Perspektiva Ilirija Stay in the Play-in Race, as They Down Split in Stožice Arena
In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 7, Perspektiva Ilirija have achieved an important win, as they have prevailed over Split in Stožice Arena.
Mark Padjen (Photo: Perspektiva Ilirija/Filip Barbalic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 7, Wednesday, 1 April 2026:
PERSPEKTIVA ILIRIJA – Split 98:84 (27:25, 22:22, 23:14, 26:23)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 7, Perspektiva Ilirija have achieved an important win, as they have prevailed over Split in Stožice Arena. This is the 9th win of the season for the squad of Ljubljana, which are now on a 9:14 record and it is already clear, that they will avoid direct relegation to the ABA League 2 from the elite tier of the regional club competition, as they are 4 wins up in comparison to Split (5:18) with 3 rounds to go. Also, Perspektiva Ilirija are now only one win below the edge of the Play-in Zone and they will try their best to surprise everyone and take one of the first two places in the Play-out and try to qualify for the Playoffs. On the other hand, Split need to start winning regularly in case they wish to avoid relegation from the AdmiralBet ABA League at the end of the season.
Key moments: Persektiva Ilirija have started the game in a better fashion than the hosts and were 2 points up (27:25) after the first quarter and with the same margin at halftime (49:47). The key moments arrived in the third quarter, when they went on a 23:10 run between 23rd minute and 29th minute, that converted their 54:49 lead into a 15-point lead (72:57) with 11 minutes to go in the game. As it turned out, Split did not manage to make it a close ame again all until the end and Perspektiva Ilirija squad celebrated.
Man of the match: Tim Tomažič has been shining all game long for Perspektiva Ilirija, as he led them towards the big home win with game-high 28 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and a valuation of 33. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Field-goal percentage, rebounding, passing, turnovers… you name it! Perspektiva Ilirija have dominated the court in every single statistical category and they fully deserved the win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| ILI | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Padjen M. | 28:51 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 17:10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 |
| 13 | Jurković R. | 20:05 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Popović P. | 31:04 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 35 | Kureš L. | 27:40 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Myers T. | 18:32 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Wiggins D. | 25:44 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Jordano A. | 20:05 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 15:06 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Kučić V. | 21:06 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:04 (Q4) | 6 PERASOVIĆ I. missed 3 points (pullupjump shot) | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 98 : 84 | 13 JURKOVIĆ R. made 2 points (turnaroundjump shot) |
| 00:29 (Q4) | 96 : 84 | 2 WIGGINS D. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:38 (Q4) | 96 : 82 | 30 POPOVIĆ P. made free throw (2 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tomažič T. | 33 | - | 20 | Myers T. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tomažič T. | 28 | - | 19 | Myers T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tomažič T. | 10 | - | 7 | Wiggins D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Padjen M. | 8 | - | 4 | Myers T. |
