The Prizren Union scored one of the biggest victories in history on Tuesday night.
As part of the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup, Bashkimi convincingly won against the most famous Croatian team, Cibona Zagreb. In “Sezai Surroi”, Bashkimi won with a score of 89:69.
Bashkimi scored its first win in the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup. The team from Prizren is appearing in European competitions for the first time. Meanwhile, Cibona suffered its first loss, after three consecutive victories in Group J.
From the first quarter, the Prizren team showed signs that it was their night. After 10 minutes of play, the score was 19:7 for Bashkimi. The 12-point lead was maintained even after the second quarter, which ended 18:18. Bashkimi's lead increased even more in the third quarter, which ended 28:19. After 30 minutes of play, the orange team had a lead of 21 points. And the high lead was maintained until the end. The difference at the end of the match was 20 points.
Jeremiah Bailey led Bashkimi with 16 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. TJ Bickerstaff had 12 points, six rebounds and two assists, while Isaiah Cousins finished the game with 14 points, seven assists and two rebounds. Valon Bunjaku also contributed 12 points, Kyan Anderson 14 and Jan Palokaj 11 to the big win.
Bashkimi was defeated in Zagreb with a score of 93:79. They also lost to Italian Reggiana on the road and to French Dijon at home. After a week, Bashkimi also hosts Reggiana. Now with significantly greater motivation for another success on the European stage.