BC Samara blew a 17 point lead but thanks to some big plays by Jennifer O`Neill and Anna Zaitseva won in overtime against Horizont Minsk 74-68 (58-58) on Thursday, December 9, at the Diplomat Arena in Pieštany, Slovakia.
Players of the game
Jennifer O`Neill scored 7 of her 17 points in overtime, including a four point play with 00:34 to go.
Puerto Rico international attempted a three point shot when her team trailed by a single point 67-68.
O`Neill made the shot and was fouled too. Kentucky standout headed to the free throw line and extended Samara lead to three points 71-68!
Point guard split the free throws after the next Horizont foul 72-68.
O`Neill tied the game at 58 with 00:28 left in the regulation. She added nine assists and two steals for a efficiency rating of 21.
Anna Zaitseva scored 24 points for Samara, including a six points effort in overtime.
Zaitseva made 10-of-15 field goals and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe for a game high efficiency rating of 29.
Trinity Baptiste (Arizona) had 18 points and six rebounds.
Anastasiya Verameyenka scored eight of her 17 points in overtime but it wasn`t enough.
The reigning league MVP grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out three assists and blocked one shot for a team high efficiency rating of 22.
Victoryia Hasper added 12 points for Horizont.
Key stats
Horizont bench outscored Samara 24-7.
Verameyenka scored two points in the second half. Her support cast did a good job to erase a 17 point gap.
Horizont went on a 12-31 run in the second half and Ziuzkova hit a go-ahead jumpshot (56-58) with 01:39 left in regulation.
As it turned out it was the last field goal from Horizont`s bench.
Verameyenka took over in overtime to score 8-of-10 Horizont`s points.
Minsk center had five consecutive points, including “and one” play for a three point lead 60-63.
Verameyenka hit a three pointer with 01:44 left in overtime to give Horizont its final lead 67-68.
Game notes
Dmitry Donskov relied on a seven player rotation – it was a lucky seven for Samara.
Trinity Baptiste and Jennifer O`Neill both played more than 40 minutes.
Horizont had three overtimes in Pieštany, including a double overtime drama against the hosts.
Samara improved to 2-1, while Horizont dropped to 1-2.
Schedule (local time)
Tuesday, December 7
Žabiny Brno – BC Samara 75:84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSKSfzf8NR4
Pieštanske Čajky – Horizont Minsk 64:66 OT2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7AfEX6nwg
Wednesday, December 8
Horizont Minsk – Žabiny Brno 60:72
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lta4uEpOSJM
BC Samara – Pieštanske Čajky 70:74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJFe2Nf37c
Thursday, December 9
BC Samara – Horizont Minsk 74:68 OT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ81nCIvZPI
Photos: Laco Duracka
STANDINGS, as of December 9
Group A
Žabiny Brno 3-1 (+45) Q
Pieštanske Čajky 2-2 (+15)
BC Samara 2-1 (+11)
Horizont Minsk 1-2 (-16)
Kibirkštis MRU 1-1 (-16)
Olimpia Grodno 0-2 (-39)
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