BARNAUL (Interstat) — Barnaul defeated visiting Tambov 78-67 on Monday, using a 30-point fourth quarter to erase a third-quarter deficit. Tambov led 55-48 entering the final period after scoring 27 points in the third, but Barnaul answered with 30 points in the fourth while holding Tambov to 12. Barnaul led 14-12 after the first quarter and 29-28 at halftime. Tambov opened the second half with a 27-19 advantage in the third before Barnaul pulled away. Barnaul scored 14 points in the first quarter, 15 in the second and 19 in the third before its fourth-quarter outburst. Tambov scored 12 in the first, 16 in the second and 27 in the third. Barnaul improved to 2-5 this season, while Tambov fell to 2-4. Tambov’s previous game was an 83-76 home win against Izhevsk, and Barnaul’s previous outing was a 95-94 loss at Chelyabinsk. Barnaul next hosts Izhevsk, while Tambov next visits Novosibirsk.