Avtodor Saratov defeated the hard playing Kalev Tallinn by 68-60 in Round 3 of the VTB United League thanks to the great defense and 10 points in a row by Evgenii Kolesnikov in clutch.
Avtodor Saratov won its first game in the current VTB United League Championship beating Nizhny Novgorod at home. In the clutch the host team could continue the game with extra period to finally smash the opponents in overtime – 94-86.
Despite of the 18-points advantage after the opening quarter and fantastic performance of Malcolm Armstead (29 points and 9 assists), Avtodor Saratov was defeated by one of the main pretenders to become the VTB United League winner by 84:87.