DOMZALE, Slovenia (Interstat) — Sencur outlasted Helios 85-80 on Thursday afternoon at Hala komunalnega centra Domzale, snapping a three-game losing streak. Sencur built a five-point lead after the first quarter, but Helios rallied to take a 41-39 halftime advantage. Sencur responded with a dominant third quarter, outscoring Helios 23-11 to push the lead to 10 points. Helios rallied with 28 points in the fourth but fell short.

Sencur shot 48.3 percent from the floor and 26.9 percent from three-point range, while Helios shot 50.8 percent but only 3 of 14 from beyond the arc. Sencur’s Urban Durnik scored 15 points with five rebounds, Jure Span added 16 and Ozbej Glavan had 13 points and five rebounds. For Helios, Lenart Sirc led all scorers with 23 points, Jon Dolnicar added 20 points and six assists, and Jan Zemljic contributed 17 points and seven assists. Sencur improved to 9-16 overall, while Helios fell to 13-13.

Interstat’s ELO system had projected Helios with an 81.3 percent probability to win.