CSO Voluntari Defeats Visiting Petrolul Ploiesti Behind Azor’s Big Night

VOLUNTARI, Romania (Interstat) — Marcus Azor scored 23 points to lead CSO Voluntari past visiting Petrolul Ploiesti 103-84 on Saturday at Gabriela Szabo Voluntari. Voluntari led 26-15 after one quarter and 53-35 at halftime. Petrolul cut into the deficit with a 27-point third quarter, but Voluntari answered with a 26-point fourth to seal the win. Nic Lynch paced Petrolul with 20 points and four rebounds, while Matthew Hayman added 18 points and six assists. David Rasoga scored 19 points for Petrolul, and Filip Skobalj grabbed seven rebounds. Kodi Justice scored 17 points for Voluntari, L. Sullivan had 14 points and six rebounds, and Tudor Somacescu added 12 points and four assists. Ibrahim Durmo pulled down five rebounds, Damion Rosser scored 10 points, and Azor also contributed three rebounds and two assists. CSO Voluntari improved to 1-0 overall, while Petrolul Ploiesti fell to 0-1 overall.