Dnepr beat Rivne in the fight for leaders in the Basketball Super League

Dnieper got its eighth win in the regular season Super LeagueBeat Rivne-OShVSM at home with a score of 83:73.

The guest team, which started the match in second place in the rankings, shocked Dnepr by starting the match strongly. The player, who converted 4 of 7 long shots in Dnepr, made 4 interventions and made 5 turnovers, won the first quarter in the Super League at 21:14.

In the second quarter, Dnepr tied the game, reducing the gap several times in one attack, but each time Rivne gained an advantage of 5-8 points. Mikhail Pereverziy’s team ran well in the first half, tackling and attacking aggressively, resulting in many free throws. Although Dnepr had a double advantage in rebounds, they were not successful in many aspects of defense. This made the home team’s coach Vladimir Koval nervous and he was sent off the field for two technical fouls before the big break.

It is not known what Vladimir Koval said to his team during the long break, but Dnepr took control of the game by making a 10-0 spurt at the beginning of the third quarter. The Dnipro team increased its speed, aggression and played more reliably in defense – it was only Joyner who kept Rovno in the game, scoring 13 points out of 19 team points in the third quarter.

4 minutes before the end of the ten-minute period, Joyner’s long shot made the score equal for the last time: 56:56. Dnepr then started to gather its advantage and smoothly won the match in the last quarter.

Dnepr’s best player was captain Stanislav Timofeenko, who added 9 rebounds to his 20 points. In Rovno, Joyner scored 18 points and Romelu Smith scored 14 points with 8 rebounds.

Dnepr won its eighth match in a row and remained unbeaten in the championship. Rivne suffered its third defeat. On November 11, Rivne-OShVSM on the Dnieper will play against Krivbass.

Super League. normal season

Dnepr, SK Shinnik

Dnieper – Rivne – 83:73 (14:21, 27:22, 26:19, 16:11)

Dnieper: Bondarchuk 6, Timofeenko 20 + 9 rebounds – 5 losses, Zakurdaev 14, Zagreb 13 + 7 rebounds, Gorobchenko 14 + 5 rebounds + 6 assists – start; Tarasenko 10, Sorochan 6 + 5 rebounds, Dubonenko 0, Sipalo 0.

Rivne-OShVSM: Timoshchuk 7 + 5 assists, Mochalov 2, Shanyuk 0, Shepelev 5, Vodolazsky 9 – starts; Joyner 18, Soloviev 16, Smith 14+8 rebounds, Gerasimchuk 2, Ryaboy 0, Chizh 0, Ponosov 0

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