27.10.2009 Kyiv beat Pulsar
BC Kyiv return home from a Rivne voyage with an 61:64 win.
From the beginning Kyiv was trying to take advantage of their size, feeding the ball to Viacheslav Kravtsov, who was not noticing Oleksiy Poltorackiy in the paint. By the way Kyiv showed their trade-mark full-court pressure, which allowed them to have a confident first quarter, finishing it up 22:8. Visitors continued to dominate in the second, extending the lead to 20 points. But during last two minutes of the first half Pulsar made three steals - 29:42 by halftime.
Home team went on a 16:2 run to start the third frame, quickly getting back into the contest. They held on to their opponents up until the end of the stanza, when Illya Shemosyuk drained unbelievable threepointer and restore the lead - 50:48.
But in the last period Kyiv performed superbly on the defensive end, which allowed them to hold on to the win - 61:64.
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