The champion for reaching the Final Four will compete with the winner of the Kyiv Basket – Zaporozhye pair, the Kharkiv team will play with the winner of the duel Cherkasy Mavpy – Prykarpattya-Hoverla
The first two matches of the 1/8 finals took place Ukrainian Cup Favbet season 2024/25. Dnieper confidently beat at home Krivbass (59:59), and Kharkov Falcons in Cherkassy they snatched victory over DiDiBao (81:77).
The champion of Ukraine in the home bubble match did not experience any problems with his opponents in the regional derby. At the same time, Krivbass tried to adequately oppose the favorite, and the siren before the big break recorded a slight gap in favor of Dnepryan – 37:30.
In the third quarter, the hosts played out and swept the opponent off the court, eliminating all questions – 30:10. Vladimir Koval’s team spent the final quarter in energy saving mode, allowing the opponent to slightly reduce the gap. Two of the winners at once – Stanislav Timofeenko (MVP of the meeting) and Sergei Zagreb – scored a double-double.
In the quarterfinals, Dnepr will play with the winner of the Kyiv Basket – Zaporozhye confrontation.
The duel between representatives of the Major League, which took place in Cherkassy, turned out to be equal and as dramatic as possible. DiDiBao won the first quarter, and went into the big break with a slight advantage – 38:35. The Kharkiv team began a comeback in the third quarter, and finally completed it in the last minutes.
The Sokolov bench performed much more effectively, in particular, Vadim Zaplotinsky with 15 points and 9 rebounds earned MVP status.
The Kharkov team, in order to win the Cherkassy bubble and reach the Final Four, will need to defeat the strongest in the pair Cherkassy Mavpy – Prykarpattya-Hoverla (this match is also taking place today).
The third participant in the semi-final will be determined later in the confrontation between Stary Lutsk (which advanced to the 1/4 without a fight due to the withdrawal of Niko-Basket) with the winner of the meeting between BC Rivne and Self Made.
The top three will be joined by the “lucky loser” – the best team among the losers in the quarter finals. Semi-final pairs will be formed by lot. The Final Four itself will take place in the spring of 2025.
- Ukrainian Cup. 1/8 finals
Dnieper — Krivbass — 79:59 (17:14, 20:16, 30:10, 12:19)
Dnieper: Dubonenko (16), Timofeenko (13 + 11 rebounds + 3 assists), Zagreb (10 + 10 rebounds), Konev (9 + 4 assists), Zakurdaev (8), Sypalo (6 + 6 rebounds + 3 blocked shots), Sorochan (6), Gorobchenko (5 + 9 assists + 5 interceptions), Lishchina (4 + 5 assists), Popov (2)
Krivbass: Tovkach (13 + 9 rebounds), Melnik (13), Bublik (10 – 4 losses), Vodolazsky (7), Hunt (6), Kelly (3), Bykov (3), Rykunov (2), Bibikov (2) , Lovings (0 + 4 assists)
DiDiBao — Kharkov Falcons — 77:81 (19:15, 19:20, 18:20, 21:26)
DiDiBao: Bachurin (18), Kachanov (17 + 6 assists + 4 rebounds), Maxim Bezima (16 + 6 rebounds), Nikita Bezima (11 + 6 rebounds + 4 assists), Riznichenko (8), Plyasov (5), Brodyuk (2 )
Falcons: Martynov (17 – 6 losses), Zaplotinsky (15 + 9 rebounds), Brechko (13 + 9 rebounds), Shavgarov (10 + 7 assists), Cheverdin (8), Kuzmin (7), Bondarenko (6), Zmievsky (5 )
Source: Sportarena
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