With a fantastic Musa, Cedevita defeated Istanbul

In their first preparation match before the new season, KK Cedevita defeated Istanbul 81:74 in Dom sportova last night. Džanan Musa, captain of U16 BiH and MVP of the recent U16 European Championship, scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out 3 assists in 16 minutes, reports the BiH news agency Patria.

The Zagreb team played without Luka Žorić, Miro Bilan, Jacob Pullen, and Nemanja Gordić, who are at the Eurobasket, and Tomislav Zubčić, Luka Katić, and Karlo Žganec were also not in the lineup.

The guests finished the first half with a 37:39 lead, and on the wings of Marko Arapović, Cedevita entered the last 10 minutes with a 58:56 lead.

As reported by the official website of KK Cedevita, perhaps the most decisive part of the match turned out to be when Džanan Musa hit two three-pointers in a row, and Fran Pilepić added another, giving Cedevita a 71:63 lead with just over 6 minutes left in the game.

The score by quarters was Cedevita – Istanbul (13:19, 24:20, 21:17, 23:18)

Cedevita: White 8 (3reb, 4ast), Neletilić 4 (2ast), Mazalin 8 (6reb), Lončar 6 (4reb), Pilepić 15 (3reb, 4ast), Babić 2 (3reb), Arapović 19 (9reb), Delaš 4, Musa 12 (4reb, 3ast), Gospić 3.
Istanbul: Cobbs 2, Batts 3 (5reb), Ergul 0, Birsen 6 (7reb), Denmon 22 (5ast), Kilicli 3 (5reb), Cantekin 5, Dokuyan 2, Armand 9, Cevik 2, Markota 20 (3reb)