Preseason: Igokea, FMP, SC Derby and Borac score wins in their prep games
Six ABA League teams played their preseason games this Saturday evening, while four of them scored wins.
Marko Josilo (Photo: Igokea/Nikola Vuruna)
Six ABA League teams played their preseason games this Saturday evening, while four of them scored wins.
Igokea and Mornar have played another friendly match in Laktaši and this time the home side prevailed – 93:71. Igokea gained the crucial lead during the 3rd quarter as they won this 10-minute period by 29:7. Antabia Waller was the top scorer of Igokea with 18 points, while on the other side Taylor Smith made 10 points for Mornar.
FMP defeated ABA 2 side Vojvodina by 87:82, with some excellent performance of team newcomers. Garrett Nevels and Danilo Tasić were the top scorers in the winning team with 16 points each, while Nikola Gaćeša made 18 points for Vojvodina.
SC Derby have scored another win in the ongoing preseason as they defeated Turkish side Pinar Kasiyaka by 73:69. Fletcher Magee was once again the top scorer in the blue-and-white crew with 18 points, while SC Derby’s summer signing Kenan Kamenjaš finished the match with 14 points.
Borac have won the friendly tournament in Leskovac as they beat hosts Zdravlje by 100:83 in the final. This was the 5th win for Borac in the ongoing preseason and the Čačak crew are still undefeated in prep games this summer. Marko Pecarski confirmed that he is in top form as he led Borac toward win in this match with 20 points.
Krka suffered defeat in the prep game vs. Ilirija – 81:89, despite an excellent display of team’s summer signing Temple Gibbs who made 20 points in this game.
Preseason, Saturday 4 September 2021:
IGOKEA - Mornar 93:71 (22:21, 18:16, 29:7, 24:27) STATS
FMP - Vojvodina 87:82 (18:23, 28:26, 26:19, 15:14) STATS
SC DERBY - Pinar Karsiyaka 73:69 (21:21, 21:7, 14:18, 17:23) STATS
Zdravlje - BORAC 83:100 (17:22, 19:26, 27:24, 20:26) STATS
Krka - ILIRIJA 81:89 (16:29, 32:20, 22:24, 11:13) STATS
