Ukraine beats Italy and qualifies for the Round of 16
Ukraine beat Italy and mathematically qualified for the Eurobasket 2022 Round of 16
Ukraine got officially the ticket to Berlin and the second phase of Eurobasket 2022 after beating Italy 84-73 in Milan. The team of Ainars Bagatskis, which had its training camp in Latvia due to the Russian invasion, has a 3-0 record, the same as Greece, and tomorrow’s game between the two teams will decide the top of Group C.
However, making it to the Round of 16 is already a huge success.
The game was decided in the last quarter with Ukraine having a partial score of 27-16 and Italy not being able to keep up. Svi Myklailiuk was the start of the night with 25 points, Issuf Sanon and Ivan Tkachenko added 17 points each. Read More…