Vitaly Stepanovsky’s team suffered another defeat in qualifying, now closing the standings of its quartet A
Ukraine national basketball team in Riga played the match of the third round of qualification at EuroBasket 2025 — Vitaly Stepanovsky’s team was defeated by Israel (73:86).
At the end of the opening quarter, Ukraine had a three-point lead, and before leaving for the long break it was reduced to a minimum of one point.
The third quarter became the key in the confrontation. The Ukrainian national team lost it outright – Israel managed to make a very good breakthrough, and with it a margin of safety before the final segment of the game.
In the last quarter, the Israelis confidently brought the matter to a victorious end, achieving their second victory in qualifying. The most productive player for Ukraine in today’s match was Artem Pustovoy, who scored 23 points and 5 rebounds.
Ukraine continues to remain an outsider in its Quartet A – it lost all three matches. Let us remind you that in February the blue-yellows lost away to Slovenia (73:87), and then lost to Portugal (77:79).
The Ukrainian team will also play its next match against Israel. This game will take place on November 25 and will again take place in Riga.
- EuroBasket 2025, qualification. Group A. Third round
Ukraine – Israel — 73:86 (19:16, 18:20, 18:29, 18:21)
Ukraine: Kovlyar 15, Bliznyuk 9 + 5 rebounds, Voynalovich 4, Bobrov 4, Pustovoy 23 + 5 rebounds – start; Sidorov 8 + 4 assists, Konev 4, Sanon 3, Lipovy 3, Tkachenko 0
Source: Sportarena
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