Tsmoki-Minsk beat Enisey at home — 72:68 (7:21, 17:26, 19:10, 29:11).
The best scorers
Tsmoki-Minsk: Angelo Warner (16 + 13 assists + 6 rebounds), Yauheni Beliankou (15 + 6 rebounds), De’Quon Lake (12 + 5 rebounds), Jason Clark (11).
Enisey: Alexandr Gudumak (17), Ivan Viktorov (9), Rion Brown (9), Darral Willis (8 +10 rebounds).
Game progress
Due to games postponement, the teams were without game practice for a long time. The rivals cautiously started the game. Only after 3 minutes, Enisey forward Alexandr Gudumak scored the 1st bucket of the game. The bigmen factor eventually became the key in the 1st quarter. The difference in size in all positions allowed Enisey to dictate the game and gradually took the lead. By the end of the 1st quarter, the Krasnoyarsk lead was already double-digit – 21:7.
The beginning of the 2nd quarter was Ivan Viktorov benifit. The guard made 3-pointers, and the Siberian team brought their advantage to 24 points – 34:10. Tsmoki tried their best to get back into the game. But in the 1st half, their efforts were only enough to narrow the difference a little. The hosts left for the halftime, loosing by 23 points – 24:47.
The start of the 3rd quarter gave hope for a comeback. While the relaxed Enisey did not score even easy shots, the Minsk team gradually got closer to the opponent. After Andrei Stabrouski’s 3-pointer, the difference in the score was only 11 points – 38:49. Tsmoki didn’t stop there. The hosts were led by Angelo Warner and Jason Clark. After a long-range shot by Clark in the middle of the final 10 minutes, Tsmoki trailed only 3 points – 58:61.
The key moment
On the curage, the hosts entered the ending. Yauheni Beliankou put Tsmoki ahead for the first time in the game with two shots made – 67:63.
🔥 @TsmokiMinsk comes back from «-27»! pic.twitter.com/Mxh4o7KotG
— VTB League (@VTBUL) February 10, 2022
Angelo Warner set the final point in this game. The guard’s effective drive 12 seconds before the final buzzer brought Tsmoki lead to 5 points – 71:66, and gave tTsmoki the win.
Hero
Angelo Warner became the main inspiration for the Minsk team comeback. The guard not only made key shots, but also assisted a lot. The American eventually became the best scoring player in the winning team (16 points), and also repeated the League’s best in assists (13).
Numbers
27 – Tsmoki-Minsk won, loosing by 27 points during the game. This is the biggest comeback in the League’s history.
Comments
Rostislav Vergun, Tsmoki-Minsk Head Coach:
– Congratulations to the team on the win. The game was very important for us, first of all – psychologically. After 49 days without games, not being able to train at full strength, except for yesterday, it was hard. But the guys were motivated. Everyone made their job, complete the main objective – to win. In such a situation, character came the first. I am proud that my team showed it. This comeback is a biggest in the history of our club, and this is a sign of a good team. Thanks to the guys for their work. We will try to add quality, because we have a newcomer who, I hope, will look even more effective in the next games. Thanks to the fans for their support.
Pavel Dergachev, Enisey Acting Head Coach:
– Hard game. The Minsk team was able to turn the game around after two quarters. We obviously relaxed and thought we had the win in our pocket. You can’t relax ahead of time, you have to play the whole game, not half of it. I don’t know what happened, we’ll figure it out. The fact that you can’t lose 5 points after the halftime is understandable.
What’s next
Tsmoki-Minsk: home game versus Zenit on February 17.
Enisey: road game against UNICS on February 13
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