Rustavi defeated Dinamo

The next round of the Super League, which started yesterday, continues today at the Olympic Palace. The first of the planned 3 matches is over. Dinamo, which is close to the relegation zone of the Super League, hosted the sole leader Rustavi and lost 82:88 (სStatistics).

Dinamo, coached by Muhammed Tachi, needed victory like an air, as the regular season of the Super League comes to an end, and the titular Georgian team has only 5 victories and is in the next-to-last place in the standings. According to the regulations, the last place team will be relegated directly to the A league, while the 10th place team will play a qualifying series to stay in the major league.

Dinamo started the game well and was winning the whole first half. Tachi’s team won the first quarter 29:23, and for the big break, Rustavi reduced the gap to 2 points. Qvemo Qartli team coached by Anatoli Boisa used the big break well, so Rustavi returned to the court and played more constructively.

The guests advanced in a couple of minutes, and when Mike Davis, who was passive in the first half, started to score accurately, Boisa’s team advanced convincingly. The guests won the third period 23:14 and went with a 7-point lead at the last break. Dinamo wasn’t able to save the game, suitably the match ended so that the situation haven’t gone tense until the end.

Mike Davis led the winners with 23 points. Jylan Washington scored 18 points and 15 rebounds. Michael White had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Luka Bulashvili, Alonzo Walker and Vladimer Tavakarashvili scored 16-16 points each in Dinamo.