Ginzburg’s squad ended the regular season on a high by defeating Joventut.
Prometey kept a cool head and wrapped up fourth place in the process
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Prometey Slobozhanske did not lose its faith and remained calm as it trailed by a big margin to Joventut Badalona on Wednesday night. That perseverance ended up translating into one of the most important wins in club history and fourth place in Group A, as Ronen Ginzburg’s group finished the regular season in style.
Joventut led by 15 points in the third quarter, the cushion was 13 points after 30 minutes and Prometey was still down by 12 points with 8 minutes to go. However, the Prometey players didn’t lose their focus and turned the tables to come away with a 94-80 home win.
Ronald March stepped up late
“Everybody remained calm. We had faith in ourselves and we started buckling down on defense. They were scoring in bunches and scoring every shot they took in the first half and third quarter. We stayed down and believed,” said Ronald March, who finished with 19 points.
The Prometey guard scored just 7 points in the first three quarters and then really helped his team late on with 12 points in the final 10 minutes.
“I think I played terrible in the first half, but my teammates remained confident in me, Coach remained confident in me. I finally decided to wake up and we won the game,” March added.
An important win for Prometey
“Nobody gave up. Not the players on the floor, not the players on the bench,” stated Coach Ginzburg, whose team took control with a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter.
“I think it’s one of the biggest wins for Prometey, even if we have had some big wins. I’m happy for Prometey, for the fans here and in Ukraine.”
The victory was kind of a microcosm of Prometey’s season. The Ukrainian started 2023-24 with a 2-5 record, but it took advantage of its home fans in Riga, Latvia, and put together a 7-2 record at home and ended up with a 10-8 mark, good for fourth place.
“It’s a great win for the club, for Ukraine. It shows that you need patience to win,” Coach Ginzburg noted.
“It is crazy that we secured fourth place after a not very good start to the season,” added Illia Sydorov.
Prometey locked up fourth place in the group and will go into the playoffs with confidence after three wins in the last four games. All thanks to remaining calm.