Superleague Round 14 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Rivne supposed to be quite interesting. Fourth ranked Krivbas (13-7) played at the court of 5th ranked Rivne (9-11). Krivbas smashed Rivne 108-81 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Krivbas. Rivne managed to win fourth quarter 27-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Krivbas shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. American guard Marty Hill (196-1997, college: Evansville) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). The other American import Alex Peacock (199-1997, college: Texas St.) contributed with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Guard Vitaliy Bykov (190-1996) replied with 26 points for Rivne. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Krivbas have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 13-7 record. Rivne at the other side dropped to the sixth place with 11 games lost.

In the last game of round 14 Niko Basket was beaten by Kyiv Basket on the road 73-67.



Kyiv Basket - Niko Basket 73-67

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Kyiv Basket (14-6) beat at home 8th ranked Niko Basket (5-15) 73-67 on Sunday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Kyiv Basket outrebounded Niko Basket 44-27 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Artem Smitiukh (197-2004) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. The former international guard Mykhaylo Bublyk (194-2003) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Guard Maksym Hryshchuk (185-2006) replied with 15 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Jamir Moultrie (185-1997, college: Canisius) added 12 points in the effort for Niko Basket. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kyiv Basket moved-up to second place. Niko Basket lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Niko Basket: H.Maksym 15+7reb, J.Moultrie 12+3reb+1ast, L.Bogdan 11+2reb+2ast, G.Oleksandr 8+2reb, V.Vitaliy 6+2reb, S.Maksym 6+2reb+2ast
Kyiv Basket: B.Mykhaylo 20+3reb+1ast, Y.Sushkin 15+5reb+3ast, A.Smitiukh 14+12reb+2ast, Y.Karpiuk 9+7reb+1ast, A.Romanytsia 7+7reb+4ast, S.Maksim 3+9reb+1ast

Rivne - Krivbas 81-108

The game in Rivne supposed to be quite interesting. Fourth ranked Krivbas (13-7) played at the court of 5th ranked Rivne (9-11). Krivbas smashed Rivne 108-81 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by Krivbas. Rivne managed to win fourth quarter 27-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Krivbas shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. American guard Marty Hill (196-1997, college: Evansville) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). The other American import Alex Peacock (199-1997, college: Texas St.) contributed with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Five Krivbas players scored in double figures. Guard Vitaliy Bykov (190-1996) replied with 26 points and American forward Roderick Brown (201-1997, college: Tarleton St.) added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Rivne. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Krivbas have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 13-7 record. Rivne at the other side dropped to the sixth place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Rivne: B.Vitaliy 26+4reb+1ast, R.Brown 10+8reb+2ast, J.Dupree 8+5reb+1ast, S.Valentyn 7+2reb, R.Serhii 7+1reb, O.Ponosov 6+2reb+4ast
Krivbas: H.Marty 22+10reb+4ast, D.Trykolenko 20+7reb+1ast, P.Alex 18+8reb+6ast, J.Dalcourt 15+4reb+1ast, A.Vodolazsky 15+1reb+1ast, M.Bibikov 11+1reb+1ast