PHNOM PENH (Interstat) — Borisfen Mogilev held off visiting Gocor-Sozh Gomel 72-71 on Saturday at Olympic Stadium, improving to 5-2 while Gomel fell to 4-3. Gomel opened with 21 points in the first quarter and added 14 in the second before scoring 21 in the third. Borisfen countered with 14 in the first, 18 in the second and 20 in the third, then closed with a 20-point final quarter while limiting Gomel to 15. Borisfen also won the teams’ earlier meeting this season. Gomel’s recent results include an 87-61 win at Brest and an 86-73 win at Minsk, while Borisfen beat Grodno 85-49 and Rubon Vitebsk 84-81 before losing to Minsk. Gomel also posted a 77-74 win at Rubon Vitebsk and an 88-63 loss at Grodno this season. Borisfen next hosts Grodno, while Gomel hosts Rubon Vitebsk. The game was played at Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh.