Szczecin Routs Pierniki Toruń Behind Zolnierewicz’s All-Around Effort
TORUŃ, Poland (Interstat) — Luka Sakota scored 27 points, grabbed four rebounds and had two assists for Pierniki Toruń, but Przemyslaw Zolnierewicz had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists as Szczecin beat Pierniki Toruń 104-85 on Saturday at Spozywczak. Szczecin improved to 1-0; Pierniki Toruń fell to 0-1. Zahir Porter added 21 points, three rebounds and two assists, Tomasz Gielo scored 19 points with four assists and one block, Mikolaj Witlinski had 16 points, five rebounds and one assist, Noah Reynolds added 13 points, three rebounds and two assists, and Ondrej Sehnal recorded eight rebounds and 10 assists for Szczecin. Alexandre Chassang scored 12 points with two rebounds and two assists. Kristaps Kilps scored 17 points with two rebounds and three assists for Pierniki Toruń, while Damian Kulig added seven points, four rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Szczecin shot 37 of 65 from the floor, made 13 of 30 3-pointers and hit 17 of 20 free throws. Pierniki Toruń shot 22 of 53, 9 of 25 from beyond the arc and 15 of 21 at the line. Szczecin committed 11 turnovers; Pierniki Toruń had eight.