Patrioti Levice – GKK Šibenka 94:77 (30:30, 24:6, 18:20, 22:21)
Referees: Matejek, Kapana, Petrák (all Czech Republic)
Attendance: without spectators
Venue: Športová hala Levice
Scorers – Levice: Abrhám 19, McCallum 14, Freeman 13, Bachan and Lacy each 10, Volárik 8, Bojanovský a Krajčovič po 5, Juríček 4, Špaňo 3, Kotásek 2, Adámik 1
Scorers – Šibenka: Paić 15, Bebić and Solomun each 13, Jambrović 11, Arslanagić 8, Antić 5, Gulin 6, Kujundžić 4, Pleadin 2, Bašić 0
Both teams started the match very offensively, the defense had a free day in the first minutes of the match. Levice got into a lead, but aggressive play by Šibenka managed to be an equal opponent to the Slovak team. Great first quarter had Abrhám, he scored 16 points for Levice. After 10 minutes, the scoreboard showed a draw – 30:30. The second quarter was a whole different story. Patrioti scored 12 points in a row and Šibenka managed to pull the first points after almost 5 minutes. The gap between both teams was very obvious, because after the first half the home team was leading 54:36.
Šibenka started the second half very well, but their pressure on Levice was just short-term. The home team stopped it at the right time and they had control over the match. Before last quarter, they had a 16-point lead – 72:56. The last minutes were a chance for the bench players on both sides, because it was obvious who was gonna win this match.
Post-game quotes:
Michal Madzin, coach of Levice: “It was obvious, we played after a long time. We were out of the practice process as a team, so I think, it showed in the match. I am happy, that we controlled the match and also, everybody got a chance to play and scored some points. That makes me happy, but I think, we have a space to get things better and also play better.”
Deshawn Freeman, player of Levice: “These two weeks were harder, but I think, we did a good job in this match.”
Damir Milačić, coach of Šibenka: “We came after monday´s match against Osijek. I think, we were very tired. It showed in the game, because we missed a lot of easy layups. That was the reason of the final result. I´m happy, that in some moments we showed a good reaction, but Levice was better team and I congratulate them to the win.”
Bruno Rebić, player of Šibenka: “First of all, I want to congratulate Levice to the win. Just in first quarter we played with team an equal game. In the second quarter we missed some open shot, they scored and after that, the match were in their hand. In the second half we tried, but Levice were much better team.”