Stepanovsky’s team lost in the first quarter, but later on was stronger than the opponent
Ukrainian national basketball team beat Iceland in the second match of the pre-qualification of the 2024 Olympic Games – 82:69.
Vitaliy Stepanovskiy’s wards lost the first quarter – 17:18. However, further Ukrainians were noticeably stronger than the opponent. Ukraine left for a big break with a difference of +9. And in the future, only increased the advantage.
Ukrainian Oleksandr Kovlyar became the most productive player of the match with 23 points and 10 assists.
In the first match of pre-qualification, Ukraine beat Bulgaria in overtime.
On August 15, the blue-yellows will play with Turkey. The top two teams in the group will advance to the playoffs. Only the winner of the pre-qualifying tournament will receive a seat in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
- Eurobasket. Pre-qualification. Group A
Iceland – Ukraine – 69:82 (18:17, 16:26, 16:23, 19:16)
Ukraine: Kovlyar (23+10 assists), Voinalovich (18+7 rebounds), Pustovoy (13+4 rebounds), Zotov (9+5 assists), Kravtsov (8+9 rebounds), Mishula (6+4 rebounds), Bobrov (3+8 rebounds)
Source: Sportarena
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