Ukraine – Higher League Round 7: BC-93 Pulsar edges Politekhn.Lvov by three points

DmitroTimoshuk The most exciting game of round 7 in the Higher League took place in Lviv. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 4th placed Politekhn.Lvov (2-3) to fifth ranked BC-93 Pulsar (3-3) 75-72 in the game for the fourth place. The guests trailed by 6 points after three quarters before their 23-14 charge, which allowed them to win the game. BC-93 Pulsar outrebounded Politekhn.Lvov 44-31 including 29 on the defensive glass. 25 personal fouls committed by Politekhn.Lvov helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Guard Sergei Markov (180-86) fired 25 points for the winners. Guard Dmitro Timoshuk (189-95) chipped in 14 points. point guard Andriy Kobets (192-93, agency: AproK Sports Group) produced 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Politekhn.Lvov’s coach Yaroslav Zubrytskyy rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. BC-93 Pulsar moved-up to fourth place. Politekhn.Lvov at the other side dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. BC-93 Pulsar will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Politekhn.Lvov will play again at home against BC-93 Pulsar (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Important game to mention about took place in Sumy. Seventh ranked SumDU (1-5) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Dnipro-2 (3-5) 76-73 on Friday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Sergiy Gushin (185-97) who helped to win the game recording 32 points and 4 assists. Igor Starodub contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Yusuf Sanon (190-99) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds for Dnipro-2. Dnipro-2’s coach Oleksandr Muntian tested ten players, but that didn’t help to avoid defeat in this game. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. SumDU maintains seventh place with 1-5 record. Newly promoted Dnipro-2 dropped to the fourth position with five games lost. They share it with Niko-Basket. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Yuzhny. Third ranked Ternopil-TNEU faced their biggest opponent Khimik-2. Guests from Ternopil (5-2) defeated host Khimik-2 (5-2) 70-66. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Khimik-2. It was a great evening for Evgen Odazhny who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side Artem Kovalov responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Ternopil-TNEU moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Khimik-2. Ternopil-TNEU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Khimik-2 will play again against the league’s second-placed Ternopil-TNEU and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Kremenchuk supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Zolotoi Vek (3-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Kremen-2 (1-4). Zolotoi Vek smashed Kremen-2 103-58. It was an exceptional evening for Andriy Kulish who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds. Zolotoi Vek’s coach Andrey Bilozerskiy felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zolotoi Vek have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Kremen-2 lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth position with four games lost. Zolotoi Vek will have a break next round. Kremen-2 will play again at home against Zolotoi Vek (#3) and hope to win that game. The game in Sumy supposed to be also quite interesting. Fifth ranked Dnipro-2 (3-5) played at the court of 7th ranked SumDU (1-5). Dnipro-2 smashed SumDU 82-58 on Saturday. Yusuf Sanon fired a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 8 steals for the winners. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dnipro-2 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Niko-Basket. Loser SumDU keeps the seventh position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Politekhn.Lvov – BC-93 RSzVSM 72-75The most exciting game of round 7 in the Higher League took place in Lviv. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of …

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