Partizan Mozzart Bet Win Game 1 vs. Bosna BH Telecom
Partizan Mozzart Bet have taken the lead in the Quarter-Finals.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Payoffs, Quarter-Finals, Game 1, Wednesday, 6 May 2026:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - Bosna BH Telecom 81:73 (13:18, 27:14, 23:15, 18:26)
Game Recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet have taken the lead in the 2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Quarter-Finals series after defeating Bosna BH Telecom at home in Belgrade by 81:73. Still, the black and whites had to work very hard tonight as the Sarajevo side put up a fierce fight and kept the hosts under pressure until the very end.
Bosna BH Telecom opened the game in impressive fashion. The visiting side quickly grabbed an early 18:8 lead and shocked the home crowd with their confident start. However, Partizan Mozzart Bet gradually found their rhythm and managed to turn things around before halftime, entering the break with an 8-point advantage - 40:32.
Yet, despite taking over the lead, the hosts never managed to fully break away. Bosna BH Telecom stayed close throughout the second half and constantly threatened to pull off a huge road upset. In the end, Partizan Mozzart Bet managed to close the game thanks to several massive shots by the 2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Top Scorer Duane Washington Jr.
The series now moves to Sarajevo, where Bosna BH Telecom will host Partizan Mozzart Bet on Sunday in Game 2 of this best-of-three Quarter-Finals clash.
Key Moments: Key moments came in the final three minutes of the game. Partizan Mozzart Bet were holding a narrow 68:63 lead when Washington stepped up and buried two huge three-pointers that pushed the black and whites to a double-digit advantage - 74:63. Those shots proved decisive and paved the way for the home team toward the opening win in the series.
Man of the Match: The man of the match was undoubtedly Duane Washington Jr. Before the game he received the award for the 2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season Top Scorer, while later in the evening he showed exactly why he earned that recognition. Washington finished the game with 19 points, including the big baskets that sealed the win for Partizan Mozzart Bet.
Can’t trick the stats: Bosna BH Telecom committed 19 turnovers tonight, while Partizan Mozzart Bet recorded 15 steals, many of which were converted into easy fast-break points.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Jones C. | 25:01 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 17 | Bonga I. | 24:35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | Lakić A. | 15:55 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 23 | Jekiri T. | 21:00 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 33 | Calathes N. | 21:14 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| BOS | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Young Jr M. | 18:54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Joesaar J. | 14:39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 | West II J. | 22:31 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Kovačević P. | 18:48 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 99 | Plummer Torres A. | 20:17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:14 (Q4) | 81 : 73 | 1 JONES C. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 80 : 73 | 1 JONES C. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 1 JONES C. foul on | |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 99 PLUMMER TORRES A. foul (personal) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Calathes N. | 19 | - | 24 | Halilović M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Washington D. | 19 | - | 13 | Kovačević P. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Fernando B. | 8 | - | 14 | Halilović M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Jones C. | 5 | - | 7 | West II J. |
