In the blue-yellow team, the most productive player was Alexander Kovlyar, who scored 23 points.
Ukraine national basketball team lost on the road Slovenia in the first qualifying match European Championship 2025 – 73:87.
The first half of the meeting was an even fight. Vitaly Stepanovsky’s team achieved an advantage of +8 points, but could not hold it for long.
The key in the match was the third quarter, which the Slovenians won with a difference of 12 points. After this, the Balkan team developed their advantage and calmly brought the match to victory.
The most productive player in the blue-yellow team was Alexander Kovlyar, who scored 23 points. Vyacheslav Bobrov earned 17 points and 6 rebounds, showing an efficiency of 19.
Let us note that the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Vitaly Stepanovsky, was sent off in the third quarter for a second technical foul. The blue-yellows also finished the match without captain Artem Pustovoy, who earned five fouls.
In the next match, Ukraine will play against Portugal. Nominally the home match for the blue-yellows will take place in Riga on February 25.
- EuroBasket 2025. Qualification. Group A
Slovenia — Ukraine — 87:73 (21:22, 18:18, 25:13, 23:20)
Ukraine: Bobrov (17 + 6 rebounds), Kovlyar (23 + 8 assists), Krutous (6), Mishula (7), Petrov (7 + 10 rebounds), Pustovoy (8), Zotov (5)
Source: Sportarena
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