PRESEASON: Victories for Zvezda, Mega, Krka and Koper Primorska

ABA League teams had a busy preseason night, with four of them picking up wins.

Crvena zvezda mts have defeated Olympiacos once again this week. The reigning ABA League champions were down by 10 before the start of the final quarter, but then Charles Jenkins and Billy Baron turned the things in the favour of the Belgrade side. Jenkins, who was the game top scorer with 15 points, helped Zvezda to make a 10:0 run and tie the score, while Baron dropped two crucial three-pointers to give his team the lead. In the final moments of the match, Zvezda's summer signing James Gist made a two-pointer that decided the winner – 73:71.

In another Belgrade-Athens duel, Mega Bemax prevailed over AEK at home court – 90:73. It was the final prep match for Mega Bemax in front of the start of the new season, while this young team have really showed that they are fully ready for the upcoming challenges. This evening, two players of the winning team finished the match with a double double achievement - Edin Atić was the team top scorer with 16 points and he also had 10 rebounds, while Marko Simonović scored 15 points and had 17 rebounds.

Krka have qualified for the final match at the friendly tournament in Sarajevo after beating ABA 2 side Široki – 86:75. Two Krka's newcomers left their mark on this match, as Glenn Cosey scored 25 points, while Gani Lawal added 15 points for the winning team.

In the day in which they extended contract with head coach Jurica Golemac, Koper Primorska scored another preseason win. This time they prevailed against Italian side Alma Trieste 83:63 and therefore remained undefeated in the prep games this summer.

Zadar were defeated against Alba in their last match at the Zadar Basketball Tournament 2019 – 68:100. Bryon Allen with 14 and Martin Junaković with 10 points were the only two players from the home team to reach double digits.

Igokea suffered a defeat in a friendly match against Turkish side Karisyaka – 69:74. Rashad Vaughn scored 17 points and was once again the top scorer in Igokea's troops, while Oliver Stević and Keenan Evans made 11 points each.

Preseason, 20.9.2019:

Olympiacos – CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 71:73 (19:20, 16:10, 20:15, 16:28) STATS

MEGA BEMAX – AEK 90:73 (26:13, 15:19, 26:19, 23:22) STATS

KRKA – Široki 86:75 (22:23, 27:17, 22:15, 15:20) STATS

KOPER PRIMORSKA - Alma Trieste 83:63

Zadar – ALBA 68:100 (21:27, 18:26, 19:24, 10:23) STATS

Igokea – KARSIYAKA 69:74 (20:19, 15:16, 18:25, 16:14) STATS