Black and White Revenge - Partizan Mozzart Bet Prevailed Over Dubai Basketball in Belgrade

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 18, Monday, 9 February 2026:

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET – Dubai Basketball 86:76 (23:19, 21:20, 28:19, 14:18)

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Game recap: In the Match of the Round 18, Partizan Mozzart Bet have prevailed over Dubai Basketball at home in their Belgrade Arena in Belgrade. This way, the Belgrade squad have got the payback for their Round 5 defeat on the road in Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai and tied themselves with Dubai in the standings in terms of win/loss ratio. Both teams have finished the Regular Season with a record of 15:1. Dubai Basketball still claims the top spot in the Group A, however, as they have won at home with the higher margin than Partizan Mozzart Bet did in their mutual encounters.

Key moments: Partizan Mozzart Bet were in control of the game for the majority of the playing time. They were up by 4 points after the first quarter and by 5 at halftime. Their advantage reached 14 points after 3 quarters, but nevertheless, Dubai Basketball squad managed to get back into the battle for the win late in the fourth quarter, when they cut the gap to only 3 points. The game remained tight all until the final minute, when Duane Washington scored a key three-pointer to put his team ahead by 8 points again with 43 seconds remaining on the game clock. The visiting side did not manage to score again until the end and the black and white celebrated.

Man of the match: Not only did he score a key bucket for the win of Partizan Mozzart Bet, but he also led his team to the triumph with 33 points, 2 rebounds, just as many steals, 1 assist, and a valuation of 30. Duane Washington is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Dubai Basketball had as many as 17 turnovers, which is simply too many to win games like that, especially if your opponents have only 11. That’s what decided this game.