Ukraine gained a crucial road win in the quest to remain in the EuroBasket Division A for the next year. Our team survived overtime to post a 75:72 victory that propelled them to 3-2 record in the Relegation Round. Ukraine will now face Czech Republic in Kyiv to decide on their fate.

Oleksiy Pecherov stepped up with another sizzling performance scoring 29 points and collecting 17 rebounds. Oleksandr Kolchenko netted 14 points in the victory.

Oleksandr Kolchenko and Andriy Agafonov nailed four free throws in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime. Then Ukraine had to overcome a 5-point deficit to celebrate a key win at the end.

The game against Czech Republic is scheduled for Thursday in Meridian.

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