Enisey fight back to shock Juventus Utena
KRASNOYARSK (Basketball Champions League) - Enisey Krasnoyarsk pulled off the comeback of the season to shock Juventus Utena on Tuesday.
KRASNOYARSK (Basketball Champions League) - Enisey Krasnoyarsk pulled off the comeback of the season to shock Juventus Utena on Tuesday.
Trailing by 21 points with 6:30 remaining and still down 15 with 2:30 minutes to play, Russians Enisey rose from the dead and won, 85-81.
.@BCJuventus were 72-51 up with 6:30 to play, but @BC_Enisey went on the wildest run you've ever seen to collect an 85-81 win! #BasketballCL pic.twitter.com/apV9dcpDKa
— #BasketballCL (@BasketballCL) October 31, 2017
After Vitali Liutych struck from deep to cut the Juventus advantage to 81-80, Enisey's Anthony Hilliard buried a go-ahead 3-ball from the corner with 10 seconds to go.
The visitors still had a chance to take to tie the contest and go back in front with a 3-pointer but Matic Rebec stole the ball from Dovis Bichkauskas and laid the ball up and in for the four-point triumph.
The hosts ended up outscoring Juventus Utena 11-0 in the final minute.
Suleiman Braimoh had 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners while Liutych poured in a team-high 18 points and Hilliard scored 17.