PRESEASON: Victories for Dubai, Krka, Partizan Mozzart Bet, Spartak Office Shoes and Zadar

Dubai met with FMP Soccerbet at home in their Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai and in a game, where they have been in command of the court all game long, they achieved a convincing win in the end with the final score of 99:87. For the AdmiralBet ABA League newcomers, it has been Nate Mason, who scored the most points, as he had 17 on his record, while Klemen Prepelič added 16. For the Belgrade side, Jovan Novak had 18 and Nikola Šaranović 16.

Cedevita Olimpija faced another tough EuroLeague rival following close defeat by Panathinaikos Aktor a night before at the Tivoli Tournament and suffered a defeat in the third place game against Bayern Basketball. The Ljubljana squad have resisted the opponents well through the majority of the game, but after falling behind by 7 points in the opening quarter, did not manage to turn the game completely upside-down and eventually Bayern prevailed 66:82. For Cedevita Olimpija, Aleksej Nikolić had 10 points and DJ Stewart and Devin Robinson each had 9.

Partizan Mozzart Bet have played their first game at the Trapani Tournament and they have qualified for the Final, by beating Tortona in the Semifinals with the final score of 96:94 after they have been a better of the two teams all game long. For the black and white, it’s been Carlik Jones that found his name atop of the list of scorers (21 points), followed by Tyrique Jones (19).

In the final of the Oradea Tournament, Igokea m:tel have suffered a narrow defeat against Slask Wroclaw, with the final score of 74:76, after a comeback by the Polish side, that handed them the win in the end. Anim Sacar has been the most efficient player of Igokea m:tel, as he scored 19 points, while he has been followed by Terrell Carter who added 17.

After having been defeated by Falco a day before, Zadar bounced back in Oberwart to beat the hosts Gunners of Oberwart with the final score of 74:63, after they were up by 8 points by halftime already. For Zadar, it has been Krševan Klarica that topped the list of scorers with 19 points. Marko Ramljak had 17.

The fans in the Vizura Sports Hall in Belgrade have witnessed a clash of the AdmiralBet ABA League newcomers Spartak Office Shoes and Astana in which the Subotica side have emerged victorious with the final score of 93:85. Spartak have been behind by 6 points at halftime, but came up with an excellent performance in the third quarter (26:11), that helped them come out on top at the end of the game. For Spartak Ofiice Shoes Dušan Miletić had 21 points and Devon Daniels 16.

Mega MIS faced the G-League United team for the second time in their American tour and suffered a 99:66 defeat in Santa Cruz in a game, where they have been behind throughout the playing time. For Mega MIS, Andrija Jelavić and Filip Jović had 16 points apiece on their records.

Krka have celebrated a convincing win in their friendly encounter against Dinamo Zagreb, where they have dominated the court all game long, ever since their excellent performance in the opening quarter, which they have won by 16 points (30:14). The visiting side haven’t managed to bounce back again all until the end, when the final score was 93:68 in favour of Krka. Tayler Persons (16 points) found himself atop of the list of standings and Jaka Klobučar (13) followed him.

Preseason, Saturday, 7 September 2024:

G-LEAGUE UNITED TEAM – Mega MIS 99:66 (28:12, 30:19, 20:17, 21:18) STATS

Gunners Oberwart – ZADAR 63:74 (19:23, 6:10, 19:20, 19:21) STATS

Igokea m:tel – SLASK WROCLAW 74:76 (18:17, 21:15, 20:20, 15:24) STATS

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET – Tortona 96:94 (16:11, 28:30, 24:17, 28:36) STATS

Cedevita Olimpija – BAYERN BASKETBALL 66:82 (18:25, 20:17, 15:19, 13:21) STATS

KRKA – Dinamo Zagreb 93:68 (30:14, 14:15, 27:19, 22:20) STATS

Cibona – DUBRAVA 78:82 (21:25, 22:22, 20:19, 15:16) STATS

DUBAI – FMP Soccerbet 99:87 (29:17, 17:23, 27:16, 26:31) STATS

SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES – Astana 93:85 (23:30, 21:20, 26:11, 23:24) STATS