On January 14, Minsk residents played the first home match of 2024 at the Falcon Club Arena against the Moscow MBA. At the end of today's meeting, the Moscow team turned out to be stronger. Final score – 79:86 (23:24, 11:19, 26:18, 19:25).
The starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Vadzim Stubeda, Uladzislau Mikulski, Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo.
MBA: Alexander Khomenko, Gleb Goldyrev, Daniil Kasatkin, Evgeny Minchenko, Andrey Lopatin.
Game scenario
In the first quarter, the opponents demonstrated an equal struggle, changing the leadership on the court. Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Jacob Cebasek and twice Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo scored accurate shots from behind the arc in our team. The score after the first quarter was 23:24.
In the second quarter, MBA managed to slightly increase the advantage in the score, demonstrating more aggressive both defense and offense. Vlad Mikulski scored repeated hits from an average distance, and Aleksandar Zecevic made an accurate “three-point” hit. The teams went to the big break with a score of 34:43.
In the third quarter, the teams continued to fight hard, not wanting to give up the lead. Vlad Mikulski, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Daniil Kasko, Aleksandar Zecevic and Dmitri Kuratnik scored accurate hits again. In the last minute of the quarter, the teams played with an even score, but the effective attack of MBA allowed them to go to the final break as the leaders of the site with “+ 1” on the scoreboard.
Interchange
In the final quarter, the intrigue persisted for all 10 minutes. Minsk residents made every effort to get the first victory of the season. Unfortunately, MBA turned out to be stronger in the end. The final score of the meeting is 79:86.
The most effective:
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – 17 + 7 REB + 2 AST + 1 STL, Aleksandar Zecevic – 16 + 5 REB + 4 AST + 1 STL, Uladzislau Mikulski – 12 + 5 REB + 3 AST.
MBA: Vladislav Trushkin – 26 + 8 REB + 2 AST, Andrey Lopatin – 15 + 4 REB + 1 AST + 1 STL + 2 block, Maxim Barashkov – 10 + 1 REB + 2 AST + 1 STL.
Acting head coach of MINSK Alexey Sukhavetski: “Congratulations to the opponent on the victory. We deserved to win, showed character. They have not lost yet this year and showed strong nerves, thanks to which they scored decisive goals. We tried to play strictly, we didn't make so many losses – it allowed us to stay in the game. Thanks a lot to the fans, they pushed us forward. We will try and look for ways to our victory.”
The next game will be held on January 21 at the Minsk Arena. Our team will meet Runa for the first time on the home court. The match starts at 16:30. Tickets can be purchased on the website and at points of sale kvitki.by .