Enisey beat MBA in overtime at home and ended losing streak – 85:80 OT (25:15, 11:21, 18:19, 17:16, 14:9).
Game progress
Enisey (4-15) and MBA (12-7) were on 10th and 4th places. Angelo Warner, who recovered from injury, returned and scored the first 5 points. The Krasnoyarsk team took the control of the game and was up 13:2, maintaining a double-digit lead at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter, MBA shooters became more active, but the guests played great defense and let opponents score 11 points. By the halftime, the score was equal – 36:36.
The whole second half was equal, which did not reveal the winner. In the decisive 5 minutes of the regulation, the teams scored 13 points combined, and did not score in the last minute – 71:71 and overtime.
Key moment
An extra 5 minutes of intensity and tension became a logical continuation. After Warner 2 made shots, Enisey led by 1 point — 81:80. As in the fourth quarter, the Siberian team managed to defend well again. As a result, the hosts took the win, taking revenge for the November loss in Basket Hall – 85:80.
Key factor
Angelo Warner was injured during the previous game with CSKA. Enisey was very lucky that the American guard recovered for the game against MBA. The guard became the best player of the game: 22 points (9 of 16 from the game), 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals in 36 minutes.
Fact
MBA played without Makar Konovalov and Aleksandr Khomenko, but Daniil Kasatkin took the responsibilities in Krasnoyarsk. The Russian guard made only 2 of 17 from the game, but had 11 assists, which is his career high. In the December game against Lokomotiv Kuban, Daniil made 9 assists.
Leaders
Enisey: Angelo Warner (22 + 5 rebounds + 10 assists + 3 steals), Timofey Gerasimov (14 + 5 rebounds + 8 assists), Sergey Balashov (10), James Thompson (6 + 11 rebounds)
MBA: Andrey Lopatin (17 + 5 rebounds), Evgeny Valiev (13), Ilya Platonov (12), Timofey Yakushin (12), Daniil Kasatkin (7 + 6 rebounds + 11 assists)
Next games
Enisey: come game against Avtodor on January 15
MBA: home game versus Zenit on January 16
