The Ukrainian national basketball team was defeated by Iceland in the qualifying match for the 2023 World Cup.

Ainars Bagatskis' wards lost on the road with a score of 88:91.

The first half of the match ended with the advantage of the Ukrainians by five points.. However, then the opponent managed to win back the gap and gain an advantage of +8. The Ukrainian national team almost saved the game and sent it to overtime, but there the Icelanders again took the lead and brought the matter to victory.

The most productive player of the Ukrainian team was NBA representative Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk - 19 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds.

Iceland - Ukraine - 91:88 (14:19, 22:22, 27:14, 17:25, 11:8 OT).

Match review.

It is worth noting that on August 24, the Ukrainians lost to Italy. The national team will play its next match on September 2 against Great Britain at EuroBasket 2022.

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