Rivne Claims Victory Over Old Lutsk in a Tense Match

Rivne Claims Victory Over Old Lutsk in a Tense Match

The Old Lutsk team suffered another defeat, losing to Rivne with a score of 79:81 in the regular Superleague championship.

This is reported by Rivne24

Rivne, which had showcased an impressive performance against Hoverla the day before by making 16 three-pointers, started the home match against Old Lutsk with the same enthusiasm. Four out of five successful long-range shots at the beginning allowed Rivne to take an +8 lead, prompting coach Nikita Voievoda to call a timeout. After the break, Old Lutsk managed to level the game, and although the Rivne players lost accuracy in their long shots, effective basketball in the first quarter gave the guests a 27:25 advantage.

In the second quarter, Old Lutsk began to extend their lead, going up by +10, and at that moment looked quite confident. However, Rivne managed to stabilize the game a bit, but the teams went into halftime with Old Lutsk leading by +2.

The even game continued until the middle of the third quarter, when Rivne made a 16:2 run with five minutes left in the quarter, gaining a 12-point lead before the final ten minutes. The hosts looked confident, leading by +10 with 3 minutes left in the game. However, Old Lutsk did not give up, and with 28 seconds remaining, Roy’s three-pointer tied the game after a 10:0 run by the guests. Although Old Lutsk tried to complicate Rivne’s final attack, Steyler scored the winning free throw with 2 seconds left on the final buzzer.

Seivon Traylor was named the best player of the match, scoring 24 points and grabbing 9 rebounds, while Sem Roy from Old Lutsk scored 20 points and 9 rebounds.

This defeat marked the third consecutive loss for Old Lutsk, which remains winless, while Rivne finishes their home tour with two victories.

Superleague. Regular Championship

Rivne, DYuSSh-4.

Rivne — Old Lutsk 81:79 (25:27, 18:18, 24:10, 14:24)

Rivne-OSHVSM: Dupri 12 + 8 rebounds, Traylor 24 + 9 rebounds, Tymoshchuk 3 + 6 rebounds, Hines 17, Korovyakov 15 – starting; Shepelev 4, Ponosov 3, Sheptytsky 3, Ryaboy 0.

Old Lutsk: Roy 20 + 9 rebounds, Nikolaychuk 4, Dupin 2, Mur 15 + 5 rebounds, Lesik 10 – starting; Anderson 18, Gorobchenko 10, Mykhailov 0.