PRESEASON: Victories for Budućnost, Cedevita Olimpija and Primorska
On Friday night, Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita Olimpija and Koper Primorska have written down new preseason victories, against Cluj, Gaziantep and Cibona, respectively. Mega Bemax have been defeated by Darussafaka.
Jurica Golemac (Photo: Sixt Primorska/Jurij Kodrun)
In the clash of two ABA League squads, the newcomers Koper Primorska have outgunned Cibona in a fairly one-sided contest with the margin of 18 points (83:65) at home in Koper. For the hosts, that were in front for the majority of the game, Lance Harris topped the list of scorers with 15 points, while Stephen Holt added 12. For Cibona, Ivan Novačić had 15 points and Krešimir Ljubičić 14.
At the Sarajevo tournament in memory of legendary Mirza Delibašić, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Gaziantep after overtime, with the final score of 92:88, after the two sides have been tied at 85:85 after 40 minutes of the game. Ryan Boatright shined for the Ljubljana squad with 26 points, while Jaka Blažič added 18.
In the other semi-final game at the tournament, Budućnost VOLI have beaten Cluj and have joined Cedevita Olimpija in the final of the tournament. It has been a close game all the way and Podgorica squad have prevailed in the end with the score of 92:88. Scott Bamforth scored 20 points to lead the way in scoring for the blue and white, while Milošević added 11.
In Mega Factory Hall in Belgrade, Mega Bemax have played a close game against Darussafaka and got away with a tight defeat in the end (80:82). For the Belgrade side, Filip Stanić led the way in scoring with 18 points, while Edin Atić contributed 17.
Preseason, Friday 6.9.2019:
Mega Bemax – DARUSSAFAKA 80:82 (25:17, 19:22, 20:22, 16:21) STATS
KOPER PRIMORSKA – Cibona 83:65 (21:15, 22:17, 22:19, 18:14) STATS
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Gaziantep 92:88 (17:18, 19:27, 23:17, 26:23, 7:3) STATS
BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Cluj 82:79 (16:17, 24:13, 19:24, 23:25) STATS
