Georgia

Regular Season Round 18: Rustavi - Telavi 74-78

Date: March 31, 2026
Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Telavi (9-8) beat on the road 9th ranked Rustavi (6-11) 78-74 on Tuesday. Strangely Rustavi outrebounded Telavi 49-36 including a 21-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was forward Anzori Nadiradze (202-2001) who scored 24 points. American guard Terence Harcum (185-2003, college: Murray St.) chipped in 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Montez Mathis (193-1999, college: St.John's) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and swingman Vakhtang Gaprindashvili (195-1999) added 22 points respectively. Four Rustavi players scored in double figures. Telavi moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Orbi. Newly promoted Rustavi keeps the ninth position with 11 games lost. They share it with RASHI. Telavi will meet at home higher ranked Kutaisi (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Rustavi will play against Margveti (#4) in Tbilisi and hope to secure a win.

  RUSTAVI (coach: Levan Tsekvava)74
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
80 GipQajdishLala, kiVhUijD 48 3-9 (09.6%) 3-65 (35%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 88 62 -0
0 biUhas, bIjURJ 46 3-7 (33.3%) 4-7 (44.4%) 1-2 (90%) 8 7 66 0 3 1 4 5 6 5 84 45 0
83 muZhijij, qlanih 45 6-1 (61.9%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 1 9 5 0 6 5 5 5 6 8 -4 -3
7 osaija, WallF 89 5-6 (5%) 5-1 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 0 8 9 6 4 6 5 6 5 8 5 -8 8
00 OiUishuQa, GuDi 83 4-3 (90%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-3 (80%) 3 8 1 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 65 66 9
66 AliURQ, CIlaj 82 4-1 (05%) 5-2 (5%) 1-1 (655%) 8 6 4 6 3 4 5 5 5 8 68 8 -6
3 qJRiDuR, KiIsa 85 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 1 0 66 5 6 3 5 6 6 8 4 66 -85
9 KidiQai, kiVhUijD 9 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 -4 -6
6 ChIZhui, baVhial 1 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 6 5 6 8 5 -4
84 ziaija, XaVi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
68 vIQai, giLaU  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
22 wiMiDui, vuVi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   61-49 (34.8%) 2-42 (86.6%) 62-81 (17.8%) 86 82 37 64 89 88 3 3 4 64 93 13  


  TELAVI (coach: Davit Nozadze)78
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
83 GIDaZhiashLala, vRLij 40 8-0 (35%) 5-3 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 6 6 8 3 6 4 5 5 5 5 2 9 -3
3 HIlU, SlRx 44 9-7 (99.2%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 65 68 6 0 5 8 8 5 6 63 88 68
9 vaVlaVidJR, vuVi 44 6-1 (61.9%) 5-4 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 5 4 4 0 6 65 0 6 4 4 9 60 4
7 HiQZuB, wRQRjZR 48 8-0 (35%) 4-2 (49.0%) 8-3 (05%) 5 2 2 1 3 3 5 5 5 5 60 67 3
66 XidaQidJR, SjJIQa 89 0-65 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 66-61 (12.2%) 6 4 3 6 3 2 6 5 6 8 83 86 2
64 KiliUIJashLala, vuVi 88 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 4 0 5 8 6 5 5 5 6 2 7 -68
65 GiZhRZhalidJR, kiUI 65 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 7
4 giLaU wZhuidJR 2 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 6
00 wsRQUsLidJR, SjdQai 0 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 -8 -6
43 gIVhjidJR, GaIQDa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   86-33 (39.9%) 3-62 (88.8%) 83-43 (95.1%) 9 87 41 67 88 89 2 4 3 7 92 27  


Height: 193 cm
Position name: G
Born: Jan 3,1999
Weight: 95kg / 209lbs
31
MINS
33
23
POINTS
14
9
D.REB
10
2
O.REB
2
11
T.REB
12
5
ASSISTS
1
3
STEALS
2
0
TO
1
0
BLOCKS
2
4/9
44.4%
2FGP
7/9
77.8%
3/9
33.3%
3FGP
0/1
0.0%
6/8
75.0%
FT
0/0
0%
30
RANK
22
Height: 205 cm
Position: C
Born: Feb 27,2002
Weight: 100kg / 220lbs
Rustavi  74
VS
78 Telavi
74
Points Scored
78
57
Starting Five Points
68
17
Bench Points
10
28
Defensive Rebounds
29
21
Offensive Rebounds
7
49
Rebounds
36
13
Assists
19
4
Steals
8
13
Turnovers
9
4
Blocked Shots
3
27
Personal fouls
22
16/37
43.2%
2FGP
21/44
47.7%
8/38
21.1%
3FGP
4/18
22.2%
18/26
69.2%
FT
24/34
70.6%
64
Rank
89

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)