Bulgaria too much for Ukraine on University Games in Belgrade - Jul 3, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
University Games, Day 2: Ukraine - Bulgaria 71-79
Bulgaria opened the World University Games in Belgrade celebrating. Ukrainians also were victorious in the first appearance beating Japan 104-74, but they failed today. It means that Ukraine ends this stage with 1-1 record in Group D, while Bulgaria will play its second game tomorrow.
Hristo Nikolov (200-F-85) led the scorers in Bulgaria with 15 points [read more]
University Games, Day 2: Ukraine - Bulgaria 71-79
Bulgaria opened the World University Games in Belgrade celebrating. Ukrainians also were victorious in the first appearance beating Japan 104-74, but they failed today. It means that Ukraine ends this stage with 1-1 record in Group D, while Bulgaria will play its second game tomorrow. Hristo Nikolov (200-F-85) led the scorers in Bulgaria with 15 points. Chavdar Kostov (196-G-88, agency: Interperformances) followed with 14, Ivan Lilov (196-F/G-88, agency: FCM) had 13 and Nikolay Varbanov (209-C-85, agency: Interperformances) 12 points and 5 rebounds. Ukraine got the most from Dmitri Glebov (198-F-88), 17 points. Sergiy Popov (193-G-88) had 15 and Vyacheslav Kravtsov (212-C-87, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Bulgaria was better team in the first half. Hristo Nikolov and his teammates scored 23 in first and 17 points in the second frame, while Ukraine had 20 and 14. The Ukrainians woke up after the breather. They started to make shots managing to close the gap to 1 point before the last 10 minutes. However, that was all from them today. Bulgarians scored 21 points until the end stopping Ukraine on 14. Interesting is that Ukraine finished the game with 38 rebounds, while Bulgaria had 25.
Ukraine rally past Japan - Jul 2, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Ukraine - Japan 104:74
Ukrainian University Games selection gained the first win in Serbia. They romped past Japan to improve at 1-0 record in Pool D. Maxym Korniyenko (201-F/C-87) fired game-high 33 points and collected 7 rebounds for Ukraine. Oleksandr Sizov (200-F-88) added 22 points for the winners. Kosuke Kanamaru replied with 21 points for Japan.
Ukraine used a 33-point tally in the opening frame to build a 16-point advantage [read more]
Ukraine - Japan 104:74
Ukrainian University Games selection gained the first win in Serbia. They romped past Japan to improve at 1-0 record in Pool D. Maxym Korniyenko (201-F/C-87) fired game-high 33 points and collected 7 rebounds for Ukraine. Oleksandr Sizov (200-F-88) added 22 points for the winners. Kosuke Kanamaru replied with 21 points for Japan. Ukraine used a 33-point tally in the opening frame to build a 16-point advantage. Japan slowed their opponents down in the second frame but could not trim the distance. Ukraine maintained the lead and headed into the locker rooms up by 20 points. The high-flying third quarter saw Japan clip the deficit by one point but Ukraine remained comfortable. A Valentyn Melnichuk team coasted to the win in the final quarter. Vyacheslav Kravtsov (212-C-87, agency: Interperformances) banked 16 points and 11 boards for the winning team. Kenta Hirose (192-G-85) and Takatoshi Furukawa responded with 11 points each in defeat. Ukraine outrebounded Japan 39:22 and shot solid 64% from the field. Japan answered with 40% of accuracy and committed 15 turnovers in the loss.
BC Kyiv: lost in Eurocup qualifications; EuroChallenge: took 2nd place (4-2) in Group H of Regular Season, took 2nd place (4-2) in Group J of Top16, lost to Cholet (France) 1-2 in the Quarterfinals
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