Brilliant Bosna in the Top 8 of the FIBA Europe Cup!

(Patria) - Sarajevo's Bosna basketball players have advanced to the Top 8 stage of the FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Romania's Oradea tonight in the Zetra hall with a score of 76:63.

Bosna also needed tonight's victory by Reggiana, who hosted Cedevita Junior in their home arena, to advance among the top eight. The Italians eventually won with a high score of 83:60.

The Romanians started the match better. After five minutes of play, they had a 13:4 lead, and two minutes before the end of the first quarter, it was 21:9, with the scoreboard showing 24:15 in favor of the visitors after the first quarter.

Oradea's three-point shooting was on point. The visitors hit five three-pointers in the first 10 minutes of play, compared to Bosna's two, writes Faktor.



At the beginning of the second quarter, the Students reduced the deficit to 24:19 with a 4:0 run. Oradea struggled in the second quarter, waiting four and a half minutes for their first points.

Two minutes before halftime, Halilović dunked for Bosna's first lead in the game (31:30). Bosna took a one-point lead into halftime (33:32).



At the start of the third quarter, Bosna went up by five (37:32), and then with a three-pointer by Plummer, they extended their lead to eight points (40:32).

The visitors did not give up and with two consecutive three-pointers, they brought the game back to a tie (40:38).



By the end of the third quarter, Bosna again had an eight-point surplus, but Oradea did not give up. Bosna entered the 10 decisive minutes of the game with a four-point lead (53:49).

The home team did not relinquish the lead in the decisive quarter, and with three and a half minutes left, the score was 68:60. Halilović scored for Bosna's double-digit lead (70:60).



Muhamed Pašalić's team preserved their lead without major issues for their third victory in this competition.
In the Bosna team, Plummer scored 17 points, West had 13 points, and Šalić was also in double figures.

If you haven't already, you can watch the KK Bosna BH Telecom - CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea match replay on the YouTube link below.