Cactus and Rustavi, who are direct competitors, played against each other today, in the next match of the Super League, which turned out to be really tense. It wasn’t clear who would win, until the last second. The report was observed on the sound of the final siren – 90:88. Cactus gained a very important victory.
Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan had a debut in Rustavi, which was mostly winning. Before Rezo Chachanidze, Brian Bernard, Levan Tsekvava and Adam Blazek were playing well behind the arc, Rustavians did not have trouble. They lost the first period 14:18, but they won the second one – 34:21 and went to the big break with 10 points advantage. Cactus started to reduce the differenece, in which Deandre Parks was perfect. David Lomidze and Giorgi Turdziladze helped him in the last quarter. First one with three-pointers and the second – in the paint. Rustavians managed to gain the last attack, but they weren’t able to use this chance properly and lost 88:90.
Deandre parks led the winners with 33 points. Giorgi Turdziladze scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Davit Lomidze accumulated 14 points. Levan Tsekvava was the most effective with 23 points in Rustavi. Brian Bernard scored 16 points. Tyrell Nelson had 14 points.
Archil Jghenti – Cactus head coach:
“Two leading players are missing, one returned today, but he is not in appropriate form yet. Despite this, we won the fifth game in a row. We have the Cup final and the play-offs ahead, so this victory was very important for the spirit of the team. Thanks to my players, who have done everything to win.”
Ramaz Gogoberishvili – Rustavi head coach:
“we had lots of mistakes, both in defense and offense. The team played irresponsibly at the last minutes, so the result is visible.”
