Bosna Meridianbet heads to Ljubljana with an advantage
In the Game 1 of the NLB ABA League Qualifiers, Bosna Meridianbet have edged out Ilirija at home in Skenderija Sports Hall, with a minimal advantage of 2 points (83:81).
Bosna Meridianbet team (Photo: Bosna Merdianbet/Bulend Saciragic)
NLB ABA League 2 Qualifiers, Semi-finals, Round 1:
BOSNA MERIDIANBET – Ilirija 83:81 (24:22, 24:14, 14:20, 20:25)
In the Game 1 of the NLB ABA League Qualifiers, Bosna Meridianbet have edged out Ilirija at home in Skenderija Sports Hall, with a minimal advantage of 2 points (83:81).
Bosna have dominated the court in the first half, and they have departed to the big break with a 12-point lead (48:36). However, Ilirija fought back in the second half and midway through the final quarter, they have even taken the lead. In the final moments, however, it has been Bosna that were more focused and got away with a 2-point advantage (83:81) in Game 1.
The Game 2 of the qualifiers is coming up on Tuesday, when the two squads will meet in Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana.
Stats
Players on court
| BOS | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Zahiragić A. | 26:02 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Planinić J. | 24:48 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Jovanović L. | 20:00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
| 10 | Ilić V. | 34:16 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 14 | Božović M. | 29:09 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| ILI | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Ferme T. | 25:02 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Macura S. | 36:48 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 16 | Mulalić M. | 26:19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Kureš L. | 18:28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 44 | Barišić L. | 15:28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ilić V. | 24 | - | 36 | Orel A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Ilić V. | 23 | - | 30 | Orel A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Božović M. | 12 | - | 6 | Arslanagić A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Pašalić M. | 7 | - | 7 | Arslanagić A. |
