KK PORTOROŽ - KK TROTI 98:95 ( 25:26, 31:14, 18:26, 24:29 )
In the last match of the first round of the 2nd SKL for men, the first team of KK Portorož unexpectedly won against the favored team of Troti. Troti from Novo mesto, who have significantly strengthened this year and who are in the top favorites of the second league, played without some mean players. Due to injuries, Blaž Janežič, Kim Klavžar, Martin Mežan and Luka Smodiš remained out of the roster. Smiljan Pavič did not enter the field
(muscle injury), Pacic is the biggest reinforcement of the visiting team this year. Despite the absent players, Troti have a very strong team, which came to Portorož to win. The hosts held the lead in the first quarter and lost it with 25-26. In the second quarter, the home team squeezed the lines in defense in the attack they played excellently, Rogelja, Gorbachov and Šćekić proved themselves under the basket and with the help of other players in the rotation made an important difference. They won the quarter with a result of 31:14 and thus ended the half with a result of 56:40. In the second half, the players of Troti - Janc, Klobučar and Ristič
with an aggressive game in defense and an effective game in attack started to chase the locals. In the 24th minute of the match, the home team achieved the highest advantage in the match +19 (it was 69:50), but then after a minute of the Time-out break of the visiting coach Nejc Kobal, the home team's advantage began to melt , in the 36th minute, Janc scored a three-pointer and reduced it to 87:80. In the next attack, Hodžič answered him with the same measure and the scoreboard showed 90:80 (time: 36.34).
Then came a shooting eclipse in the ranks of the locals. The troti reduced the vantage of locals to 90:89 with the baskets of Janc (7), Klobučar and Ristič (2) - the scoreboard showed time: 38:21).
In the next attack, Gorbachov missed a throw for 2 and the guests had an attack for the lead, which was not realized after Abram's missed for 3 points. 41 seconds before the end, Rogelja missed for 3 points, the jump in the attack was picked up by Kojadinovič and he was also incorrectly obstructed, the referees ruled a personal foul on him. Due to the unsportsmanlike reaction, Vidrih earned a technical foul, followed by Janc and coach Kobal. Portorož had 5 free throws and took them all (Rogelja 3) and Kojadinovič (2) - the scoreboard showed 95:89 for the home team 37 seconds before the end of the match. In the following attacks, the teams took turns throwing free throws due to systematic fouls, the last foul of Troti team was made on Aleks Cvetičanin, who scored only the second free throw and set the final score to 98:95 - in the last second the guests had a chance for the overtime, but fortunately for the locals they missed a long distance shot.
