Slovan Holds Off Cibona Behind Balanced Scoring Attack
ZAGREB (Interstat) — Slovan Bratislava defeated Cibona 90-82 on Monday at Drazen Petrovic Basketball Hall, improving to 3-2 while Cibona dropped to 2-4. Cibona held a 24-22 edge after the first quarter, but Slovan led 50-41 at halftime and took a 72-59 lead into the fourth quarter. Cibona trimmed the margin in the final period but could not complete the comeback. Tray Buchanan keyed Slovan with 15 points and five assists, while Quincy Ford scored 18 and Trevon Bluiett added 14. Niko Bacvic contributed eight points, three rebounds and six assists. Lovro Mazalin led Cibona with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Rickey Mcgill added 18 points and nine assists. Khalif Battle scored 10. Slovan made 16 of 34 three-point attempts and 12 of 15 free throws. Cibona was 5 of 18 from beyond the arc and 17 of 25 at the line. Slovan committed eight turnovers, while Cibona had 10. The road win moved Slovan above .500.