On March 17, the ecomatch of the VTB MINSK United League against PARMA-PARI took place at the Falcon Club Arena. Unfortunately, Minsk residents could not repeat the triumph of the last match with the wards of Evgeniy Pashutin. Final score of the meeting – 55:67 (9:24, 18:18, 12:12, 16:13).
Starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Vadzim Stubeda, Uladzislau Mikulski, Zach Smith, Uladzislau Blizniuk.
PARMA-PARI: Malik Dime, Alexandr Platunov, Danila Pokhodyaev, Aizea Reese, Justin Roberson.
Game progress
From the very first minutes, the Permians showed the owners of the site the desire to win in order to gain a foothold in 1st place in group “B” of the standings. Despite the fact that Zach Smith scored the first points in the match, the opponent managed to make a breakthrough of 11 points, which forced Rostislav Vergun to take a timeout. Evgeniy Pashutin's team gained a major advantage in the score, but the Minsk residents joined the fight and made a breakthrough of 4 points thanks to the hits of Aleiaksei Trastsinetski and Uladzislau Blizniuk. After that, Vadzim Stubeda got two more points, and MINSK went to the first break with a score of 9:24.
Uladzislau Blizniuk opened the score in the second quarter with an accurate “three-point”. After that, two more points from the penalty line for his team were obtained by DaQuan Bracey, and with another accurate throw from Vlad Blizniuk, Minsk residents pleased the fans with a scoring run of 7 points and a reduction in the double-digit gap in the score (16:24). PARMA-PARI also did not slow down and responded to Minsk residents with pressure and accurate hits in our ring. Vlad Blizniuk made another bright “three-point”, and after the breakthrough of Minsk residents in 6 points, Evgeniy Pashutin took a timeout. The teams went to the big break with a score of 27:42.
In the third quarter, Minsk residents again pleased the fans with a 5-point breakthrough thanks to a “three-point” from the captain and a throw from an average distance from Zach Smith. In an equal fight, both opponents responded to each other with accurate hits. In the last seconds of the quarter, Zach scored 2 more points from the penalty line, and the teams went to the final break with the score 39:54.
Interchange
In the fourth quarter, Vlad Mikulski scored the first hit from behind the arc. Demonstrating decent defense, Minsk residents did not give up and continued to fight. Two incredible “three-point” shots in a row from Vlad Blizniuk and Aliaksey Trastsinetski forced Evgeniy Pashutin to take a timeout. Unfortunately, despite a number of hits from Rostislav Vergun's wards, PARMA-PARI managed to maintain the advantage by the final siren. The final score of the meeting is 55:67.
The most productive:
MINSK: Uladzislau Blizniuk – 16 + 6 REB + 3 AST, Aliaksei Trastsinetski – 13 + 8 REB + 1 block, Zach Smith – 13 + 12 REB + 3 AST + 4 block.
PARMA-PARI: Isaia Reese – 18 + 13 REB + 6 AST + 4 STL + 1 block, Justin Roberson – 17 + 1 REB + 2 AST + 4 STL + 1 block, Alexander Platunov – 11 + 3 REB +2 AST + 3 STL.
MINSK head coach Rostislav Vergun: "When we make 24 losses, it hurts especially when 2 point guards make 12 losses with 5 assists. It is difficult to count on any positive result. The way we played in the second half: with such concentration, dedication, we have to play from the very beginning, then we have some chance. Once again, we are convinced that there is not enough depth of human resources, composition. Unfortunately, the skill level at the end of the attack, when making key decisions, plays a crazy role, and the opponent's level turned out to be higher today."
On March 26, we will hold the final match of the season against Astana at the Falcon Club Arena. The meeting starts at 15:00. We are waiting for all basketball fans! Tickets can be purchased on the KVITKI website and at points of sale.by, as well as at the box office of the arena an hour and a half before the start of the game. Let's support MINSK together!