MYKOLAIV (Interstat) — Volyn Lutsk will visit Mykolaiv on Friday in a Ukrainian basketball matchup at Mykolaiv in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Volyn Lutsk brings a 1-4 record into the game, while Mykolaiv is 0-3 and still seeking its first win of the season. Volyn Lutsk is the visiting team, and Mykolaiv is the home team.

Volyn Lutsk enters after a 76-57 loss to BK Zaporozhye. Svyatoslav Tovkach, a player to watch for Volyn Lutsk, had seven points, 12 rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes in that game. He also finished with six points, six rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes against BC Dnipro, five points, three rebounds and one block in 16 minutes against Kharkivski Sokoly, and one rebound in 10 minutes against Kyiv Basket. Tovkach’s recent work has included a double-double in the most recent game and a six-rebound effort in the game before that. In the loss to BK Zaporozhye, Maxim Nikitin scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in 31 minutes, while Lee Lovings Braxton added 11 points, two rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes. Volyn Lutsk also lost to BC Dnipro 70-68, Rivne-Oshvsm 87-79 and Kyiv Basket 89-82 this season. Its lone win came against Kharkivski Sokoly, 88-86. Volyn Lutsk’s 1-4 start includes a win against Kharkivski Sokoly and losses to BC Dnipro, Rivne-Oshvsm, Kyiv Basket and BK Zaporozhye.

Mykolaiv’s most recent game was a 100-70 loss at Kyiv Basket. Jamir Simpson, a player to watch for Mykolaiv, led the team with 22 points, three rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes. He had 12 points, three rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes at Kharkivski Sokoly. Simpson has reached double figures in scoring in each of his two most recent games. Bogdan Lukian added nine points, three rebounds and eight assists in 37 minutes in the loss to Kyiv Basket, and Yaroslav Karpyuk had 11 points, five rebounds, one assist and one block in 28 minutes. Mykolaiv also fell 65-82 at Kharkivski Sokoly and lost 71-89 to Cherkaski Mavpy at home this season. Mykolaiv’s 0-3 start includes losses at Kyiv Basket and Kharkivski Sokoly and a home loss to Cherkaski Mavpy.

The game is scheduled at Mykolaiv in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The matchup will feature Tovkach and Simpson as the listed players to watch for Volyn Lutsk and Mykolaiv, respectively. Volyn Lutsk will next play at Cherkaski Mavpy, while Mykolaiv will host Rivne-Oshvsm in its next game. Both teams will continue their schedules after the Friday game.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Volyn Lutsk 87, Mykolaiv 83.