Batumi reduced Mgzavrebi's 17-point lead and achieved the victory

Batumi reduced Mgzavrebi's 17-point lead and achieved the victory

The 12th round of the Super League, which started on Friday, continues today at the Olympic Palace. The first of the 5 scheduled matches ended, in which the outsider Mgzavrebi and Batumi met. Mgzavrebi coached by Buba Berishvili has the least 3 wins in the current season and every match is worth gold for this team.

Mgzavrebi started the game with great diligence, equalized the game first, after the debut lag and then advanced 21:20 at the end of the first quarter. In the second period, Berishvili’s team played in such a way that they took the lead with 17 points. After Jayden Frederick’s two-pointer, Mgzavrebi advanced 41:24, which was a solid statement for the victory.

Batumi coach Gia Kazanjiani took a minute break and gave tasks to his team, which the players of Batumi followed exactly and as a result they started to reduce the difference. With fast attacks and accurate long-range shots in the rest of the second period, the Adjarian club reduced the gap to 9 points for a big break.

In the third period Batumi first annulled the difference, then went ahead. After the 21:10 victory of the third period, the guests took the lead and ended the rest of the game in such a way that the opponent couldn’t come close. Eventually, Batumi won 75:64 (Statistics) and improved the tournament situation.

Nikola Vujovic led the winners with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists. Antwain Johnson collected 17 points and 5 assists. Beqa Beqauri scored 15 points and 12 rebounds. Soso Gognadze was the most effective in Mgzavrebi with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Taylor Adway scored 17 points and 9 rebounds.