PRESEASON: Mornar victorious, Cedevita Olimpija and Krka defeated
On Tuesday evening, Mornar, Cedevita Olimpija and Krka have played their preseason games. While the Bar squad have written down a victory, Cedevita Olimpija and Krka have suffered defeats.
(Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Tine Ruzic)
Mornar have faced Balkan of Botevgrad on the neutral court in Čačak and have celebrated a 83:79 win, thanks to their first half performance, when they have prevailed by 5 points. In the second part of the game, they have only maintained their advantage, all until the final victory of 83:79. For Mornar, Brandis Raley-Ross, Uroš Luković and Nemanja Vranješ were atop of the scorers’ list with 14 points apiece.
Cedevita Olimpija have faced Nizhny Novgorod in a game in Kranjska Gora in a game, which could easily go either way and in the end, they have suffered a close defeat with a score of 65:61. With 16 points on his record, Jaka Blažič was the top scorer of the Ljubljana side, while Mirko Mulalić and Codi Miller-McIntyre added 8 each.
In Zagreb, Krka have suffered a defeat by Velika Gorica, in a high-scoring game, with the final result of 101:92. The Croatian side have prevailed thanks to their excellent third-quarter performance (24:16) and Krka just did not find a solution to get back in the game in the final quarter. Gani Lawal was the top scorer of Krka with 24 points, while another newcomer, Glenn Cosey, added 23.
Preseason, Tuesday, 3.9.2019:
NIZHNY NOVGOROD – Cedevita Olimpija 65:61 (16:12, 14:17, 17:19, 18:13) STATS
VELIKA GORICA – Krka 101:92 (31:26, 26:29, 24:16, 20:21) STATS
MORNAR – Balkan 83:79 (27:23, 16:17, 24:16, 16:23) STATS
