BC Kyiv advanced into the 2008 Superleague Finals after sweeping the series against Politekhnika-Galychyna Lviv with a 67:89 win in game 3.

Lviv managed to stay close to the visitors for the first three quarters, trailing by just 6 points prior to the final interval. Kyiv, however, threw a heavy blow at their opponents, winning the quarter 22:6.

Volodymyr Gurtovyi had a game-high 19 points for Politekhnika-Galychyna.

Ryan Stack scored 16 for Kyiv; Artur Drozdov and Marcus Faison added 15 apiece.

Azovmash Mariupol, meanwhile, took care of Khimik ...   »»

TIM-SKUF Kyiv won the Ukrainian Higher League women’s Title after defeating last year’s champions Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 71:77 in game 5 of the Finals.

Kyiv’s Olena Savina played all 40 minutes accomplishing a double-double – 24 points and 10 boards. She was named the Finals’ MVP at the Awards Ceremony. Inna Kochubei added 17 points and 7 rebounds for the visitors.

Dnipro’s Olga Liashkova ...   »»

BC Kyiv took another step towards the 2008 Superleague Finals, having defeated Politekhnika-Galychyna Lviv 104:72 in game 2 of the Semifinal Series.

Unlike in game 1, Kyiv did not let the opposition have any hopes even in the early minutes of the 1st quarter, capturing a 12:3 lead midway through the timeframe, mainly due to the efforts of Ryan Stack and Marko Maravic. Lviv’s Dmytro Kuzmin and Juric Umbrasko, who scored two three ...   »»

BC Khimik Yuzhniy started the 2008 Superleague Semifinals with a 81:84 upset of the defending champions Azovmash Mariupol, taking a 1:0 lead in the series.

Azovmash had an 8:7 lead midway through the 1st quarter, but went on a 15:7 run to close out the stretch up by 9. They stayed in control in the second quarter, extending the advantage to 18 points with 5 minutes to go in the half. The visitors, however, replied with an 8:18 run to ...   »»

BC Kyiv and Azovmash Mariupol advanced into the Superleague semifinals after sweeping their series in 3 games. Kyiv defeated Dnipro 92:72 and Azovmash bested Cherkaski Mavpy 92:83.

Politekhnika-Galychyna managed to avoid game 5, after winning a thriller last night in Sumy. Volodymyr Gurtovyi scored a game-winner with 5 seconds to go in the 4th quarter to set the final score 94:93.

Mykolaiv was the only underdog that managed t ...   »»

Rostyslav Kryvych kept his Sumykhimprom in the Ukrainian Superleague playoff race, having scored 38 points in a 117:93 win over Politekhnika-Galychyna. Yevgen Annenkov and Yaroslav Zubritskiy gave Lviv a 4:0 lead at the start of the contest. It was the visitors’ first and only advantage in the contest. Krivych and Troy Devrise ignited Sumy and gave them a 22:11 lead midway through the first quarter. The margin grew to 12 points b ...   »»