DUBROVNIK, Croatia (Interstat) — Split defeated Dubrovnik 81-66 on Saturday in a Croatian A-1 Liga game at Sportska dvorana Gospino polje. Split improved to 1-0, while Dubrovnik dropped to 0-1. Petar Dubelj led Dubrovnik with 17 points, three rebounds and six assists. Trenton Mclaughlin paced Split with 16 points, five rebounds and two assists. Marko Loncovic added 14 points and eight rebounds for Dubrovnik. Vito Kucic contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Split. Tonko Vuko had seven points, five rebounds and two assists for Split. Darko Bajo scored 13 points, three rebounds and one assist for Split. Luksa Andric added 12 points, three rebounds and three assists for Dubrovnik. Lovre Runjic scored six points, Filip Vujicic five points and Mindaugas Kacinas five points with four rebounds, one assist and one block. Split led 23-16 after the first quarter, 45-35 at halftime and 67-42 after three quarters. Dubrovnik was outscored 22-7 in the third quarter.