The next round of the Super League, which started on Friday, ended today in Batumi. Batumi, coached by Gia Kazanjiani, hosted Archil Zhghenti’s Cactus and defeated with 9-points difference – 86:77 (Statistics). The fate of the meeting was decided at the last minute. Cactus put up a solid resistance to the opponent and if they showed more attitude in the decisive moment, they would have won.
Five minutes before the end of the match, Cactus advanced 72:69 with a three-pointer by Samajae Haynes-Jones. This is where the transformation took place, which was made by Batumi players with the help of the Serbian legionnaire, Nemanja Kapetanovic. Tha Balkan guard scored consecutive three-pointer, two-pointer and free throws, which were followed by accurate shots of Levan Eliadze and Nikola Vujovic. The hosts won the 3-minute period 12: 0, thus deciding the fate of the match.
Eventually, Batumi won without complications. Thomas Wilder led the winners with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Nikola Vujovic scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Beqa Beqauri collected 13 points and 10 rebounds. Samajae Haynes-Jones was the most effective in Cactus with 25 points.
