Kharkivski Sokoly hold off BC Dnipro for road victory

DNIPRO (Interstat) — Kharkivski Sokoly defeated BC Dnipro 46-41 on Saturday, using a decisive rebounding advantage and timely 3-point shooting to secure the road victory. Kharkivski Sokoly trailed 16-15 after one quarter but led 26-22 at halftime. Andriy Hohonik had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists; Maksim Sandul added 5 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block; Artem Romanytsia had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists; Dmytro Kleban posted 10 points and 10 rebounds; Yehor Sushkin contributed 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Stanislav Tymofeyenko led BC Dnipro with 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Mikhail Gorobchenko had 6 points and 3 rebounds, Ivan Koldomasov had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Serhii Zahreba had 6 points and 3 rebounds, and Maksym Zakurdaev had 8 points and 2 rebounds. Kharkivski Sokoly shot 15 of 50 from the floor and 8 of 21 from 3-point range, while BC Dnipro shot 15 of 45 and 2 of 13 from beyond the arc. Kharkivski Sokoly outrebounded BC Dnipro on the offensive glass 13-5. Kharkivski Sokoly improved to 1-2, while BC Dnipro fell to 2-1.