Preseason: Victories for Borac, Cibona, Mornar and Partizan NIS

Friday, 03. September 2021 at 21:57

On Friday preseason night, Cibona have rolled over Pesaro to win the Liburnija Cup in Opatija. Partizan NIS were stronger than Cedevita Olimpija in the third place game. Mornar beat Cluj, Borac beat Vršac, while Budućnost VOLI suffered a defeat by Pinar Karsiyaka. 

(Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Tine Ruzic)

In the clash of the two ABA League teams in the game for the third place at the Opatija Tournament, Partizan NIS have outgunned Cedevita Olimpija (100:83), with an excellent performance by their big man Alen Smailagić, who contributed 22 points and young gun Uroš Trifunović, who had 15 on his record. For Cedevita Olimpija Marcus Keene had 18 points and Zach Auguste 14.

In Laktaši Sports Hall, Mornar have been facing US Universitatea Cluj-Napoca and got away with a convincing win, with the final score of 88:74. Newcomers Vladimir Mihailović and Joseph Trey Lewis were the most efficient scorers for the Bar squad this time around, as they have contributed 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the win of their squad.

In Leskovac, Borac faced Vršac and they managed to grab a convincing win. The ABA League squad of Čačak were a dominant force on the court throughout the game and celebrated in the end with the score of 101:78. Marko Pecarski was in the limelight, as he had 19 points for Borac, for which Hunter Hale added another 17.

Budućnost VOLI suffered their second defeat of the preseason period, as they have been outgunned by Turkish squad Pinar Karsiyaka. In Morača, the hosts were the better of the two teams for 30 minutes and have been up by 9 points after 30 minutes, but in the final period, the visiting side turned the game completely upside-down and got away with the win. The American duo Cobbs-Seeley shined for the blue and white with 19 and 17 points scored.

Preseason, Friday, 3 September 2021:

Cedevita Olimpija – PARTIZAN NIS 83:100 (16:22, 17:25, 24:26, 26:27) STATS

MORNAR - CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 88:74 (27:19, 19:26, 21:18, 21:11) STATS

Vršac - BORAC 78:101 (15:28; 21:24; 19:18; 23:31) STATS

Budućnost VOLI – PINAR KARSIYAKA 74:78 (16:16, 26:23, 22:16, 10:23) STATS

Pesaro – CIBONA 51:80 (19:12, 5:23, 12:23, 15:22) STATS
 

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