Beselidhja Defeats Visiting Tirana in High-Scoring Contest
LEZHE, Albania (Interstat) — Beselidhja defeated visiting Tirana 120-80 on Sunday at Beselidhja Court. Tirana’s season record is now 1-3, while Beselidhja improved to 3-1. Beselidhja led 24-16 after the first quarter, 59-31 at halftime and 89-49 after three quarters, and both teams scored 31 in the fourth. Jaedon Willis led Tirana with 37 points, four rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes. Beselidhja’s top star, Eldi Hysa, paced the hosts with 13 points, six rebounds, 13 assists and one block in 27 minutes. Stephen Behil added 26 points, four rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes, Cole Bowen had 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 23 minutes, and Jalen Knott scored 17 points with six rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. Adong Makuoi had 12 points, five rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes. Malik Madison posted 12 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes for Tirana, and Samuel Skendaj added 12 points, three rebounds and five assists in 27 minutes.