Szolnoki Olaj holds off NKA Pecs for road victory

PECS, Hungary (Interstat) — Szolnoki Olaj beat NKA Pecs 74-70 Saturday, using a decisive third quarter. Aleksa Brbaklic paced NKA Pecs with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Josh Pierre Louis led Szolnoki Olaj with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. Auston Barnes added 19 points, Chevez Goodwin had seven points and nine rebounds, and Bor Gabor scored 14 for NKA Pecs. Botond Cseh scored nine, Marton Molnar grabbed eight rebounds, Boris Krnjajski added seven points, Kieffer Punter added seven points and four rebounds for NKA Pecs, and K. Mubaarak Brantley had four points and three assists. Szolnoki Olaj trailed by four at halftime but took control with a 24-point third quarter. Szolnoki Olaj shot 4 of 18 from three-point range and 16 of 23 from the free-throw line. NKA Pecs shot 5 of 26 from beyond the arc and 15 of 23 from the line. Szolnoki Olaj had a 12-5 edge in offensive rebounds and nine assists to NKA Pecs’ four. Szolnoki Olaj committed 11 turnovers and 24 fouls; NKA Pecs had 12 turnovers and 16 fouls. Szolnoki Olaj improved to 2-1, while NKA Pecs dropped to 0-2.