Benson powers Inter Basket past Iskra Svit on Saturday
SVIT, Slovakia (Interstat) — Nehemiah Benson scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help visiting Inter Basket beat host Iskra Svit 82-81 on Saturday at Sportova hala BK Chemosvit. Benson added 3 blocks in 36 minutes. Dejuan Campbell led Iskra Svit with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Tj Atwood had 15 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Maros Golian contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds for Inter Basket. Kyle Pulliam scored 23 points and added 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Dmytro Sokolovskyi scored 11 points. Kelechi Okworogwo added 9 points and 7 rebounds. Vuk Dobrasinovic scored 9 points. Joseph Yesufu scored 14 points. Isaiah Barnes scored 5 points. Inter Basket improved to 2-1, while Iskra Svit fell to 0-3. Inter Basket shot 25 of 60 from the floor, 7 of 16 from three-point range and 25 of 30 from the free throw line. Iskra Svit shot 31 of 76 overall, 8 of 28 from distance and 11 of 12 from the line. Inter Basket committed 13 turnovers and 14 fouls, while Iskra Svit had 9 turnovers and 20 fouls.