Ukraine hands Italy their second loss / News - Basketnews.com

The Italian national team lost for the second time in three games and fell down to a 1-2 record in Group C, while Ukraine remains undefeated.

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The Italian national team lost for the second time in the EuroBasket 2022 by falling to undefeated Ukraine with a final score of 84-73 (16-21, 22-21, 19-15, 27-16).

After squandering a double-digit advantage (36-26) in the second half, Italy began to fall apart during the decisive half. Issuf Sanon initiated the 11-2 spurt, and the Ukrainians gained an 11-point advantage (70-59) with 4 minutes remaining.

A minute later, Stefano Tonut reduced the Italians' deficit with a two-pointer (72-64), but at the crucial moment, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk nailed a long jumper (75-64), which helped Ukraine to secure the victory.

Svi Mykhailiuk led the Ukrainians with 25 points (6/12 2PTS, 3/6 3PT, 4/6 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists for 23 EFF in 30 minutes.

For Italy, Achille Polonara had 17 points (3/5 2PTS, 2/6 3PTS, 5/7 FTS), and 7 rebounds for 18 EFF in 33 minutes.

Ukraine: Svi Mykhailiuk 25 (4 REB), Ivan Tkachenko 17 (5 REB), Issuf Sanon 17, Artem Pustoviy 8;

Italy: Achille Polonara 17 (7 REB), Simone Fontecchio 14 (6 REB), Marco Spissu 11, Giampaolo Ricci 9 (4 REB), Stefano Tonut 9.

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