Dinamo Tbilisi advanced in the Super League final series. The team trained by Irakli Khoshtaria, won the third match 80:71 against Kutaisi and advanced 2:1 in the series. Kutaisi and Dinamo gained 1-1 victories in the matches held in Kutaisi. But the current champions turned out to be stronger today.
Kutaisians were mostly winning. The team trained by Kote Tughushi reached 11-points lead at one moment in the last period, but Dinamo used final and decisive 5 minutes well. 5:30 minutes before the end of the game, the guests were winning 71:68, but they couldn’t score a single point in the remaining time. Dinamo won the last 5 minutes 12:0 and finally gained a deserved victory.
Kiel Turpin played a huge role in winning. He finished today’s match with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Lavell Boyd scored 25 points. Raven Lee had 12 points. Ilia Londaridze accumulated 10 points. Dejuan Wright led Kutaisians with 24 points. Akaki Dvalishvili had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Beqa Beqauri scored 9 points and 9 rebounds.
4th match of the final series will be held in Tbilisi, at Olympic Palace on May 28, 16:00. In case of winning, Dinamo will become a champion. If Kutaisi wins, the last and decisive match will be held in Kutaisi on May 30.