Dubai Basketball triumph in Ljubljana

AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season Round 2, Sunday, 4 October 2026:

Perspektiva Ilirija – DUBAI BASKETBALL 70:85 (15:25, 12:22, 15:19, 28:19)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: On Sunday night, Dubai Basketball have triumphed over Perspektiva Ilirija on the road in Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana. With a dominant performance, the Dubai side have started the 2026/27 AdmiralBet ABA League season victoriously and started their campaign to protect the throne in the new season successfully. On the other side, young Perspektiva Ilirija squad have plenty of work to do in order to improve their outlook and get back on the winning track.

Key moments: Dubai Basketball quickly demonstrated their quality and the last time the two sides were relatively close were 4 minutes before the end of the first quarter, when the score was 13:16. After that, Xavi Pascual’s squad finished the first quarter with a 9:2 run, finishing the first period with a 10-point lead (15:25). Dubai continued to grind and in the 19th minute of the game, they were already up by 25 points (19:44). That’s when it became clear that this was a point of no return for Perspektiva Ilirija.

Man of the match: Tornike Shengelia has been shining in the game for Dubai Basketball. He finished the game with 11 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and a game-high valuation of 21.

Can’t trick the stats: Dubai Basketball have been scoring 3-pointers 48% (13/27) and Perspektiva Ilirija only 29% (6/21). That’s what handed them an easy win in the end.