BC "Prometey" (Ukraine) - BC "Hapoel Jerusalem" (Israel) - 82:79 (20:20, 16:16, 17:24, 22:15, 7:4). January 25. Champions League. Play-in round. 2nd match. Zaporozhzhia. Palace of Sports "Yunist".
BC Prometey: Sydorov * (4 + 4 assists), Kennedy * (20 + 9 rebounds), Bilan * (13 + 3 steals), Harrison * (10), Stephens * (13), Lypovyy (5), Lukashov , captain (2), Dowe (9), Petrov (6), Mishula (0).
BC Hapoel Jerusalem: Obasohan * (12 + 7 assists), Braimo * (21 + 8 rebounds), Adams * (25), Segev * (4), Gates * (0), Ariel (0), Workman (4 ), Dovrat (8), Egbun (5 + 8 rebounds).
The second match between Prometey and Hapoel Jerusalem was decisive one for the champion of Ukraine in terms of further performances in the main tournament of FIBA - the Champions League. The success of the "red and whites" gave them a chance to win a place in the top 16. Instead, the second victory guaranteed Hapoel a place in the next round of the tournament.
In the first one and a half minutes of the game, the guests managed to organize a starting jerk - 7:2. However, in the actions of the opponent there were not airiness like the team stood out in Jerusalem. Ronen Ginzburg's wards responded with Miro Bilan's confident action under the backboards. In the 5th minute, the Croatian center of our team equalized the score (9:9), then put Prometey ahead (11:10) and with his block shot organized a transit attack, which brought the hosts two more points. In the penultimate minute of the quarter, when Noam Dovrat made his second consecutive three-pointer, Hapoel already had a +3. Oleksandr Lypovyy finished the quarter with his successful attack from the perimeter - 20:20. DJ Stephens tried to throw "for the lead", but was not accurate from nine meters.
On the other hand, DJ scored 7 points in the first five minutes of the second quarter, which allowed Prometey to reach the handicap of +7. Hapoel also has its own sniper: 10 points by Jalen Adams contributed to a significant jerk of the Israelis - 14:2. However, for the second break in the match, the opponents went with an equal score - 36:36, after Vyacheslav Petrov successfully attacked from the perimeter, and D'Angelo Harrison managed both free throws.
In the middle of the third quarter, it was D'Angelo who had a crucial for Prometey moment in the match. Two technical fouls by the American ended the match for him. With the help of a series of hits from the penalty line, the guests first made a small gap, and during the quarter their handicap was twice 10 points.
Into the final ten minutes, the team entered with "-7" for "Prometey", but before the last two minutes of the N4 quarter, the gap between the "red and whites" was already two points. In this section, 69 seconds before the siren, DJ Kennedy hit the basket from afar (72:71), but then the hosts twice lost the lead. With a score of 75:74 in favor of the opponent on the penalty line came Miro Bilan, but managed only one attempt, turning the game into overtime.
The last five minutes seemed nervous and ineffective. Before the last possession of "Prometey", the team recorded only 4 points in their assets. The denouement came with a siren when Chris Dowe managed a fantastic buzzer! Victory of "Prometey" 82:79, after which the series moves to Jerusalem, where the decisive third match will take place on January 27 at 21.00.
