The team of Oleg Okulov won the home match of the FIBA Champions League with the Lithuanian “Juventus”. The meeting was held under an incredible scenario.
In less than two minutes after the start of the game Krasnoyarsk led 9:0. By the end of the first quarter, they were leading 7 points (20:13), but completely failed the second period, which lost with a score of 9:25. And for a big break they were inferior to “-9” (29:38).
The second half, like the first, began with 9 points of “Enisey” in a row – 38:38. However, in the next three minutes “Juventus” scored 18 (!) points in a row. And for 1.56 before the last break, the backlog of Krasnoyarsk reached “-21” (42:63).
The same was the distance between the teams when 7 minutes were before the final siren (51:72). The hosts tried to narrow the gap, but their chances of catching up with the opponent remained only theoretical: for 2.45 before the final siren “Enisey” lost 14 points – 66:80.
And then there was a fantastic ending, which the Krasnoyarsk team won with a score of 19:1! In these moments the team realized 4 three-point shots, while the opponent sent to the target only 1 free throw from 4. When it was 10 seconds to play, Anthony Hilliard took the hosts forward 83:81! And they did not even give a chance to save “Juventus” – 85:81.
Anthony Hilliard scored 17 points in this match and made 5 rebounds, Suleiman Braimoh – 12 points and 8 rebounds, Alexander Pavlov – 7 points + 6 rebounds.
