Tbilisi Olympic Palace hosts the next 4 matches of the Super League today. The audience will have an opportunity to see all the Super League teams except Marneuli. The equal teams – Olimpi and Batumi met with each other in the first match.
It is almost impossible for both teams to complete the regular season in the top four, therefore, they will not have a court-advantage in the first round of play-offs. Batumi and Olimpi are preparing for the upcoming principal games, so the teams have worked out a number of combinations and defensive tactics today.
The match was quite tense and his fate was resolved at the last minute. Prior to that, Olimpi was mostly leading. They won the first period 19:12 and then, their leadership was 5 points before the big break.
Olimpi increased their advantage to 10 points in the 3rd quarter and it seemed, that Batumi didn’t have any chances. But, with the lead of Eric Chilldress and Spencer Collins, Batumi managed to reduce the difference in the 4th period, 3 minutes before the final siren. However, the hosts still managed to win – 67:64.
Morris Hill led the winners with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Givi baqradze scored 13 points. Mikheil Chochua accumulated 12 points. Eric Chilldress was the most effective with 22 points in Batumi. Spencer Collins scored 15 points.
Davit Rogava – Olimpi coach:
„This match was important in the view, that the team played badly in the previous games and we improved the gaps with Batumi. The result was less important, because there is a density in the upper half of the standings. This match was quite productive before the play-offs.”
Vladimer Bosniak – Batumi head coach:
“The fate of the match was decided at the last minute. Our boys fought till the end, but finally our opponents gained a victory. It is hard to determine who you will play with in the play-offs. Therefore, we will use this and the remaining matches as much as possible.”
