lead. We apparently started watching the scoreboard. Enisey’s talent outplayed us in one-on-one basketball.
Up Next
Parma: November 5 at Lokomotiv-Kuban
Enisey: November 13 at Khimki
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