Today, on March 9, the Falcon Club Arena hosted the match of the second stage in Group B of the VTB United League. MINSK met the Moscow MBA on the home court. Vasily Karasev's team turned out to be stronger in today's meeting. Final score – 60:73 (22:25, 18:27, 10:8, 10:13).
Starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Uladzislau Mikulski, Zach Smith, Jakob Cebasek.
MBA: Alexander Khomenko, Evgeny Minchenko, Evgeny Voronov, Andrey Lopatin, Timofey Yakushin.
The course of the game
At the start of the game, Minsk residents managed to take a leading position on the court thanks to accurate shots by Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Daniil Kasko and Uladzislau Mikulski. Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo and Grigori Motovilov scored several important points on free throws. However, closer to the end of the quarter, MBA managed to seize the lead in quick attacks. The teams left for the first break with a score of 22:25.
Both teams started the second quarter at an equal pace, exchanging effective attacks. Grigori Motovilov repeatedly scored accurate shots in the MINSK squad. However, the pressure from MBA allowed the Russian team to go on a long break with an advantage of 12 points (40:52).
Offensive misses at the beginning of the third quarter did not allow Minsk residents to reduce the difference in the score. The opponent also failed to demonstrate a high percentage of hits. Zach Smith turned out to be twice in the middle distance shots, and Dmitry Kuratnik, Grigorii Motovilov and Vadzim Stubeda scored a number of hits as part of our team. The score before the final fourth quarter was 50:60.
Interchange
Jarred took the lead in the final quarter, who scored two accurate three point throw in a row, and then got 2 more points from the middle distance. Aliaksei Sukhavetsky took advantage of the timeout, but the Muscovites kept the pace they needed to win away. The final score is 60:73.
The most productive:
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – 22 + 3 REB + 2 AST, Grigory Motovilov – 14 + 1 REB + 2 AST, Daniil Kasko – 7 + 3 REB + 1 STL.
MBA: Daniil Kasatkin – 21 + 4 REB + 3 AST + 1 STL, Evgeny Minchenko – 13 + 9 REB + 1 block, Andrey Lopatin – 13 + 5 REB + 2 AST + 2 STL.
Acting head coach of MINSK Aliaksei Sukhavetsky: “Today was a difficult game, I think, for both opponents. It can be divided into two halves. The first one is more attacking, and more beautiful for the audience, a large number of points – 52 to 40. The second half, when it was moving towards the end, the teams concentrated as much as possible on defense, it was a confrontation between two defenses. Absolutely not a productive game, a struggle of characters. We were setting up to catch up with the opponent, somewhere we were unlucky in attack. In defense, we did almost everything. Thanks to the guys for the effort, we continue and prepare for the next opponent.”
The next game of our team will be held on March 17 again at the Falcon Club Arena. Minsk residents will play against Samara. the match starts at 15:00. Tickets can be purchased on the website and at points of sale kvitki.by , as well as in the lobby of the arena on the day of the game. Let's support MINSK together!