Today, Rostislav Vergun's wards held an away match of the VTB United League against PARMA. Our team in a worthy fight with a small difference in the score lost to the Permians with the score 73:78 (24:20, 19:27, 23:9, 7:22).
Starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, Vadzim Stubeda, Uladzislau Mikulski, Benjami-Pavel Dodoo.
PARMA: C. J. Bryce, B. J. Johnson, Richard Solomon, Isaieah Reese, Ruslan Abdulbasirov.
Game progress
Already in the first quarter, Minsk residents were pleased with a decent fight and bright and accurate throws, leaving for the first break with an advantage in the score – 24:20. It is worth noting the accuracy of throws due to the arc of Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo, Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson and Jacob Cebasek.
In the second quarter, Evgeny Pashutin's wards tried to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans on the home court and regained their leadership due to well-coordinated work both in defense and offense. The opponents exchanged hits in attacks, not giving each other the opportunity to significantly increase the difference in the score. In our team, Daniil Kasko managed to score 6 points in 10 minutes of the meeting, and Jacob Chebashek also made an effective throw from behind the arc again. The opponents went to the big break with a score of 47:43.
MINSK managed to focus as much as possible on the game and the will to win in the 3rd quarter, when our team made several bright jerks and retook the lead. Jakob Cebasek in tandem with Jarred Ognugbemi-Jackson made 2 accurate shots from behind the arc, our players earned several more important points when shooting from the penalty line, leaving for the final break “+10” on the scoreboard and hoping for the first victory of the season.
Interchange
Unfortunately, the situation changed radically in the final 10 minutes of the match. PARMA responded with pressure and managed to regain the lead, despite several effective attacks by Minsk residents. The final score of the meeting is 78:73.
MINSK head coach Rostislav Vergun: “It was probably the most meaningful game we played this season. Especially in terms of the duration of the number of losses - 11 per game. This is a very good result for us. The drawing of the game was visible, but, unfortunately, there was not enough resource. We once again lost on the rebound, with such an advantage of the opponent, it is difficult to count on winning the match as a whole. I would like to thank the guys for their dedication, it seems to me that many of them played at a very high quality level, which can not but please. Congratulations to the opponent, this hall always deserves a beautiful basketball. Good luck to PARMA in the season!”
The most productive:
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – 17 + 4 REB + 7 AST, Daniil Kasko – 14 + 7 REB + 4 AST, Uladzislau Mikulski – 14 + 4 REB + 3 AST + 1 STL + 1 block.
PARMA: B. J. Johnson - 20 + 7 REB + 1 AST, Richard Solomon – 17 + 16 REB + 1 AST + 2 block, Isaea Reese – 16 + 4 REB + 8 AST + 1 STL.
On October 25, our team will play against CSKA Moscow on the road. The meeting starts at 20:00. The broadcast of the game will be available on the VTB United League website and Belarus 5 TV channel.