The Ukrainian U20 National Team played two friendly encounters with Israeli opponents. Both games went in favor of Ukraine.
The first clash saw Ukraine claim a narrow 81:78 victory. Olexiy Chygrynov topscored for the hosts with 19 points. Stanislav Tymofeyenko added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winners.
The teams met again on Saturday and Ukraine once again turned victorious 75:67. The home team trailed by two points heading into the final stanza but managed to recover and upset the Israeli counterparts. Ruslan Otverchenko produced 19 points to lead the charge. Stanislav Tymofeyenko and Andriy Novikov added 12 points apiece in the win.
