"Staryi Lutsk" won for the second time this season in the Favbet Superleague, defeating "Polytechnic-Halychyna"

The second game day of the Favbet Super League in Cherkasy opened with a confrontation between "Staryi Lutsk" and "Polytechnic-Halychyna". In the first round, the meeting of these rivals ended with a 78:73 victory for the team from Lutsk. Today, the Lutsk club celebrated success again with a score of 79:70, gaining the second victory in the seasonal series and the fourth overall in the championship.

"Staryi Lutsk" started the match with a lively start - 13:1 in the fourth minute. The team from Lutsk significantly outscored their opponents in terms of shooting in the opening quarter. Their maximum advantage in the opening quarter was 13 points, but before the first break, Polytechnic managed to reduce the difference to one possession, significantly improving their field goal percentage and gaining the advantage on the boards.

The second quarter was a close contest, but "Staryi Lutsk" was constantly in the lead and took the second consecutive ten-minute lead, going into the break with a +7 handicap.

In the third quarter, Dmytro Tchaikovskyi's team caught up with the opponent in terms of rebounds and continued to outperform them in terms of field goal percentage. At the end of the ten-minute period, "Staryi Lutsk's" lead reached 21 points, making their bid to win the match a significant one.

In the final ten minutes, "Polytechnic" significantly reduced its deficit, but it could no longer claim victory in the match.

Volodymyr Kotsko (21 points) and Stacey Thomas (14) were the most productive players for the winners. "Polytechnic's" Jakor Nelson recorded a double-double (26 points + 10 rebounds), while Dmytro Khodov scored 17 points.

Super League. Regular season

Cherkasy, PS "Budivelnyk"

"Staryi Lutsk" - "Polytechnic-Halychyna" - 79:70 (20:17, 21:17, 29:15, 9:21)

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