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On November 26, the MINSK men's team played the second home match of the week against Lokomotiv-Kuban at the Falcon Club Arena. In an unpredictable and worthy struggle, Minsk residents lost with a score 86:90 (18:24, 17:17, 24:22, 27:27).
Starting five:
MINSK: Daniil Kasko, Grigory Motovilov, Vadzim Stubeda, Uladzislau Mikulski, Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo.
Lokomotiv-Kuban: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, Dmitry Uzinsky, Okaro White, Jordan Morgan, Vladislav Emchenko.
Game progress
At the start of the match, the guests from Krasnodar gained a double-digit advantage in the score in a faster and more aggressive fight. But Minsk residents managed to respond to the wards of Alexander Sekulic with effective attacks. In particular, our legionnaires Jakob Cebasek, Aleksandar Zecevic and Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson designed the exact “three-point” shots. The score after the opening quarter was 18:24.
The guests of the venue did not allow the Minsk residents to seize the lead and continued their aggressive struggle. But our guys did not lag behind the opponent in perseverance and desire to demonstrate high-quality basketball. Thanks to accurate hits from Aleksandar Zecevic, Jacob Cebasek, Ivan Aladka and Dmitri Kuratnik, Rostislav Vergun's wards reduced the gap on the scoreboard to 5 points (30:35) a couple of minutes before the big break. Vadzim Stubeda and Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson also actively joined the team game, which also brought important points to the team standings. The score before the third quarter was 35:41.
Offensive losses at the start of the third quarter by MINSK led to a double-digit advantage in the score at Loko. Rostislav Vergun took advantage of timeouts twice. The conversation with the coach went to the benefit of the players: the Minsk residents did not let the Krasnodar team go by a large margin, maintaining a slight difference in the score. The fans watched a real performance performed by Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, who alone brought the team 17 points in 10 minutes of the quarter. The opponents went to the final break with a score of 59:63.
Interchange
An incredible intensity of emotions reigned in the arena in the final quarter. With a minimal difference in the score, Minsk residents retained hope for the first victory of the season. But every time our team was close to the lead, Krasnodar responded with accurate hits in our ring. Turning on the pressure, the Russian team ended the match with a victory with a score of 90:86.
The most productive:
MINSK: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – 38 + 4 AST + 4 STL + 1 block, Jacob Cebasek – 14 + 4 REB + 5 AST, Dmitri Kuratnik – 7 + 4 REB + 1 AST + 3 STL + 2 block.
Lokomotiv-Kuban: DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell – 16 + 6 REB + 2 AST, Jaylen Barford – 15 + 2 REB + 3 AST + 1 STL + 1 block, Okaro White – 13 + 4 REB + 1 block.
Assistant coach of MINSK Alexey Sukhovetsky: “Today we had an intense game full of emotions, ups and downs. Unfortunately, we failed a couple of segments. This did not allow us to go into a more even ending. I would like to note first of all the team play and team spirit. Somewhere we didn't have time to do what we planned in defense, but well done for not giving in and trying to fight until the final whistle.”
The next game of our men's team will be held on the road. On December 1, at 19:00, MINSK will play against Pari Nizhny Novgorod. Follow the news on our website.