Ukraine beat Montenegro, 89-98, in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 second round. Played at Moraca Sports Center with tip-off scheduled for , the visitors secured a win that lifts their qualifying record to 6-2 in Europe · Group I.
The quarter scores (18-19, 22-27, 22-26, 27-26) trace a game Ukraine built period by period. The opening frame stayed tight (19-18), but a 27-22 second quarter opened the gap the hosts could not erase. Montenegro reached halftime down six (40-46) and, despite a 27-26 fourth quarter, the path to a comeback had already tilted too far.
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk led the Ukrainian attack with 23 points, including five threes, while Oleksandr Kovliar added 15 points and five assists with a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.
On the home side, Yogi Ferrell answered with 22 points —four triples and a 6-for-6 mark from the stripe— and Jovan Kljajic contributed 13 and six assists.
Shooting efficiency proved decisive: Ukraine finished at 44.6% from the field (25/56) and 87.8% at the line (36/41), against Montenegro's 40.5% and 76.9% (30/74 and 20/26). The hosts controlled the glass (38-28) but could not turn that edge into enough perimeter accuracy —33.3% on threes (9/27) to Ukraine's 40.0% (12/30)—.
The result strengthens Ukraine's path in the fight for qualifying places in a Europe · Group I where they sat second at 5-2 before tip-off. Montenegro drop to 4-4 and face a tougher outlook in a group still led by Spain.
