The ambitious and rich project from the United Arab Emirates presented itself in Podgorica for the first time, but the debutant in the AdmiralBet ABA League and one of the favorites had to work hard to win against "students" Petar Mijović.
More precisely, he was also very lucky - SC Derby basketball players were defeated by Dubai 7:87 in the 86th round of the "regional" competition. The Montenegrin club played a great match, but made more mistakes in the finish of the game, the guest was a bit calmer, so the victory went to the Asian continent.
Mijović's team was down by 12 twice, but on the wings of the great Erik Nilo (34 points, eight three-pointers), they always refused to give up. ..
In the end, instead of being the match-winner, Nil messed up in the last attack with the score 87:86 and the chance for triumph was lost.
Triples by Luka Bogavac and Zoran Vučeljić, along with two points by Zoran Nikolić, quickly led the "students" to 8:2.
However, even faster, after five tied points by Avudu Abbas, the scoreboard in "Morača" showed 14:10 for the guests.
Along with Abbas, the former Buducnost Volija center Jakori Williams and Ahmet Duverioglu were excellent in the first half, so Dubai had a plus 12 (33:21).
By the time of the break, Eric Neal brought the Podgorica team back into the game with two three-pointers (31:35), but Dubai ended the first half with a nine-point difference (45:36).
The team from the United Arab Emirates had a plus 12 at the beginning of the second half, but the "students" did not give up, and Nil continued in a super rhythm...
Dabout his 22 points Derby's point guard arrived in the middle of the third quarter and at that moment he completely brought Mijović's team back into the game (56:54), that after a basket by Filip Andjušić, it would be a draw 58:58.
With Igor Drobjak's three-pointer at the beginning of the last quarter, Derbi reached a tie (68:68), and after many hasty mistakes, it seemed that Dubai would break the game more easily.
Nevertheless, Nil continued to "pour" outside the 6,75 line, Bogavac also hit a three-pointer in the finish, and then two free throws, and the home team was within half a basket of their rivals one minute and eight seconds before the end (84:83).
Soon, Nil tied the game at 86:86 with the eighth three-pointer in the match, after which Isaiah Taylor made only one free throw, and the point guard of the "students" was not lucky enough to be the deserved hero of the game, probably of the entire round...
SC DERBI - DUBAI 86:87 (16:22, 20:23, 26:19, 24:23)
Podgorica - SC "Morača". Spectators: 300. Judges: Hordov, Jevtović and Kruljac.
SC Derby: Sudar, NIL 34 (4-4), Pavlićević, Andušić 6, Bogdanović, HADŽIBEGOVIĆ 2, VUČELJić 3, Grbović 2, NIKOLIC 11 (2-1), Drobnjak 7 (4-2), BOGAVAC 16 (4- 4), Mirković 5.
Dubai: Ravena, Mason 11, Dangubic 2, Uskokovic, ABAS 12 (3-3), Prepelic 3 (2-1), BERTANS 11 (3-3), TAYLOR 11 (6-4), Jasar, Williams 11 (3 -1), ANĐUŠIĆ 12 (5-4), DUVERIOGLU 14 (6-4).
AdmiralBet ABA League, 7th round
SC Derbi - Dubai 86:87
Krka - Zadar 73:81
Igokea - Borac 72:79
Sunday
Future - Mega (19pm)
Monday
FMP - Partizan (17)
Split - Spartak (19)
C. star - Cedevita Olimpija (19)
Sailor - Cibona (21)
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