KK Dinamo Zagreb – OCS Capital Bulls 91:94 (22:19, 14:20, 30:28, 25:27)
Scorers – Zagreb: Garafolić 20, Brzoja and Kraljević each 15, Mikšić 10, Vrgoč 8, Vučić 7, Novačić 6, Majić and Nakić-Vojnović each 4, Dugandžić 2
Scorers – Bulls: Baumann and Williams each 28, Sow 20, Grgic 6, Zapf 5, McCants 3, Krstic and Voetsch each 2, Okoro 0
Dinamo entered its first European game at home very badly. The team needed four full minutes for Dinamo to score the first points and simply had no answer to the strong defense of the guests. In the middle of the quarter, Dinamo caught the right rhythm and imposed themselves on the field as a team eager to win. Despite the bad start, Dinamo created a three-point advantage in the first quarter. The second quarter continued with the same rhythm. Both teams played a very solid and aggressive defense and did not allow the opponent to get a bigger advantage. At the end of the quarter, the Austrian team took advantage of the deconcentration of the Dinamo players and went to the break with a minimal advantage.
In the second half, the real battle continued on the field. The Bulls showed excellent shooting form and did not allow the Dinamo team to take control of the game with numerous three-pointers. The Bulls entered the last quarter with a basket lead. In the tense finale, the Capital Bulls team showed their experience, and in the tense finale, they recorded their second victory in the Alpe Adria Cup.
Post-game quotes:
Josip Separ, coach of Zagreb: “Unfortunately, we did not succeed. One solid, warrior match. The Capital Bulls team is an extremely powerful attacking team. Unfortunately, we did not succeed, and we will move on.”
