The match in Skopje ended with a score of 68:73 in favor of Ukrainian basketball players.

Ainars Bagatskis' wards won the first quarter with a difference of 14 points, which ensured our team's final success.

Toronto Raptors guard Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk, who came from the NBA to help the national team in the World Championship qualifiers, became the top scorer in both teams.. In the game with the Macedonians, he scored 24 points, having realized six three-point shots.

Basketball. World Cup 2023. Qualification. Group G North Macedonia - Ukraine - 68:73 (21:35, 16:12, 16:10, 15:16) This is the third victory of the Ukrainian team in the qualifying round. A few days earlier, the Ukrainians beat Georgia (79:66).

The team of Ainars Bagatskis is third in the quartet with 8 points after Spain and Georgia. It is these three teams that have already guaranteed themselves participation in the next round of qualification for the 2023 World Cup, the matches of which will be held in August.

The Blue-Yellows will play the final match of the first round of qualification on July 7 against Spain. The meeting will take place in the Latvian capital Riga.