Zadar cruises past visiting Dinamo Zagreb in league play
ZADAR, Croatia (Interstat) — Zadar defeated visiting Dinamo Zagreb 87-61 on Friday at Kresimir Cosic Hall, improving to 6-2 this season while Dinamo Zagreb fell to 3-2. Zadar led 21-15 after the first quarter, 40-32 at halftime and 61-44 through three quarters before closing with a 26-point fourth. The home side controlled the game throughout and held Dinamo Zagreb to 12 points in the third quarter. Krsevan Klarica paced Zadar with 16 points, nine rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes. Matej Rudan led Dinamo Zagreb with 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks in 29 minutes, while Taye Donald added 16 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes. Lovro Buljevic contributed 11 points, 10 rebounds and two assists for Zadar, Ivan Vranes scored 15 points and Niko Sare added 10. Filip Bjelanovic scored 12 for Dinamo, and Luka Bicic and Ivan Vucic added 10 and eight, respectively, for Zadar. Luke Avdalovic added eight points and four rebounds for Dinamo.