BK Zaporozhye Rolls Past Goverla Behind Nikolaichuk’s Strong Play

LVIV (Interstat) — BK Zaporozhye defeated Goverla 95-70 on Friday at Sports Palace Galychyna in Lviv, Ukraine. Zaporozhye led 28-21 after the first quarter, 52-35 at halftime and 74-57 through three quarters before closing with a 21-13 fourth. Vladislav Nikolaichuk paced Zaporozhye with 19 points, eight rebounds and one block in 29 minutes. Jonathan Ileleji scored 20 points and grabbed four rebounds, while Josiah Johnson added 20 points, five rebounds and two assists. Raylon Howard led Goverla with 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Julian Powell contributed 12 points and eight rebounds, and Sergey Startsev had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists for Goverla. Anton Buts pulled down 10 rebounds for Zaporozhye, Roman Morozov scored 10 points for Goverla, and Stepan Lesyk added nine points and three rebounds. Oleksandr Petrenko scored seven for Zaporozhye. The win moves BK Zaporozhye to 1-0. Goverla falls to 0-1. BK Zaporozhye next visits Khmelnitsky, while BC Dnipro visits Goverla.