KK Portorož - ECE Triglav 71:102 (12:32, 14:18, 22:31, 23:21)
A very bad performance of the sailors against the leading Triglav. Portorož played weakened, without Kavgič, Cvetičanin and Kilibarda and with the ailing Krmac. Despite the absences, however, there was no excuse for a lackluster game without energy, especially on defense, where the visitors were allowed “two-line touchdowns.” The game was decided in the first quarter, when the guests were on the verge of a foul with aggressive play (the home players did not know how to adapt to the criterion allowed by the referee’s pair) and there were a lot of lost balls from “contact”, and on the other hand, the hosts played “too soft” defense, which resulted in a high difference of +20 for ECE Triglav.
In the second quarter, the home team found a balance and With a fairly successful zone defense, they came close to 10 points minus a couple of times, and then the guests started to make threes (by the end of the game they scored as many as 16!) and By halftime, they made the difference again, going into halftime with a score of 26:50. In the last minute of the second quarter, unfortunately, due to a preliminary technical foul and then an unsportsmanlike personal foul, home guard Andraž Rogelja was sent off, which posed an additional problem for the home strategist Nusdorfer. In the second half, the hosts tried again with zone defense, but the visitors’ threes fell from all sides, so the zone defense was unsuccessful. After three quarters of the game, it was 48-81.
In the last quarter, the home coach decided to give a chance to the young players who play less and were completely satisfied with their approach and combativeness, and also won the last quarter with a partial score of 23:21, for the final 71:102.
Of the statistical parameters, it is necessary to point out the dominance of the guests under both baskets, they got a 40:24 rebound, of which the guests gained as many as 17 balls in the attack, but also had only 13 lost balls against 22 Portorož.
The Members’ next game will be a tough away game in Nova Gorica.
