Pavelka leads Slovan Bratislava to road win over Lucenec
LUČENEC, Slovakia (Interstat) — Visiting Slovan Bratislava beat BKM Lucenec 80-68 Wednesday in Slovakian Extraliga play at SH Arena. Slovan improved to 2-0; Lucenec fell to 0-2. Tomas Pavelka had 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Tray Buchanan added 22 points, three rebounds, four assists and one block. Kalil Thomas paced Lucenec with 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Luke Haupt contributed 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, while Matej Siladi scored 11 points with five rebounds. Quincy Ford had nine points, four rebounds and two assists for Slovan. Brady Skeens added six points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block. Riley Mulvey recorded seven points, two rebounds, seven assists and three blocks for Lucenec. Ben Kovac scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds, and Mateo Dreznjak had 10 points, one rebound, three assists and one block. Slovan shot 32 of 68, made 10 of 26 3-pointers and committed 13 turnovers. Lucenec shot 23 of 50, hit 7 of 21 from 3-point range and turned it over 16 times.