TSU’s successful series continues. Lekso Lapanashvili’s team has lost only one of the matches held this season, and has 6 wins in assets. University team has gained its sixth victory today against the debutant of the Super League Mega. Despite being weakened by injuries, TSU still managed to win without getting nervous.
TSU members have been missing Giorgi Tsintsadze for a long time due to injury. Nikoloz Darbaidze, Maizer Revazashvili, Ryle Owens could not take part in today’s match. 7 players played in Lapanashvili’s team, 2 of whom did not appear on the court for more than 9 minutes.
TSU won the first period 35:20 and maintained this advantage in the remaining time. Mega players tried to reduce the gap, which periodically worked out well, however in the end, the maximum they were able to do was to get closer to the opponent by 5 points. This happened in the final period, 7 minutes before the end of the game and Mega had enough time to save the game. This is where TSU legionnaires Pape Diop, Jamie Johnson and Lovell Cabill showed their strength, who restored TSU’s leadership with an effective game and decided the fate of the game.
The university team eventually won 88:77 (Statistics), with a large share belonging to 25 points and 8 assists by Lovell Cabbil. Pape Diop and Mikheil Berishvili collected 14-14 points each. Berishvili also had 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Otar Buliava was the most effective in Mega with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Tyrell Corbin and Demonte Flannigan had 17-17 points each.
