Lauri Markkanen's incredible performance leads Finland past Ukraine in overtime / News - Basketnews.com

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Lauri Markkanen's 42-point performance leads Finland past Ukraine, which led for most of the game, with the final score of 97-94 (16-20, 31-24, 15-27, 25-16, 10-7).

Lauri Markkanen

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With 3:05 left in the overtime, Markkanen converted on a driving layup for his 42nd point to give Finland a 6-point advantage (95-89).

Alex Len hit 1 of 2 free throws with 35 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie the game (87-87), after that neither of the team scored in the quarter and the teams went into overtime.

Ukraine was leading most of the game, but Finland closed the gap and eventually tied the game in the fourth quarter.

Lauri Markkanen had an unforgettable performance of 42 points (7/11 2PTS, 4/12 3PT, 16/18 FT), 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist, and 1 block in 38 minutes.

Ukraine was led by Svi Mykhailiuk, who ended up with 20 points (5/7 2PT, 3/8 3PT, 1/1 FT), 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals in 31 minutes.

Finland: Lauri Markkanen 42 (9 REB), Alexander Madsen 15 (7REB), Sasu Salin 11 (6 AST), Petteri Koponen 9, Shawn Huff 8 (6 REB);

Ukraine: Svi Mykhailiuk 20 (5 AST), Issuf Sanon 13 (6 AST), Volodymyr Herun 12 (6 REB), Bogdan Bliznyuk 9 (6 AST), Denys Lukashov 9.

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