PRESEASON: Wins for Krka, Cibona and Slovan Bratislava
On Saturday night, six AdmiralBet ABA League teams have stepped on court during their preseason campaigns and three of them emerged victorious.
Blaz Mahkovic (Photo: Perspektiva Ilirija/Ales Fevzer)
In Zagreb, Krka faced Dinamo and prevailed iwth the final score of 88:81, thanks to their excellent last quarter, in which they outgunned the opponents by 10 points. For Krka, newcomer Jon Dolničar shined with 27 points, while Blaž Mahkovic scored 18.
Partizan Mozzart Bet hosted Hapoel of Tel Aviv in Belgrade and after a slow ending, by losing the last quarter by 11 points, they were defeated with the score of 94:83. For Partizan Mozzart Bet, Luca Vildoza has been the most efficient with 12 points scored, while Joffrey Lauvergne and Ethan Thompson had 10 points apiece.
Cibona faced Perspektiva Ilirija in the clash of two AdmiralBet ABA League teams in Zagreb and in a close finish, they prevailed in the end with the score of 69:67. Roko Badžim was the top scorer of Cibona with 14 points, with Rickey McGill adding 13. On the other side, Vit Hrabar had 15 points, while Edo Murić and Cameron Shelton had 11 each.
Slovan Bratislava celebrate the first place at the Slovan Cup, as they have edged out BC Vienna in the Final, prevailing with the score of 85:79, after falling behind 14:23 in the opening quarter, but turning the game upside-down later on. For Slovan, Tray Buchanan had 24 points and Ben Kovač 12. On the side of Vienna, Aleksa Novaković topped the list of scorers with 25 points, while Krešimir Radovčić had 13.
Preseason, Saturday, 5 September 2026:
Dinamo Zagreb – KRKA 81:88 (18:20, 19:24, 28:18, 16:26) STATS
Partizan Mozzart Bet – HAPOEL TEL AVIV 83:94 (15:19, 26:21, 23:24, 19:30) STATS
CIBONA – Perspektiva Ilirija 69:67 (16:19, 21:11, 14:18, 18:19) STATS
SLOVAN BRATISLAVA – BC Vienna 85:79 (14:23, 29:18, 16:15, 26:23) STATS
