Today, MINSK hosted the final home game of the season in the VTB United League against Pari Nizhny Novgorod at the Falcon Club Arena. Alexey Sukhovetsky's wards, unfortunately, failed to win, the final score – 58:79 (20:15, 14:16, 17:26, 7:22).
The starting five
MINSK: Grigory Motovilov, Vadzim Stubeda, Jovan Sljivancanin, Jacob Cebasek, Dmitry Kuratnik.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Alexander Chadov, Vladimir Ivlev, Dmitry Khvostov, Ivan Strebkov, Evgeny Baburin.
Game scenario
Minsk residents met Nizhny Novgorod residents with a jerk of 5 points and managed to hold the lead by the end of the opening quarter. Vadzim Stubeda scored several hits from an average distance, and Jakob Cebasek, Grigory Motovilov and Uladzislau Mikulsky scored accurate “three point" shots. On the first break, the opponents left with a score of 20:15.
In the second quarter, both teams continued their aggressive struggle. Jakob Cebasek made repeated accurate throws as part of MINSK. Aliaksei Sukhavetsky's wards managed to hold the lead by the big break – 34:31.
Several interceptions from Nizhny Novgorod and offensive misses by Minsk residents at the start of the third quarter made Zoran Lukic's team the leaders of the site. After a long break, the opponent from Russia improved the percentage of shots made. Our players did not allow the opponent to gain a significant advantage in the score: Grigory Motovilov, Jacob Cebasek, Daniil Kasko and Ivan Aladka made accurate shots from behind the arc. The score before the final quarter was 51:57.
Interchange
In the last quarter, the guests of the venue turned on the pressure on both sides of the parquet. Despite a number of effective attacks by Minsk residents, Pari Nizhny Novgorod turned out to be stronger in the end. The match ended with the victory of Zoran Lukic's team with a score of 79:58.
The most productive:
MINSK: Grigory Motovilov – 17 + 2 REB + 4 AST + 1 STL, Jacob Cebasek – 13 + 3 REB, Ivan Aladka – 8 + 2 REB + 1 AST + 1 block.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Evgeny Baburin – 27 + 2 REB + 1 AST + 1 STL, Alexander Chadov – 13 + 8 REB + 2 AST, Vladimir Ivlev – 9 + 9 REB + 4 AST.
MINSK head coach Aliaksei Sukhovetsky: “Congratulations to Pari Nizhny Novgorod on the victory. Two different halves turned out for us. In the first one, we showed a good desire to win. In the second, our problems came out and the opponent took advantage of it very skillfully. They showed today how to change the course of the meeting and achieve victory.”
Our team will play the final two games of the VTB United League season in Moscow. The next match will take place on April 10 against Runa, the match starts at 20:00. Follow the news on our website.