Adeola OlanreWaju (192-C-82, college: Xavier) named the best Center in Ukraine as her Dynamo took silver medals of the league. Dynamo-NPU finished the season with 28-4 record on the second place and lost the Final game of the Play-offs.
Dnipro clinched the first UPBL title in their history. They shot down Dynamo-NPU in the championship game. Olexandra Gorbunova scored 20 points to lead Dnipro to the historic success. She was named the MVP of the season after the game. Dnipro also avenged of the previous season loss in the title clash.
Dynamo-NPU looked better in the starting stanza. They cleared off to an 8-point distance at the first break. But Dnipro turned things around in the second period. Led by Olexandra Gorbunova and Kimberly Williams the hosts managed to cut the deficit to just two points at the interval. Dnipro continued to pressure Dynamo. They outscored the visitors 25:17 in the third quarter to accumulate a 6-point buffer heading into the fourth term. Dynamo-NPU won the fourth term but never seriously threatened the margin and had to surrender at the end.
Kimberly Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 6 rebounds for the winners. Alina Iagupova delivered 14 points for Dnipro. Davineia Payne responded with 20 points for Dynamo. Taisiia Bovykina netted 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the loss, whie Adeola OlanreWaju collected 10 points and 8 rebounds.
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