BC “Niko-Basket” – BC “Prometey” – 46:81 (14:12, 9:19, 6:18, 17:32). November 12. High league of Ukrainian championship. 8 tour. Slobozhanske. SC “Slobozhanskyi”.
BC “Prometey”: Klimov (5 points + 5 assists), Maksym Bezyma (5), Klevzunyk (16 +12 rebounds), Mykyta Bezyma (6), Kleban (10) – starting five; Petrenko (12), Holovchyk, captain (16), Bublyk (3), Lykhoi (3), Pyrohov (3), Trykolenko (2).
A mini-bubble in Slobozhanske was capped with a central match of the entire game week where “Niko-Basket” from Mykolaiv opposed our “Prometey”. The day before, “Sambir” gained its eighth win in the High league tournament. Today, the “titans” renewed a dual power in the championship, having defeated their rivals from Mykolaiv with a score of 81:46.
An intrigue in this confrontation was alive only in its debut part. The club from Mykolaiv, due to its run 8:0, won the first quarter – 14:12. Overall, in the first ten-minute segment, both teams had low percentage of attacking from the field, which affected on a low scoring in this quarter.
In the second ten minutes, Oleksandr Pashchenko’s squad started succeeding in three-point shots (Klimov, Kleban, Holovchyk). This factor, along with our team’s aggressive defense, formed the basis of their complete dominating. In the course of the quarter, “Prometey” ran away from its opponent by 13 points. Before the long break, this handicap shrank a bit, but still the “titans” went to rest in a status of the leader – 31:23 in their favour.
In the quarter №3, “Prometey” increased its advantage to two dozen points, making its claim for victory in this match even more weighty. Afterwards, the “titans” confidently drove the game to the winning end, making their winning streak longer – 8 matches.
Todays birthday boy Denys Klevzunyk, made double-double (16 points + 12 rebounds). Denys’ efficiency rating was mighty 27 points. A captain of the team Dmytro Holovchyk, as well as Klevzunyk, scored 16 points.
