Jyvaskyla — Huima: 94:86, I Divisioona A

Jyväskylä beat Huima 94 to 86 in the First League A on Thursday evening. The home side took control early and never looked back from there. The final margin reflected a comfortable victory rather than a close contest.

The result keeps Jyväskylä in fourth place after twenty-two matches. They sit on fifteen wins with seven defeats so far. Huima remain tenth with six victories and sixteen losses.

The hosts cannot afford another slip at this stage of the campaign. A loss would have opened a gap in the standings they might find hard to close. Instead they extended their lead over the teams below them.

Huima had shown signs of improvement in recent weeks. They beat Jyväskylä 100 to 79 in February and seemed to have found a rhythm. The wheels came off in this encounter instead.

The visitors took a brief run of positive results before this fixture. A win against Raiders Basket and a narrow defeat to HBA-Marski Helsinki had suggested momentum building. But the away form dried up quickly.

The gap between the sides is now clear in the table. Jyväskylä will look to maintain their position while Huima face a difficult run of fixtures ahead. The result leaves little doubt about where each team stands.