Široki’s basketball players won the first quarterfinal game of the ABA 2 league against the Jahorina team with a score of 74:64.
The first half of the match at Pecara ended in results an even rhythm. No team managed to create more than a couple of points advantage.
The teams demonstrated solid defensesbut the Jahorina team especially dominated in defensive rebounds. Široki led in the first half Bosniak with 11 points, while he stood out against the guests Kovačević with 16. The first quarter ended with a score 18:18and went on vacation with the advantage of guests 11:35 p.m.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Široki managed to break away a bit 44:39but Jahorina quickly returned and the uncertainty on the field continued. The game was mostly basket for basket, with the visitors having a minimal lead, but with a 3-pointer by Bilinovac 40 seconds before the end of the third quarter, the home team equalized at 52:52, and entered the final quarter with the score 55:55.
The youngest basketball players from Široki also performed at halftime of the game
In the middle of the last quarter Skedelj hits a three-pointer with which Široki takes the lead 60:57 which he did not release until the very end. Bilinovac with 17, Bošnjak with 15 and Škedelj with 12 were in double figures for the home team, while Kovačević led the guests with 25 points.
Široki thus took a 1:0 lead in the quarterfinal series, and the game is on on two wins.
The next match Širokibrježani will play in Sunday on the road to Freedom from 7 p.m., and the return meeting with Jahorina on schedule in Tuesday at 8 p.m.
(www.jabuka.tv)
