BC Zaporizhzhia won a difficult victory in overtime in the Favbet Super League

On Sunday, February 11, the Ukrainian Basketball Championship hosted another regular season match of the Favbet Super League. In Rivne, BC Zaporizhzhia managed to beat Politechnic-Galicia in overtime with a score of 71:66.

Zaporizhzhia had a poor start to the game both offensively and defensively - Politechnic-Galicia, whose players were quite aggressive in the attack, scored 23 points in the first quarter and had a +13 advantage. However, Valerii Plekhanov's team did not find its offensive game, but at least managed to play better defense. As a result, Politechnic-Galicia scored 6 points in the second quarter and 10 points in the third quarter, which allowed Zaporizhzhia to take control of the game.

However, as we have already mentioned, Zaporizhzhia had a not very good game on offense - 31% of field goals, 11% of three-pointers - all of which left Politechnic-Galicia in the game, which gathered itself for the end, tied the score 51:51 in three and a half minutes and even had a chance to win, winning by +5. Zaporizhzhia fought back and equalized the score, although Lviv had 18 seconds left for their last attack. Safonov was entrusted with deciding the fate of the match, but he missed the shot - overtime.

But in overtime, Zaporizhzhia still brought the match to its victory - Nikitin's mid-range shot and Kabanov's long-range shot, which allowed Zaporizhzhia to lead +5 with a minute to go, were decisive.

For Politechnic-Galicia, Maksym Safonov was the most productive with 20 points, and Yaroslav Karpiuk had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. For Zaporizhzhia, Maxym Nikitin was the best player, finishing the game with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

Super League. Regular championship

Rivne, CYSS-4

Politechnic-Galicia - Zaporizhzhia 66:71 OT (23:13, 6:15, 10:13, 17:15, 10:15)

Politechnic-Galicia: Kachanov 13 - 7 losses, Khodov 10 + 5 rebounds, Smitiukh 0, Karpiuk 11 + 11 rebounds, Safonov 20 + 7 rebounds - start; Bartolomeyev 7 + 7 rebounds, Pasholok 3, Stanishevskyi 2.

Zaporizhzhia: Bykov 8 + 5 rebounds + 8 assists - 7 losses, Sizov 9 + 13 rebounds, Buts 10 + 8 rebounds, Nikitin 25 + 12 rebounds, Velychko 5 - start; Kabanov 10, Morozov 4, Dmytrenko 0, Pokoyenko 0, Kholod 0