By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Dubai secured a victory in the first round of the ABA League Top 8 phase, defeating Bosna 100-82 at home.
Mfiondu Kabengele led the winning team with 21 points and 7 rebounds, while Dzanan Musa added 15 and McKinley Wright had 13 points and eight assists.
On the other side, Michael Young topped with 20 points, Petar Kovacevic scored 12, with Edin Atic and Alfonso Plummer each scoring 11. Dontay Caruthers had double-double with 10 points and 10 assists.
After their first ABA League loss last week to Partizan, Dubai returned to the winning track.
Following a strong first half that ended with a double-digit lead for the home team (45-35), the visitors mounted a comeback at the start of the third quarter. However, an 11-2 run by the EuroLeague side followed, allowing them to pull away again and comfortably close out the game.
Dubai returned to the top of the ABA League, sharing first place with Partizan at 16-1, while Bosna shares 7th place with Igokea at 8-9.
ABA League – Top 8 (Round 1)
Crvena zvezda – Igokea 94-84
Partizan – Buducnost 98-82
Dubai – Bosna 16/02
Cluj-Napoca – Cedevita Olimpija 25/03
Standings: Partizan 16-1, Dubai 16-1, Crvena Zvezda 13-4, Buducnost 13-4…
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