MBA started the game better, but "MINSK" answered with 13-0 run. Our team shorted the difference to 2 points and had a chance to win a quarter, but Kasatkin missed his shot. Anyway, MBA was able to catch the rival in the 2nd quarter. After that the leader didn't change till the end. First half ended with the score 42:36 to red-whites.
This difference remained for the most of the third quarter, but MBA increased the leadership before the last 10 minutes. Our team was good in defence in this period - "MINSK" scored only 10 points. Home team wasn't able to organise the pursuit - MBA had "+20", but let "MINSK" came little bit closer before the final buzzer - 76:61. One more positive moment of the game - Makar Konovalov's recovery. Our point guard was so good in the first appearance after the injury - 11 points and 5 assists.
MBA:
Andrey Lopatin (18 points), Timofey Yakushin (16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists), Makar Konovalov (11 points, 5 assists), Evgeniy Voronov (6 points), Anton Pushkov (6 points), Ilya Platonov (5 points, 8 rebounds), Evgeniy Valiev (4 points, 4 rebounds), Sergey Kliuev (4 points), Gleb Goldyrev (3 points), Daniil Kasatkin (3 points), Egor Pokinko, Nikita Remizov.
