Korce rolls past Flamurtari behind balanced offensive attack

VLORE, Albania (Interstat) — Korce defeated Flamurtari 81-54 on Saturday at Flamurtari Court, moving to 2-2 while Flamurtari dropped to 0-4. Korce led 21-12 after the first quarter, 41-24 at halftime and 55-48 through three before closing with a 26-6 fourth quarter. Korce shot 34 of 58 from the floor, 3 of 12 from three-point range and 10 of 13 from the free throw line, while Flamurtari shot 20 of 54 overall, 9 of 29 from beyond the arc and 5 of 9 at the line. Korce finished with 11 assists, five offensive rebounds, six blocks, eight turnovers and seven fouls. Flamurtari had six assists, eight offensive rebounds, two blocks, 14 turnovers and 12 fouls. Allen Engels Zachary led Flamurtari with 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and one block. Weston Ahmoni paced Korce with 14 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Melvin Evans added 16 points and two blocks for Korce, Keithean Brooks scored 12 and Stephen Kelly had 10 points and five assists.