Forward Maxim Nikitin scored 27 points
BC Zaporozhye defeated Kyiv-Basket in a tense match of Lutsk bubble Superleague FAVBET-2023/24 — 78:73.
The teams took turns taking the lead in the match. The Kiev team had a better opening ten minutes, but Zaporozhye responded with a 13:0 spurt in the second quarter. Kyiv-Basket returned to the lead, but the Cossacks performed better at the end of the meeting, snatching victory.
The MVP of the meeting was Zaporozhye forward Maxim Nikitin, who scored 27 points and made 8 rebounds. For the Kiev team, Vadim Zaplotinsky scored a double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds.
Zaporozhye won 9 victories in 14 matches. Kyiv-Basket has an equal number of 8 wins and 8 losses.
On Saturday, January 13, Zaporozhye will meet with competitors in the fight for second place, Cherkasy Mavpas. On the same day, Kyiv-Basket will play against the leader of Dnepr.
- FAVBET Super League. Regular season
BC Zaporozhye — Kyiv-Basket — 78:73 (21:24, 18:11, 18:26, 21:12)
Zaporozhye: Khokhonik (15+8 assists), Bykov (10+6 assists), Sizov (9+13 rebounds + 3 interceptions), Buts (9), Morozov (5), Nikitin (27+8 rebounds), Kabanov (3)
Kyiv-Basket: Zaplotinsky (19+17 rebounds), Zaitsev (17), Bynum (13), Koshevatsky (11+4 assists), Kisilchuk (2), Burenko (8), Starodub (3)
Source: Sportarena
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