BC "Dnipro", thanks to the victory over "Kyiv-Basket" in the third match of the final series of the Favbet Superleague play-offs in basketball season 2024/25, became the champion of Ukraine for the second time in a row. This is reported by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine, reports UNN.
BC "Dnipro" held on to win against "Kyiv-Basket" in the tense ending of the decisive third match of the final series of the Favbet Superleague play-offs in basketball season 2024/25 and became the champion of Ukraine for the second time in a row. The match in Dnipro's CSK Shinnik ended with a score of 69:66 in favor of the home team, which won the "golden series" – 2-1
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The Dnipro team took the lead from the start of the match. In the first quarter, Volodymyr Koval's team's advantage reached 10 points. The capital's players managed to withstand the starting pressure of the hosts, and thanks to a 7-0 spurt, they reduced their deficit and kept the intrigue alive. Passions were running high on the court, which the referees assessed with technical fouls.
Next, in the second quarter, there was a game of equal rivals. The teams found answers to each other's successful attacks. However, at the end of the period, Dnipro made a 9-0 unanswered spurt and went to the big break with a +10 advantage. After the resumption of the game, the hosts increased their advantage and nullified all attempts by Kyiv to catch up in the score. At the end of the third segment of the match, it reached a maximum of 17 points.
Dmytro Zabirchenko's basketball players went on a final assault in the fourth period and managed to reduce the gap to 4 points in a short period. A Kyiv player made a long shot in the last attack for an equal score, but missed. In a competitive fight, the Dnipro team managed to win "gold" to the delight of the local fans. On this day, their advantage was in the better realization of two-point attempts (58% versus 42% for the opponent) and the won shield (43-33 in rebounds)
For "Dnipro" this championship became the second in a row and the third in the last six seasons. The club went through the past regular championship without defeats: 28-0. This year, he also won the Cup of Ukraine for the second time in a row. Therefore, he also made a "golden double" for the second time in a row.
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