Ukrainian League Semifinals, Game 2: May 3, 2008
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BC Kyiv is just one win away from making it to the Ukrainian League finals, as it got a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series by thrashing Politekhnika Lvovskaya 104-72 at home on Saturday. Ryan Stack paced the winners with 22 points on 6-for-8 three-pointers. Josh Davis added 16, Pooh Jeter had 14 on 6-for-6 two-pointers, Marko Maravic got 13, Vladimir Krstic 11 and Artur Drozdov 10 for Kyiv, that led 28-14 after 10 minutes and managed to keep a safe margin all the way until the final buzzer. Meanwhile, Azovmash bounced back for its initial loss in the series by beating Khimik 86-79 in Mariupol on Saturday. Series is ties at 1-1 but Khimik hosts Games 3 and 4 next week. Panos Liadelis led the winners with 19 points. Robert Archibald added 17, Yahor Meshcharakou had 15, Tyus Edney got 14 while Rodney Buford contributed 10 for Azovmash, that led 44-41 at halftime and boosted its margin up to 71-61 after 30 minutes. Khimik got within 77-75 but Edney and Liadelis stepped up to seal the outcome.
| Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 2 | BC Kyiv (1) | 98 | 104 | May 7 | *May 9 | *May 12 | | 0 | Politekhnika (4) | 68 | 72 | - | - | - | | 1 | Azovmash (2) | 81 | 86 | May 7 | May 9 | *May 12 | | 1 | Khimik (3) | 84 | 79 | - | - | - |
| Semifinal games | | Game 1 | BC Kyiv vs. Politekhnika | 98-68 | May 1 | | Game 1 | Azovmash vs. Khimik | 81-84 | May 1 | | Game 2 | BC Kyiv vs. Politekhnika | 104-72 | May 3 | | Game 2 | Azovmash vs. Khimik | 86-79 | May 3 | | Game 3 | Politekhnika vs. BC Kyiv | - | May 7 | | Game 3 | Khimik vs. Azovmash | - | May 7 | | Game 4 | Politekhnika vs. BC Kyiv | - | *May 9 | | Game 4 | Khimik vs. Azovmash | - | May 9 | | Game 5 | BC Kyiv vs. Politekhnika | - | *May 12 | | Game 5 | Azovmash vs. Khimik | - | *May 12 |
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