Derby Night in Cluj-Napoca – U Host Dubai Basketball

2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Group A Round 15, Saturday, 17 January 2026:

U-BT CLUJ-NAPOCA – DUBAI BASKETBALL 

Where? BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca

When? 16:00

Story of the game: In the opening game of the Saturday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, U-BT Cluj-Napoca will be hosting Dubai Basketball at home in their BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca.

It is a game of two teams that have already secured their Top 8 spots, but will not be any less significant because of this. It’s clear that every win amongst the Top 8 contenders from the Regular Season counts in the second stage of the competition.

Dubai Basketball will try to extend their winning streak to 13 games and remain the only undefeated team in the league, while U-BT Cluj-Napoca, that have lost their last game against Igokea m:tel, but won 4 of their last 5 games, will try to score a big win in front of their home crowd, that would also represent an important step for them in their quest for the Quarterfinals, later in the Top 8 stage of the competition.

The first time the two squads met, Dubai Basketball prevailed with the score of 81:77 in a dramatic encounter at home in Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Can U-BT Cluj-Napoca get their sweet revenge?

Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most interesting encounter of the game is the one between Mitchell Creek and Dwayne Bacon. While Creek is currently the top scorer of U-BT Cluj-Napoca with an average of 15.9 points scored per game, Bacon has been leading Dubai Basketball in scoring all season long, averaging 13.9 points per game. Who will lead his team to the win this time?

Head-to-head score in ABA: In total 0:1, In Cluj-Napoca 0:1.