Today, the MINSK men's team played against UNICS Kazan on the road in a VTB United League match. The owners of the site won with a score 101:81 (21:15, 30:18, 31:31, 19:17).
The starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Vadzim Stubeda, Jacob Cebasek, Dmitri Kuratnik.
UNICS: Jalen Reynolds, Artem Komolov, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, Marcos Knight, Alexander Stulenkov.
Game scenario
Velimir Perasovic's wards met the Minsk residents with a scoring run of 8 points at the start of the game. Our players managed to orient themselves and respond with a number of effective shots, reducing the difference in the score to 2 points thanks to hits by Daniil Kasko, Jacob Cebasek and Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson. However, by the first break, UNICS again consolidated their leadership on the court in aggressive attacks – 21:15.
Despite a number of accurate hits from Minsk residents, including 4 from behind the arc, a number of offensive losses led to an increase in the score difference in favor of UNICS by the big break – 51:33.
MINSK joined the fight with increased zeal in the third quarter, making snaps of 5 and 8 points. In particular, our players have repeatedly scored important points on free throws. The opponents went to the final break with a score of 82:64.
Interchange
Minsk residents fought almost on equal terms with the current champions of the VTB United League in the fourth quarter. However, offensive blunders on the part of MINSK and the increasing pressure from UNICS did not allow our team to win. The final score of the meeting is 101:81.
The most effective:
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – 24 + 3 REB + 4 AST, Grigory Motovilov – 16 + 7 AST + 1 STL, Daniil Kasko – 12 + 3 REB + 1 AST + 1 STL
UNICS: Eric Green – 22 + 2 REB + 2 AST + 2 STL, Marcos Knight – 20 + 3 REB + 3 AST, Jalen Reynolds – 16 + 3 REB + 2 AST + 2 block.
Alexey Sukhavetski, Acting head coach of MINSK: “Today we were preparing for an aggressive game – UNICS preaches this style. They put pressure on both defense and rebounding. We had to find extra strength to stay in the game. I think the guys did a lot of things. There was a lack of experience somewhere, and unnecessary fouls were received. But with more, we made 11 rebounds on someone else's shield, tried to impose aggression, our game, actively passed under the ring, attacked the “paint". Basically, we made 8 more attacks than UNICS. Today, the opponent's class allowed them to keep a comfortable distance. Although at the end of the third, in the fourth quarters we tried to catch up. There were a lot of positive things for us today. I am grateful to the guys for the efforts they made on the court.”
Our team will hold the final match of 2023 on December 25 at the Minsk Arena against CSKA Moscow. Tickets for the New Year's match can be purchased on the website and at points of sale kvitki.by , as well as at the box office of the arena from 13:00 on the day of the game. Follow the news on our website.