After the New Year holidays, MINSK returns to the working rhythm on the parquet of the Palace of Game Sports in Ekaterinburg. In the VTB United League match against Uralmash, our team lost with a score 72:104 (20:24, 18:28, 20:22, 14:30).
The starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Vadzim Stubeda, Jacob Cebasek, Dmitri Kuratnik.
Uralmash: Anton Glazunov, Octavius Ellis, Ivan Pynko, Javonte Douglas, Garrett Nevels.
Game scenario
In the first quarter, the opponents demonstrated an equal pace of play, as evidenced three times by the same score on the scoreboard. Daniil Kasko, Vadzim Stubeda and Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson made repeated hits into the Uralmash ring, and the teams left with a score of 24:20 for the first break. In the second quarter, Ekaterinburg began to demonstrate more aggressive defense and offense. After that, Minsk residents began to be accompanied by offensive losses and misses, which led to an increase in the difference in the score in favor of the Russian team. Despite several accurate shots from behind the arc and from the middle distance, Minsk residents went to the big break with a score of 38:52.
Interchange
In the second half of the meeting, the Ural team continued to increase the speed of the game, and in fast attacks, Rostislav Vergun's wards maintained a comfortable advantage in the score. Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson was repeatedly pleased with accurate throws from behind the arc, but Uralmash's team interaction turned out to be stronger in today's meeting. The final score of the match is 104:72.
The most effective:
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi Jackson – 25 + 3 REB + 3 AST + 1 block, Jakob Cebasek – 14 + 1 REB + 4 AST, Daniil Kasko – 7 + 2 REB + 4 AST + 1 STL.
Uralmash: Alexander Zakharov – 20 + 2 REB + 3 AST, Octavius Ellis – 19 + 7 REB, Kirill Pisklov – 15 + 7 REB + 3 AST + 1 STL.
Acting head coach of MINSK Alexey Sukhovetsky: “First of all, I congratulate the opponent on a confident victory. They played very well, showed a good level, a high percentage of hits and assists – well done, congratulations. As for us: for 28 minutes, except for one segment in the second quarter, we stayed in the game, there was discipline. At a certain point, we “fell down”, there were a lot of ridiculous losses on our part. It didn't even allow us to try to cling on and reduce the difference in the score.”
Minsk residents will hold the next match again on the road away from Zenit. The match will take place on January 11 at 19:30.