UNICS Kazan cruised against Enisey Krasnoyarsk in the Basket Hall, 100-56 (29-15, 27-19, 19-9, 25-13).
Top Scorers
UNICS: Keith Langford (17), Coty Clarke (14 + 7 rebounds), Quino Colom (13 + 5 assists), Artsiom Parakhouski (12), Latavious Williams (10 + 6 rebounds)
Enisey: Andrey Koshcheev (13), Frank Elegar (8 + 6 rebounds), Alexey Vzdykhalkin (6 + 3 steals)
Turning Point
Krasnoyarsk didn’t last long, trailing by 14 at the end of the 1st quarter and 22 at halftime.
The turning point came late in the opening period. Leading by five, 18-13, UNICS closed the quarter on an 11-2 run.
The home team added seven more unanswered to open the 2nd and never let Enisey get closer than 15 the rest of the way.
Stat
56 – Enisey only scored 56 points, including just nine in the 3rd quarter. The shots simply wouldn’t fall: Krasnoyarsk went 19-46 from inside the arc and 4-20 from the perimeter, less than 35% overall.
Quotes
UNICS head coach Evgeny Pashutin:
– The guys got the job done and played hard. We are gradually finding our team chemistry, and using a big rotation. The guys are playing for each other and helping each other out. I’m happy with the large number of passes, something we didn’t do in the offseason. That means we are finding our rhythm and making connections. The players trust each other and understand who should move where. We need to play like this against tough opponents: Seize the initiative and be aggressive.
Enisey head coach Oleg Okulov:
– I want to apologize to our fans. It turns out we weren’t prepared. We’ll figure things out and fix the situation. Yes, we got unlucky at times, but we played poorly, especially on defense. On offense, we didn’t execute our game plan.
Up Next
UNICS: October 17 vs. Parma
Enisey: October 16 at Lokomotiv-Kuban
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