Cibona beat Split in a dramatic finish and came one step closer to the final of the Croatian championship

Captain Krešimir Radovčić he played a great game for Cibona with 26 points, 14 he added Jan Palokaj, while they are Darius Drež at 18 i Roko Sikirić with 17 points, they were the most effective against Split.

The duel between the two Croatian basketball giants was uncertain until the last moments, but in the end, the home team scored a valuable victory with a free throw line.

Split opened the game better, led 9-2, and at the end of the first quarter had a 10-point advantage, thanks primarily to the moody Sikiri. A minute before going to the break, it was still a comfortable 41-32 for Split, but Cibona scored the last four baskets in the first and the first 11 baskets in the second half and took a 47-41 lead with that 15-0 run in the 25th minute, took control of the result and practically did not let it go until the end.

However, Dre&zcaronjak’s three-pointer tied Split at 79-79 53 seconds before the end, and in the next attack, Cibona Hepa was stopped by a foul and then hit both free throws for 81-79. Porom Jordano tried to quickly solve the guests’ attack, but 20 seconds before the end of time, he missed a layup and then committed a foul on Palokaj, who led the home team to 83-79 with two hit throws. In the next Split attack, Marinelli missed a three-pointer, and Hepa made the final score with one free throw.

The second match between these rivals will be played on Monday at 18:30 in Split, and the team that first achieves two victories will advance to the final.