Astana played another match in the VTB United League, losing to Samara in the away game.
The first half was unsuccessful for the team of Oleg Kiselev; by the big break, the Kazakh club was losing with a difference of -21. However, in the third quarter, the capital team was able to bring back the intrigue in the game, winning the segment with a score of 17:24. Unfortunately, although Astana could have won the final quarter, reducing the overall gap to 10 points, it was Samara that managed to secure a comfortable lead and win the match — 89:75.
Kwame Vaughn became the best player in the Astana team with 32 points per game. The hosts had James Ennis (21 points, 7 rebounds), Maxim Barashkov (19 points), and Jordan Theodore (15 points).
«We are happy that we won. And I'm impressed that so many fans came — I hope now they go to the games more often, and not only to the «big» names. I'm satisfied with the first half: we played well. The score was right but I was not satisfied with the second. After a long break, we came out as if the opponent had already given up», - said Sergey Bazarevich, head coach of Samara, after the game.
Astana will play the next game only on March 4, when PARMA-PARI will visit. And on February 23 and 26, Kazakh basketball players are expected to play away matches as part of the national team — in China and Australia, respectively.
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the Tournaments section.
