Sloga stronger than Vrijednosnice Osijek

NLB ABA League 2, Monday, 23 January 2023:

SLOGA - Vrijednosnice Osijek 84:80 (23:15, 29:13, 12:28, 20:24)

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In the second game of the Monday’s NLB ABA League 2 schedule, Sloga of Kraljevo have prevailed over Vrijednosnice Osijek, and scored their fifth win of the season.

The Kraljevo NLB ABA League 2 newcomers are now on a 5:3 record after 8 rounds played and they are placed firmly in the Playoffs Zone. On the other side, Vrijednosnice Osijek continue their regional league season with a 1:7 record and have a lot of work still to do in case they wish to reach the Top 8 when the Regular Season ends.

Sloga have made the huge margin near the end of the first quarter, when they used their 9:0 run to convert their 14:13 lead into the 23:13 between 8th and 10th minute of play. Their dominant performance continued in the second quarter and when halftime ended, they have been up with 24 points already (52:28).

In the second half, Vrijednosnice Osijek have fought back and with slightly more than a minute remaining on the game clock, they have tied the game at 79:79. However, Sloga were more focused in the game’s finish and eventually prevailed with the score of 84:80.