On November 12, in the Moscow Basket Hall, our men's team played with MBA. In the confrontation , the Russian team won with the score 84:54 (16:7, 20:18, 21:11, 27:18).
Starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Grigory Motovilov, Vadzim Stubeda, VUadzislau Mikulski.
MBA: Maxim Barashkov, Evgeniy Minchenko, Andrey Lopatin, Egor Ostanko, Timofey Yakushin.
Game progress
In the starting quarter, Rostislav Vergun's wards failed to adjust to the opponent's ring. A number of offensive misses led to a 9-point gap by the end of the first ten minutes of the game (16:7). In the second quarter, Minsk residents, in a more collected borrowing, fought almost on equal terms with MBA. The exact “three-point" shots were designed by Jacob Cebasek, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson and Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo. The opponents went to the big break with a score of 36:25.
Interchange
Unfortunately, in the second half of the meeting, Vasily Karasev's wards continued to press. Due to fouls from MBA in the third quarter, 5 of our players were able to score points from the penalty line. It is also worth noting that this is the first game of the season in which each MINSK player brought points to the team standings. In the final 10 minutes of the game, Minsk residents increased the pace and made more effective attacks. But the victory remained for MBA with a score of 84:54.
The most productive:
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – 9 + 2 REB+ 4 AST + 2 STL, Ivan Aladka – 9 + 1 AST, Daniil Kasko – 6 + 2 REB + 2 AST.
MBA: Alexander Khomenko – 14 + 5 REB + 2 AST + 1 STL, Evgeniy Minchenko – 12 + 6 REB + 1 block, Vladislav Trushkin – 11 + 4 REB.
MINSK head coach Rostislav Vergun: “The most defining thing for me in statistics is that no one had more than 10 digits in the column. We do not have a leader either in the “paint” or in the set of points. It's difficult to play, we met a very aggressive defense, pressure, and, unfortunately, there was no one who could take the initiative and match something to the opponent”.
The next game of Minsk residents will take place on the road. On November 15, in Kazakhstan, Rostislav Vergun's wards will play against Astana at 17:00 Minsk time. Follow the news on our website.