Oradea defeats Dinamo Bucuresti 79‑62 in Romanian Divizia A action

BUCHAREST, Romania (Interstat) — Sayeed Pridgett scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Oradea to a 79-62 victory over Dinamo Bucuresti on Tuesday at Arena de Baschet. Oradea controlled the game from the start, taking an 18-11 lead after the first quarter. Dinamo Bucuresti outscored Oradea 22-21 in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 39-33 at halftime. The visitors regained control in the third quarter, outscoring Dinamo Bucuresti 20-12 to take a 59-45 lead into the final period. Kalif Young added 14 points and six rebounds for Oradea, while Kris Richard contributed 14 points and six rebounds. Jonathan Stark led Dinamo Bucuresti with 14 points, four rebounds and five assists. Vyacheslav Bobrov added seven points and six rebounds. Thomas Bropleh had eight points and five rebounds, Nikola Kocovic had seven points and four assists, and Emmanuel Nzekwesi had eight points and five rebounds for Oradea. Ousmane Drame recorded seven points and three rebounds for Dinamo Bucuresti, and Nandor Kuti added eight points and four rebounds. Oradea improved to 37-11, while Dinamo Bucuresti fell to 24-13. The teams split their previous two meetings last week.