PRESEASON:Victories for Cedevita Olimpija, Mornar, Partizan NIS
On Saturday night, Cedevita Olimpija were better than Budućnost VOLI in the clash of ABA League teams. Mornar and Partizan NIS have celebrated victories against Szolnoki Olaj and Maccabi Fox, respectively, while Krka have been defeated by Fortitudo of Bologna.
Slaven Rimac (Photo: Cedevita/Marin Susic)
In the clash of the two ABA League sides in the final of the Mirza Delibašić Memorial Tournament in Sarajevo, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI with the final score of 79:70. The squad of Ljubljana have been in front throughout the game and have been dominating in certain moments. Ahead of the last quarter, they have been in front by no less than 21 points, but the Podgorica side managed to cut the deficit by the end of the clash. For the winning side, Codi Miller-McIntyre had 20 points and Andrija Stipanović 15, while Scott Bamforth had 21 and Justin Cobbs 12 for Budućnost VOLI.
Partizan NIS have met with Maccabi of Tel Aviv at the tournament in Poland and Andrea Trinchieri’s squad have celebrated a big win in the end with the score of 84:76. The black and white have taken the lead in the second quarter, went to the big break with 3 points of advantage and did not let go of their lead until the end. Rade Zagorac was the top scorer of the Belgrade squad with 18 points, while Corey Walden added 15.
Mornar have edged out Szolnoki Olaj in a game, where Mihailo Pavićević's squad have been in front of the opponents throughout the majority of the clash. They have led by 8 points after opening quarter, by 10 at halftime, by 6 with 10 minutes to go and in the end, they have prevailed with the score of 102:92. For Mornar, Jacob Pullen topped the list of scorers with 24 points. Nemanja Vranješ added 20.
Krka have faced Fortitudo of Bologna in Trieste and they have suffered a close defeat in a close game against the Italian side. The Novo mesto squad have been in front by 2 points after 30 minutes of the game, but after poor last quarter performance they have lost the game 87:82.
Preseason, Saturday, 7.9.2019:
Szolnoki Olaj – MORNAR 93:102 (30:38, 20:22, 21:17, 22:25) STATS
PARTIZAN NIS – Maccabi Fox 84:76 (14:14, 25:22, 24:17, 21:23) STATS
Krka – FORTITUDO 82:87 (20:17, 31:22, 10:20, 21:28) STATS
Budućnost VOLI – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 70:79 (16:33, 14:10, 13:27: 21:9) STATS
