Bosna loses to Ilirija in a full Skenderija

(Patria) - In the first final match of the ABA 2 League, Bosna and Slovenia's Ilirija faced off tonight in Skenderija, with the visitors winning 84:79.

Bosna had the home court advantage, but now the Slovenian team has the opportunity to lift the trophy in front of their fans in Ljubljana, writes Faktor.

The first half saw a very uncertain match, with the home team winning the first quarter 22:20.


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The second half continued at the same pace, but the visitors were slightly better, going into the break with a score of 39:38.

Ilirija started the second half better and took a nine-point lead (49:40) after just three minutes.

Bosna had to react with a time-out, after which the home team made a great comeback. Three minutes before the end of the third quarter, the scoreboard read 59:58 for Bosna, with great support from the stands.

The visitors went into the last break with a 66:63 lead, making it clear that we would witness a very interesting final quarter.

Alarms went off in Skenderija four minutes before the end when Ilirija had a 73:65 lead.

A minute and 33 seconds before the end, the visitors had a 78:72 lead, with the game in their hands, but Bosna did not give up.

Lutete gave the Students hope again when he hit a three-pointer to make it a four-point deficit (75:79) a minute before the end.

The visitors hit a three-pointer, but Bosna responded through West, who also hit a three-pointer, plus a free throw.


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He made the free throw, and it was 79:81, 30 seconds before the end. Bosna then committed a foul, and the Slovenians made one free throw to go up by three.

Bosna had a chance to force overtime, but failed, and the visitors celebrated in the end with an 84:79 victory.

For the Students, Luke stood out with 18 points, while West added 16. Golson and Mikuš each added 18 points for the visitors.