ON SATURDAY, THE DECISIVE MATCH FOR THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE 2. SKL
After Saturday's unfortunate defeat in Ljubljana (74-75), the opponents staged another tense match in the Lucia Sports Hall with the support of many fans, which was again decided in the last minutes.
This time, the Mariners were more collected in the playoffs and deservedly won with a score of 64-59.
Quarters (17-11, 17-20, 16-14, 14-14). The Portorožani led by 11 points (25-14) and the visitors led by 4 points in the 32nd minute 52-56.
This time, the Mariners played the game perfectly and completely disabled Slovan's attack in the last 3:38 minutes of the game. In the score of 60:56 for Portorož, second division MVP Igor Tratnik hit a three-pointer and reduced the score to just a point difference of 60:59. From that moment on, Slovan was no longer successful on offense, and Portorož scored all 4 points from free throws for the final 64:59.
Tim Škerbec scored the most baskets for the hosts with 23, Igor Tratnik with 18 for the visitors.
