SC Derby did not repeat almost anything from the match with Spartak at the start of the AdmiralBet ABA League, so defeat was inevitable in Zagreb.
Better than the "students" was Cibona, who won 75:69 in Dražen's home in a match in which they had control from the middle of the second quarter.
With an 11:0 series in the first period, Petar Mijović's team reached a seven-point lead (17:10). real aggressiveness. Or rather, he only had it when he was deeply behind.
The team from Podgorica scored as many as 28 points in the second quarter, went to the break with minus six (40:34), and later had several chances to disrupt the plans of the host.
Three and a half minutes before the end of the third period, with the score 52:49, the indisposed Erik Nil missed a three-pointer from transition to tie the game, which was followed by a 10:0 run by Cibone, then there was also a record minus 14 (69:55), but the game was not it was not resolved then.
Derbi reduced it to 69:64, so it attacked to further reduce Cibona's advantage, but it was easy and he gambled away, which also lost the last chance to enter the uncertain final.
Anthony Barber and Toni Rocak each had 17 points in Cibona, one less was scored by Peter Dzok, while Zoran Nikolić was the most effective in the Derby with 15. Luka Bogavac (11) also had a double-digit performance.
The derby on October 7 in "Morača" will play against Zadar.
CIBONA - SC DERBI 75:69 (12:17, 28:17, 22:19, 13:16)
Zagreb - Basketball center "Dražen Petrović". Spectators: 400. Judges: Pukl, Majkić (Slovenia), Davidov (North Macedonia).
Cibona: Vuković 2, ROČAK 17 (5-5), RADOVČIĆ 9, Perasović, Skorić, Bundović 2, BARBER 17 (4-3), Majcunić 3, DŽOK 16 (2-2), Bart, Katanović, ZANA 9 (3 -1).
SC Derby: Sudar, NIL 7 (3-2), Andušić 9 (2-1), Bogdanović 2 (2-0), HADŽIBEGOVIĆ 5, VUČELJIĆ 3, Grbović 5, NIKOLIC 15 (1-1), Drobnjak 4 (2 -2), Todorović, BOGAVAC 11 (4-3), Mirković 8 (2-0).
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