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SUPERLEAGUE - Ukraine
Ukrainian League, Regular Season, Game 13: January 3, 2009
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 BC Kyiv celebrated the start of 2009 with another victory, improving its league-leading record to 12-1, while reigning champion Azovmash Mariupol fell to BC Khimik in Yuzhne for its third loss in 12 games. In Kyiv, it was all even at halftime, but Jovo Stanojevic and Scoonie Penn combined for 20 points in the pivotal 24-12 third quarter to help the hosts beat Sumykhimprom 80-67. Kenan Bajramovic led all scorers with 22 points for Kyiv and Stanojevic finished with 20. Brian Green netted 14 points for the guests. Serhiy Lishchuk scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds to help Azovmash outscore BC Khimik 11-19 in the fourth quarter, but that wouldn't be enough for the champs, who lost 66-61. Olumuyiwa Famutimi and Andriy Agafonov paced Khimik with 15 points apiece, while Richard Guinn had 14 points to go with 8 rebounds for Azovmash. Simonas Serapinas added 12 points, and Rolandas Yarutis and Serhiy Lishchuk had 11 points apiece for Mariupol. MBC Mykolaiv topped Poltava 84-75 as four players scored all but 11 points for the hosts. Serhiy Gladir showed the way with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, J.J. Montgomery notched 19 points of his own, Olexandr Raevskiy had 18 points and Ivan Gylevich 17. Jurica Zuza led the guests in points and rebounds with 22 and 6, respectively. Donetsk's game against BC-93 Pulsar will be played on the 13th of January.MORE |
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LAST GAME GAME 13
January 3, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Jan. 3 |
Khimik vs. Azovmash |
66-61 |
| Jan. 3 |
Kyiv vs. Sumykhimprom |
80-67 |
| Jan. 3 |
Mykolaiv vs. BC Poltava |
84-75 |
| Jan. 13 |
BC Donetsk vs. Pulsar |
0-0 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 14
January 10, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
| Jan. 10 |
Pulsar vs. MBC Mykolaiv |
| Jan. 10 |
Azovmash vs. BC Kyiv |
| Jan. 10 |
BC Poltava vs. Khimik |
| Mar. 3 |
Sumykhim. vs. Donetsk |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
BC Kyiv |
13 |
12 |
1 |
1131 |
905 |
| 2 |
Azovmash |
13 |
10 |
3 |
1122 |
951 |
| 3 |
BC Donetsk |
12 |
7 |
5 |
972 |
907 |
| 4 |
BC Khimik |
13 |
6 |
7 |
1014 |
1085 |
| 5 |
MBC Mykolaiv |
13 |
5 |
8 |
994 |
1116 |
| 6 |
Sumykhimprom |
13 |
5 |
8 |
1051 |
1125 |
| 7 |
BC Poltava |
13 |
3 |
10 |
989 |
1108 |
| 8 |
BC-93 Pulsar |
12 |
3 |
9 |
921 |
997 |
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| One of the fastest rising domestic competitions in Europe is none other than the Ukrainian League, that is attracting more and more good players every season. Azovmash Mariupol has won five Ukrainian League titles in the last six seasons. It looks stronger than ever, as it brought back playmaker Khalid El-Amin, kept Tomas Delininkaitis, Panos Liadelis and Serhiy Lishchuk and added Marc Salyers, Uche Nsonwu or Dijon Thompson, among many others. As usual, its main contender will be none other than BC Kyiv, that finished second despite losing just four games in the entire 2007-08 Ukrainian League season. Kyiv also looks stronger than ever with Brent Wright, Scoonie Penn, Clay Tucker, Manu Markoishvili, Artur Drozdov, Kenan Bajramovic, Ryan Stack or Goran Jeretin. Donetsk is an emerging force with the arrival of Andres Rodriguez, P.J. Tucker and Chris Burguess. Khimik stays competitive with Jarrius Jackson, Wykeen Kelly, Sasa Bratic or Giorgos Diamantopoulos. Politekhnika Lvov, with Volodymyr Gurtovoy and Brad Rootes, may compete for a semifinal spot, as well as Cherkasy Monkeys, featuring Vladislav Dragojlovic and Bobby Dixon. |
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