Ukrainian League Quarterfinals, Game 1: April 16-17, 2008
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The Ukrainian League playoff started with no surprises, as all home teams registered respective wins in Game 1. BC Kyiv got a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five quarterfinals by downing Dnipro 82-66 at home on Thursday. Pooh Jeter paced the winners with 16 points. Marko Maravic and Marcus Faison each added 13 while Josh Davis had 10 for Kyiv, that led 41-31 at halftime. Jeter and Faison boosted the hosts' lead to 62-42 after 30 minutes, enough to keep full control of the game until the final buzzer. Azovmash Mariupol also got a 1-0 lead by beating Cherkasy Monkeys 93-80 in Mariupol also on Thursday. Robert Archibald led the winners with 20 points on 8-for-10 two-pointers. Panos Liadelis added 19, Tyus Edney had 16, Yahor Meshcharakou got 14 while Rodney Buford contributed 11 for Azovmash, that led 29-19 after 10 minutes and kept a safe lead to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer. In other playoff games, Khimik beat Mykolaiv 71-63 behind 16 points from Sasa Bratic while Politekhnika Lvovskaya topped Sumihimprom 92-85 with 22 points from Yaroslav Zubrytskyi.
| Quarterfinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 1 | BC Kyiv (1) | 82 | April 19 | April 22 | *April24 | *April28 | | 0 | Dnipro (8) | 66 | - | - | - | - | | 1 | Politekhnika (4) | 92 | April 18 | April 21 | *April23 | *April26 | | 0 | Sumykhimprom (5) | 85 | - | - | - | - | | 1 | Azovmash (2) | 93 | April 19 | April 22 | *April24 | *April28 | | 0 | Cherkasy Monkeys (7) | 80 | - | - | - | - | | 1 | Khimik (3) | 71 | April 18 | April 21 | *April23 | *April26 | | 0 | MBC Mykolayiv (6) | 63 | - | - | - | - |
| Quarterfinal games | | Game 1 | BC Kyiv vs. Dnipro | 82-66 | April 17 | | Game 1 | Azovmash vs. Cherkasy Monkeys | 93-80 | April 17 | | Game 1 | Khimik vs. MBC Mykolayiv | 71-63 | April 16 | | Game 1 | Politekhnika vs. Sumykhimprom | 72-85 | April 16 | | Game 2 | BC Kyiv vs. Dnipro | - | April 19 | | Game 2 | Azovmash vs. Cherkasy Monkeys | - | April 19 | | Game 2 | Khimik vs. MBC Mykolayiv | - | April 18 | | Game 2 | Politekhnika vs. Sumykhimprom | - | April 18 | | Game 3 | Dnipro vs. BC Kyiv | - | April 22 | | Game 3 | Cherkasy Monkeys vs. Azovmash | - | April 22 | | Game 3 | MBC Mykolayiv vs. Khimik | - | April 21 | | Game 3 | Sumykhimprom vs. Politekhnika | - | April 21 | | Game 4 | Dnipro vs. BC Kyiv | - | *April 24 | | Game 4 | Cherkasy Monkeys vs. Azovmash | - | *April 24 | | Game 4 | MBC Mykolayiv vs. Khimik | - | *April 23 | | Game 4 | Sumykhimprom vs. Politekhnika | - | *April 23 | | Game 5 | BC Kyiv vs. Dnipro | - | *April 28 | | Game 5 | Azovmash vs. Cherkasy Monkeys | - | *April 28 | | Game 5 | Khimik vs. MBC Mykolayiv | - | *April 26 | | Game 5 | Politekhnika vs. Sumykhimprom | - | *April 26 |
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