Higher League Round 38: Top-ranked Rivne wins another game

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Higher League top team - Rivne (24-4) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Politekhn.Lvov (9-18) 81-55. The game was mostly controlled by Rivne. Politekhn.Lvov managed to win third quarter 21-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Rivne dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Politekhn.Lvov's 30. Rivne forced 23 Politekhn.Lvov turnovers and outrebounded them 43-24 including 29 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Nigerian-Russian center Aleksey Adediran (201-82, college: Binghamton, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Illya Zhukovskiy (200-93, agency: BIG) contributed with 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Forward Danilo Kych (193-0) replied with 15 points and 5 rebounds for Politekhn.Lvov. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Rivne maintains first position with 24-4 record. Politekhn.Lvov at the other side keeps the sixth place with 18 games lost.
Higher League top team - Rivne (24-4) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Politekhn.Lvov (9-18) 79-63. Point guard Taras Shaniuk (179-92) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Yevgen Koroviyakov chipped in 12 points during the contest. Guard Nikola Polyulyak (192-90) responded with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rivne maintains first position with 24-4 record. Politekhn.Lvov at the other side keeps the sixth place with 18 games lost.
The game between third ranked Khimik-2 (19-9) and 7th ranked Ch.Mavpy 2 (3-24) in Yuzhny on Tuesday ended with biggest points difference. Khimik-2 outscored guests from Cherkasy 91-54. Vitaliy Shorstkiy notched 11 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort. Khimik-2's coach Aleksandr Paschenko felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 17 points and 7 rebounds by Vladislav Melnyk did not help to save the game for Ch.Mavpy 2. Khimik-2 maintains third position with 19-9 record having seven points less than leader Rivne. Ch.Mavpy 2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 24 games lost.

In the last game of round 38 Ch.Mavpy 2 was smashed by Khimik-2 on the road 83-60.

Khimik-2 - Ch.Mavpy 2 83-60

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Khimik-2 (19-9) crushed 7th ranked Ch.Mavpy 2 (3-24) in Yuzhny 83-60 on Monday. Khimik-2 made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Ch.Mavpy 2 turnovers. Swingman Vitaliy Shorstkiy (195-0) notched 16 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and center Dmytro Kleban (204-0) supported him with 21 points and 7 rebounds. Four Khimik-2 players scored in double figures. Khimik-2's coach Aleksandr Paschenko felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 22 points and 6 rebounds by Oleh Bondarenko (191-99) did not help to save the game for Ch.Mavpy 2. Guard Nazar Holod (-4) added 6 points and 14 rebounds for the guests. Khimik-2 maintains third position with 19-9 record having seven points less than leader Rivne. Ch.Mavpy 2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 24 games lost.
Top scorers:
Khimik-2: K.Dmytro 21+7reb, V.Shorstkiy 16+9reb+3ast, M.Mykhaylo 11+9reb+3ast, P.Alexander 10+5reb, S.Ruslan 7+3reb+2ast, S.Kyrylo 6+2reb+2ast
Ch.Mavpy 2: O.Bondarenko 22+6reb, V.Melnyk 13+8reb, K.Kiril 10+3reb+2ast, H.Nazar 6+14reb+3ast, S.Vladyslav 5+5reb+2ast, T.Ivan 4+12reb+1ast

Khimik-2 - Ch.Mavpy 2 91-54

The game between third ranked Khimik-2 (19-9) and 7th ranked Ch.Mavpy 2 (3-24) in Yuzhny on Tuesday ended with biggest points difference. Khimik-2 outscored guests from Cherkasy 91-54. The game was mostly controlled by Khimik-2. Ch.Mavpy 2 managed to win fourth quarter 18-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Swingman Vitaliy Shorstkiy (195-0) notched 11 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Mykhaylo Mitrich (-3) supported him with 14 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Five Khimik-2 players scored in double figures. Khimik-2's coach Aleksandr Paschenko felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 17 points and 7 rebounds by forward Vladislav Melnyk (203-99) did not help to save the game for Ch.Mavpy 2. Forward Vladyslav Semerych (205-4) added 15 points and 9 rebounds for the guests. Khimik-2 maintains third position with 19-9 record having seven points less than leader Rivne. Ch.Mavpy 2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 24 games lost.
Top scorers:
Khimik-2: M.Mykhaylo 14+3reb+1ast, S.Kyrylo 12+2reb+2ast, K.Dmytro 12+4reb+1ast, V.Shorstkiy 11+7reb+3ast, Y.Mykyta 10+5reb, R.Ivashov 10+4reb+1ast
Ch.Mavpy 2: V.Melnyk 17+7reb+1ast, S.Vladyslav 15+9reb, O.Bondarenko 10+6reb+2ast, H.Nazar 4+8reb, K.Kiril 4+1reb+2ast, M.Maxim 2+3reb+3ast

Rivne - Politekhn.Lvov 81-55

Higher League top team - Rivne (24-4) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Politekhn.Lvov (9-18) 81-55. The game was mostly controlled by Rivne. Politekhn.Lvov managed to win third quarter 21-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Rivne dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Politekhn.Lvov's 30. Rivne forced 23 Politekhn.Lvov turnovers and outrebounded them 43-24 including 29 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Nigerian-Russian center Aleksey Adediran (201-82, college: Binghamton, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Illya Zhukovskiy (200-93, agency: BIG) contributed with 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Forward Danilo Kych (193-0) replied with 15 points and 5 rebounds and forward Vladyslav Zakharchuk (200-99) added 11 points in the effort for Politekhn.Lvov. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Rivne maintains first position with 24-4 record. Politekhn.Lvov at the other side keeps the sixth place with 18 games lost.
Top scorers:
Rivne: I.Zhukovskiy 16+6reb, A.Adediran 14+11reb+1ast, T.Shaniuk 12+2reb+3ast, Y.Koroviyakov 8+3reb+1ast, A.Kalashnikov 8+2reb+4ast, V.Gerasymchuk 8+6reb+5ast
Politekhn.Lvov: K.Danilo 15+5reb+2ast, V.Zakharchuk 11+4reb, N.Polyulyak 9+2reb+3ast, V.Orlenko 6+3reb+2ast, V.Kapko 5+1reb+3ast, M.Vykrykach 4+3reb+2ast

Rivne - Politekhn.Lvov 79-63

Higher League top team - Rivne (24-4) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Politekhn.Lvov (9-18) 79-63. The game was mostly controlled by Rivne. Politekhn.Lvov was better in fourth quarter 18-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 17-of-21 charity shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Rivne forced 20 Politekhn.Lvov turnovers and outrebounded them 44-30 including 17 on the offensive glass. Point guard Taras Shaniuk (179-92) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Yevgen Koroviyakov (197-88, agency: BIG) chipped in 12 points during the contest. Guard Nikola Polyulyak (192-90) responded with 22 points and 7 rebounds and guard Vitaliy Kapko (186-98) scored 14 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rivne maintains first position with 24-4 record. Politekhn.Lvov at the other side keeps the sixth place with 18 games lost.
Top scorers:
Rivne: T.Shaniuk 14+6reb+1ast, A.Adediran 13+6reb, Y.Koroviyakov 12+4reb+3ast, V.Gerasymchuk 9+3reb+2ast, A.Kalashnikov 7+2reb+6ast, I.Zhukovskiy 7+8reb
Politekhn.Lvov: N.Polyulyak 22+7reb+3ast, V.Kapko 14+1reb+4ast, K.Danilo 13+4reb, L.Ivan 4+4reb+1ast, V.Orlenko 4+8reb+1ast, K.Danylo 3+1reb