U-BT Cluj-Napoca Grab Tough, but Important win on the road in Čačak

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 18, Saturday, 7 February 2026:

Borac Mozzart – U-BT CLUJ-NAPOCA 87:93 (22:23, 23:29, 18:19, 24:22)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: U-BT Cluj-Napoca will be returning home from Čačak with their heads up, as they managed to survive the dramatic ending of the game against Borac Mozzart and grab an important 10th win of the season. This way, U-BT Cluj-Napoca have strengthened their position in the third place in the Group A standings and have ended their Regular Season campaign with a 10:6 record, which is a solid starting point ahead of the Top 8 stage. On the other side, this game shattered all hopes of Borac Mozzart to find themselves in the Top 8 stage of the competition, as they have ended the Regular Season with a 6:10 record, and Igokea m:tel are travelling to Top 8 as the fourth-placed team of Group A.

Key moments: U-BT Cluj-Napoca have pulled away in the first half and created themselves 7 points of advantage by the big break (45:52). Just when it seemed that they would routinely secure their win, the hosts fought back and even cut the gap to only a point (83:84). The gap remained narrow almost until the end, but the crucial fact for the outcome of the game was, that Borac Mozzart did not manage to score ever since 1:52 remaining on the game clock. U-BT Cluj-Napoca finished the game with a 4:0 run and prevailed with the score of 93:87.  

Man of the match: Nighael Ceaser took advantage of his bigger role on the U-BT Cluj-Napoca squad in the absence of Daron Russell and shined with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks and a valuation of 30. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: U-BT Cluj-Napoca have outrebounded Borac Mozzart 39:23 and won the 3-point shooting battle (38% - 27%). This helped them grab an important win despite having as many as 22 turnovers, in comparison to 14 by Borac Mozzart.