Higher League Round 37: Leader Rivne loses to BIPA O.

There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in Higher League. The round was rather attractive and full of interesting results. The round ended with defeat of the leader and favorites losing the games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Top ranked Rivne (22-4) recorded its fourth loss in Odessa on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked BIPA O. (18-10) 79-64. The game was mostly controlled by BIPA O.. Rivne managed to win fourth quarter 18-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Rivne 47-27 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Randy Haynes (193-95, college: ODU) fired 31 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import center Joshua Patton (203, college: Sacramento St.) chipped in 19 points and 10 rebounds. Nigerian-Russian center Aleksey Adediran (201-82, college: Binghamton, agency: BIG) produced 11 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. BIPA O. have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Newly promoted BIPA O. maintains fourth place with 18-10 record. Rivne lost third consecutive game. They still keep top position with four games lost. BIPA O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rivne will play at home against Politekhn.Lvov and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Odessa. Fourth ranked BIPA O. (18-10) saved a 2-point victory at home edging leader Rivne (22-4) 89-87 on Sunday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Randy Haynes (193-95, college: ODU) who helped to win the game recording 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (made all of his eight free throws). Olexiy Solovyov contributed with 18 points for the winners. BIPA O.'s coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. point guard Andriy Kalashnikov (175-89) answered with 16 points and 6 assists for Rivne. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for BIPA O.. Newly promoted BIPA O. maintains fourth place with 18-10 record. Rivne lost their third game in a row. They still keep top position with four games lost. BIPA O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rivne will play at home against Politekhn.Lvov and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Fifth-ranked Zhytomyr (14-14) made lots of trouble for second ranked Lutsk Univ. (21-7) on Sunday. The visitors from Lutsk managed to secure only three-point victory 92-89. However their fans expected easier game. Sergiy Yurchenko stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Lutsk Univ.'s coach Vladimir Zhurzhiy used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Kyrylo Meshheryakov responded with 18 points and 5 assists. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Lutsk Univ.. They maintain second place with 21-7 record having five points less than leader Rivne. Zhytomyr lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 14 games lost.
The game in Zhytomyr was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Lutsk Univ. (21-7) played at the court of 5th ranked Zhytomyr (14-14). Lutsk Univ. managed to secure a 9-point victory 94-85. Vladislav Ungurian nailed a triple-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the winning side. Lutsk Univ.'s coach Vladimir Zhurzhiy allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Lutsk Univ.. They maintain second place with 21-7 record having five points less than leader Rivne. Zhytomyr lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 14 games lost.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Sumy. Local SumDU (15-14) outscored 8th ranked Invasport (2-26) 106-75 on Saturday night. Vadim Bykov fired 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. SumDU moved-up to fourth place. Invasport lost their sixth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with 26 games lost.

In the last game of round 37 Invasport was crushed by SumDU in Sumy 92-69.
The best stats of 37th round was 21 points and 14 rebounds by Pavlo Riazantsev of Invasport.

SumDU - Invasport 106-75

The game with biggest result difference took place in Sumy. Local SumDU (15-14) outscored 8th ranked Invasport (2-26) 106-75 on Saturday night. SumDU outrebounded Invasport 47-34 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. SumDU looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Invasport's players. Swingman Vadim Bykov (196-96) fired 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Vitaliy Ignatchenko (190-91) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Five SumDU players scored in double figures. Center Pavlo Riazantsev (202-95) produced 16 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Yuriy Strizhevskiy (180-92) added 14 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. SumDU moved-up to fourth place. Invasport lost their sixth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with 26 games lost.
Top scorers:
SumDU: V.Bykov 21+5reb+4ast, D.Danilo 19+2reb+2ast, I.Starodub 16+5reb+1ast, I.Yurkevicius 14+8reb+2ast, V.Ignatchenko 10+8reb+6ast, S.Maxim 9+3reb+2ast
Invasport: P.Riazantsev 16+7reb+1ast, Y.Strizhevskiy 14+4reb+1ast, O.Fomenko 10+3reb+4ast, O.Kuznetsov 9+3reb+1ast, S.Bukin 8+2reb, D.Vasilenko 7+5reb

BIPA O. - Rivne 79-64

Top ranked Rivne (22-4) recorded its fourth loss in Odessa on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked BIPA O. (18-10) 79-64. The game was mostly controlled by BIPA O.. Rivne managed to win fourth quarter 18-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Rivne 47-27 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Randy Haynes (193-95, college: ODU) fired 31 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import center Joshua Patton (203, college: Sacramento St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Nigerian-Russian center Aleksey Adediran (201-82, college: Binghamton, agency: BIG) produced 11 points and 7 rebounds and guard Dmytro Tymoshchuk (189-95) added 15 points (made all of his seven free throws) respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. BIPA O. have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Newly promoted BIPA O. maintains fourth place with 18-10 record. Rivne lost third consecutive game. They still keep top position with four games lost. BIPA O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rivne will play at home against Politekhn.Lvov and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
BIPA O.: R.Haynes 31+6reb+3ast, J.Patton 19+10reb+3ast, E.Tkachenko 7+6reb, K.Panfilov 5+2reb, S.Zagreba 5+7reb, P.Revzin 5+3reb+4ast
Rivne: T.Dmytro 15+2ast, A.Adediran 11+7reb+2ast, S.Oleksandr 11+3reb, Y.Koroviyakov 8+5reb+1ast, C.Vasyl 8, I.Zhukovskiy 5+5reb+1ast

