Dnipro suffered its first defeat in the Super League: how Rivne defeated the leader

According to glavcom.ua: The fifth game week of the regular championship of the Super League 2025/2026 has ended with tense matches between teams. On Friday, impressive matches could be seen from the underdog teams. The 'Old Luts' team started with an advantage but then lost to 'Kryvbas' with a score of 73:62. The games of 'Niko-Basket' were also unsuccessful, losing 67:85.

In the main match of the week, 'Dnipro' managed to defeat 'Kyiv-Basket' 70:69, thanks to a successful shot by Volodymyr Konev. Other matches were also intense, 'Kryvbas' defeated 'Hoverla', 'Niko-Basket' defeated 'Old Luts', and 'Rivne' lost to 'Zaporizhzhia'.

• Yehor Sushkin ('Kyiv-Basket') - 16.5 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
• Seivon Traylor ('Rivne') - 23 points and 4 rebounds
• Martin Hill ('Kryvbas') - 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3.5 steals
• Maxim Nikitin ('Kharkiv Falcons') - 30 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
• Anton Buts ('Zaporizhzhia') - 16 points and 9.5 rebounds

Particularly interesting was the match between 'Zaporizhzhia' and 'Kyiv-Basket', where the victory was won by the team 'Kyiv-Basket' with a score of 80:86. The player of the week was recognized as Seivon Traylor ('Rivne'), who scored 27 points in the match against 'Dnipro'.

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