SAMARA (Interstat) — Spartak Moscow used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Samara for a 77-56 women’s professional basketball victory on Sunday. The visiting Spartak Moscow trailed 20-14 after the first quarter, then took control with a 21-9 second-quarter scoring edge and a 35-29 halftime lead. Samara answered with a 10-9 third quarter, cutting the deficit to 44-39 entering the final period, but Spartak Moscow closed with a 33-17 fourth-quarter advantage. The result moved Spartak Moscow to 4-2 this season, while Samara fell to 0-5. Spartak Moscow had beaten Dyn Novosibirsk in its previous outing, while Samara lost at Enisey. Spartak Moscow next visits Enisey, and Samara next visits Nadezhda. The teams met in a women’s professional basketball game that counted in the standings, and Spartak Moscow’s late surge decided it. The road victory gave Spartak Moscow its fourth win in six games, while Samara remained winless in five games.