LVIV (Interstat) — Goverla held off visiting Kyiv 75-70 on Sunday at Sports Palace Galychyna, improving to 1-4 while Kyiv fell to 6-2. Goverla shot 27 of 58 from the floor and 8 of 28 from three-point range, while Kyiv was 24 of 58 and 4 of 18. Kyiv made 18 of 24 free throws; Goverla made 13 of 24. Both teams had 14 turnovers, Goverla held an 11-10 edge in offensive rebounds, and both teams finished with five assists. Ilya Kabatsiura led Kyiv with 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Javion May added 16 points and nine rebounds. Raylon Howard scored 15 points for Goverla, Sergey Startsev had 17 points and six assists, and Pavlo Horobchenko added 13 points. Goverla led 23-16 after the first quarter, 49-39 at halftime, and 59-57 after three quarters before holding on in the fourth. Kyiv’s Nazar Kholod finished with nine points and six rebounds.