Domestic leagues: Sigal Prishtina wins the derby of the week, easy for Peja and Trepca
KB Sigal Prishtina won the derby of the first round in year 2017 in Kosovo league. The champions visited KB Bashkimi and took 65-63 victory in a very hard fought game.
Jabarie Hinds was the hero for the visitors as he scored the winning basket with 20 seconds to play. After that Bashkimi had a chance to win but Marko Popovic missed a three-pointer and then Biraj grabbed the rebounds but couldn′t score to tie.
Drilon Hajrizi was the top performer for the winners with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists while Hinds had 12 points and 4 assists. Kayel Locke finished with double-double for the home team with 18 points and 10 rebounds as Popovic added 17 and 8.
KB Peja had no problems to defeat Ylli 97-72 away. It was an even match for the first 20 minutes but then the visitors stepped up and with great third quarter decided the outcome. Alban Veseli and LaMarcus Reed were the top scorers for the winners with 18 points apiece.
KB Trepca had an even easier match after downing Vllaznimi 107-56 at home. There was really no challenge from the visiting team as the Mitrovica squad dominated from start to finish. Samir Zekiqi played a good game with 21 points while Kiel Turpin had double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Sigal Prishtina is the leader in the standings with 12 wins and 2 losses but has a game more than Peja who is with 11-1 record. Bashkimi has 10 wins and 3 defeats so far as Trepca is at 10-5.
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Delasport Balkan League 2023/2024 Regular Season | |||
1 | KB Sigal Prishtina | 8 - 2 | 18 |
2 | PAYABL EKA AEL | 6 - 4 | 16 |
3 | KB Peja | 6 - 4 | 16 |
4 | KK Lovcen 1947 | 4 - 6 | 14 |
5 | KK Plevlja | 0 - 8 | 8 |