PRESEASON: Victories for Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita Olimpija, Cibona and Mega MIS
Four AdmiralBet ABA League squads have stepped on court on Tuesday night and all four of them have grabbed new victories. While Budućnost VOLI beat Širki, Cedevita Olimpija prevailed over GGD Šenčur, and Cibona have been stronger than Bosna Meridianbet, Mega MIS have outpowered Spartak Office Shoes.
(Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Tine Ruzic)
Cedevita Olimpija have faced NLB ABA League 2 squad GGD Šenčur in Kranjska Gora and it has been a close game, where Šenčur have been up by 12 points after the first quarter, by 4 by halftime and by 2 as the squads have entered the final period. In the dramatic final moments, Justin Cobbs emerged as a hero for the Dragons, as he scored a game-winning three pointer in the final moments of the game. For Cedevita Olimpija Amadou Sow led the way in scoring with 21 points, while Justin Cobbs added 19.
Cibona have grabbed a win at the Mirza Delibašić Memorial Tournament in Sarajevo and it has been a convincing one. Cibona were up by 10 points by halftime and did not allow the hosts to threaten their lead until the very end, when they have prevailed with the final score of 84:69. For Cibona, Krešimir Radovčić had 20 points and Tomislav Mihael Buljan 19.
Budućnost VOLI cruised in Sarajevo to an easy win against Široki, as they have gone up by 9 points already in the opening quarter (14:23) and continued to grind all until the end of the game, when they celebrated a 72:68 win. For Budućnost VOLI, McKinley Wright has been atop of the list of scorers with 24 points. Andrija Slavković added 11.
At home in their Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Mega MIS have hosted Spartak Office Shoes of Subotica and have celebrated a win in a close contest with the final score of 87:85. Mega MIS have been down by 7 points at halftime, but managed to, step by step, turn the game completely upside-down by the end of the game. In the end, Spartak player Milisavljević had a shot for the win, but missed. Andrija Jelavić and Nikola Topić shined for Mega MIS this time, with 20 points scored each.
Preseason, Tuesday, 12 September 2023:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – GGD Šenčur 81:80 (11:23, 25:17, 27:25, 18:15) STATS
Bosna Meridianbet – CIBONA 69:84 (17:17, 14:24, 21:20, 17:23) STATS
MEGA MIS – Spartak Subotica 87:85 (19:18, 20:28, 25:22, 23:17) STATS
Široki – BUDUĆNOST VOLI 68:72 (14:23, 16:22, 16:13, 22:14) STATS