Zhytomyr - Lutsk Univ. 85-94

The game in Zhytomyr was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Lutsk Univ. (21-7) played at the court of 5th ranked Zhytomyr (14-14). Lutsk Univ. managed to secure a 9-point victory 94-85. Zhytomyr was ahead by 6 points after three quarters before a 36-21 charge of Lutsk Univ., which allowed them to win the game. They outrebounded Zhytomyr 40-23 including a 27-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Lutsk Univ. players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Guard Vladislav Ungurian (190-95) nailed a triple-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the winning side and forward Maksym Deyna (203-99) accounted for 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Lutsk Univ. players scored in double figures. Lutsk Univ.'s coach Vladimir Zhurzhiy allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Kyrylo Meshheryakov (197-95) came up with 26 points and 4 assists and center Mykhailo Neyzhmak (208-87) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Zhytomyr in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Lutsk Univ.. They maintain second place with 21-7 record having five points less than leader Rivne. Zhytomyr lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Lutsk Univ.: U.Vladislav 17+10reb+11ast, P.Olexandr 15+3reb+2ast, S.Yurchenko 14+7reb, M.Deyna 13+6reb+7ast, D.Shvahrynskyy 9+3reb, E.Fedchuk 8+2reb+1ast
Zhytomyr: K.Meshheryakov 26+4reb+4ast, A.Konev 19+1reb+2ast, N.Mykhailo 16+5reb+2ast, S.Alekseichyk 8+4reb+2ast, D.Roman 6+5reb+5ast, A.Kozanchuk 5+1reb+5ast

BIPA O. - Rivne 89-87

Important game to mention about took place in Odessa. Fourth ranked BIPA O. (18-10) saved a 2-point victory at home edging leader Rivne (22-4) 89-87 on Sunday evening. The hosts were already 14 points ahead after 3 quarters before a 31-19 Rivne's run in the last quarter cut the lead to 89-87 at the end of the game. Rivne was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Randy Haynes (193-95, college: ODU) who helped to win the game recording 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (made all of his eight free throws). Guard Olexiy Solovyov (187-97) contributed with 18 points for the winners. BIPA O.'s coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Point guard Andriy Kalashnikov (175-89) answered with 16 points and 6 assists and point guard Taras Shaniuk (179-92) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Rivne. Four BIPA O. and five Rivne players scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for BIPA O.. Newly promoted BIPA O. maintains fourth place with 18-10 record. Rivne lost their third game in a row. They still keep top position with four games lost. BIPA O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rivne will play at home against Politekhn.Lvov and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
BIPA O.: R.Haynes 27+8reb+7ast, O.Solovyov 18+3reb+3ast, J.Patton 11+9reb, S.Zagreba 10+7reb+1ast, O.Furs 8+3reb+2ast, Y.Kadygrob 6
Rivne: A.Kalashnikov 16+3reb+6ast, C.Vasyl 14+2ast, T.Shaniuk 14+6reb+4ast, V.Gerasymchuk 12+3reb+1ast, Y.Koroviyakov 10+9reb+2ast, S.Oleksandr 7+4reb+1ast

Zhytomyr - Lutsk Univ. 89-92

Fifth-ranked Zhytomyr (14-14) made lots of trouble for second ranked Lutsk Univ. (21-7) on Sunday. The visitors from Lutsk managed to secure only three-point victory 92-89. However their fans expected easier game. Zhytomyr trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 27-17 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 89-92 at the end of the game. Forward Sergiy Yurchenko (202-87) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and guard Vladislav Ungurian (190-95) chipped in 4 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Lutsk Univ.'s coach Vladimir Zhurzhiy used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side forward Kyrylo Meshheryakov (197-95) responded with 18 points and 5 assists and center Stanislav Alekseichyk (215-87, agency: BIG) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Lutsk Univ.. They maintain second place with 21-7 record having five points less than leader Rivne. Zhytomyr lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Lutsk Univ.: S.Yurchenko 27+11reb+1ast, E.Fedchuk 21+2reb, B.Roman 13+3reb, M.Deyna 11+5reb+2ast, D.Shvahrynskyy 7+4reb+2ast, V.Kotsko 4+1reb+1ast
Zhytomyr: K.Meshheryakov 18+3reb+5ast, A.Konev 17+1ast, S.Alekseichyk 16+7reb+2ast, D.Roman 14+5reb+1ast, A.Kozanchuk 9+4reb+3ast, I.Chmyrenko 7+3reb+2ast

SumDU - Invasport 92-69

There was no surprise in Sumy where 8th ranked Invasport (2-26) was crushed by fifth ranked SumDU (15-14) 92-69 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by SumDU. Invasport was better in fourth quarter 28-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. SumDU dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Invasport's 28. SumDU forced 19 Invasport turnovers. Point guard Igor Starodub (185-97) fired 20 points and 5 assists for the winners. Center Yevgen Brechko (206-92) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Five SumDU players scored in double figures. Center Pavlo Riazantsev (202-95) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Oleksandr Fomenko (180-86) added 11 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. SumDU moved-up to fourth place. Invasport lost their sixth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with 26 games lost.
Top scorers:
SumDU: I.Starodub 20+5ast, Y.Brechko 14+9reb+2ast, V.Bykov 13+2reb, I.Yurkevicius 12+4reb+3ast, D.Danilo 10+6reb+1ast, S.Maxim 9
Invasport: P.Riazantsev 21+14reb+1ast, O.Fomenko 11+2reb+3ast, S.Bukin 9+3reb+2ast, D.Vasilenko 7+5reb+1ast, O.Kuznetsov 6+3reb+1ast, K.Yakovlev 5+1ast