Champion of Ukraine on basketball yuzhnensky “Chemist” in the home match beat “Venice”.
After the defeat of the “Avtodor” and the “Le Mans” Khimik were a serious test in the South granted the Italian “Venice”, which in the second round managed to confidently beat Turkish “Karsiyaka”.
Due to the breakthrough 11:0 “Chemist” won the first quarter, and in the second 10-minute period kept the gained advantage to four points. Disaster for the owners was the third quarter – “Venice” were scattered in the attack and before the final cut amassed a lead of six points.
During the final quarter the teams took turns in trying to pull the blanket to their side. Fortunately, the last answer was for “Chemist” – Vyacheslav Petrov converted a difficult shot, and in the final attack of the match the hosts managed to ottamiseksi and pick up selection on your shield.
Chemist (Ukraine) — Venice (Italy) 65:64 (19:15, 14:14, 14:24, 18:11)
Chemist: Petrov (21 + 7 rebounds), Smith (19 + 6 rebounds + 8 assists), Antipov (10 + 6 rebounds), Ryabchuk (8), Belikov (7 + 5 rebounds).
Venice: McGee (19 + 4 losses), BraMos (10), Haines (8 + 5 assists), Ejim (7 + 5 rebounds), Peric (7).
Standings: Le Mans – 6, Avtodor, Maccabi Rishon, Karsiyaka – 5, Chemist, Venice, Oradea – 4, Rolling – 3.
