Barnes leads Spartak past Duga in women’s professional basketball Friday
SABAC, Serbia (Interstat) — Spartak defeated Duga 60-50 in a women’s professional basketball game Friday. Spartak led 19-18 after the first quarter and the game was tied 32-32 at halftime. After three quarters, Spartak led 46-41. Brianna Barnes starred for Spartak with 29 points and 14 rebounds in 40 minutes. Alexia Marquavia added eight points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Milica Jovanovic scored 14 points. Emese Vida grabbed 10 rebounds. For Duga, Lola Vasic scored 14 points, Mia Djorovic had 12, and Jeana Weatherspoon added 10. Jelena Zoric contributed eight points and seven rebounds. Andrea Vasiljevic grabbed seven rebounds for Duga, and Nikolina Perovic scored three for Spartak. Spartak shot 20 of 49 from the floor, 5 of 12 from 3-point range and 15 of 22 from the free throw line. Duga shot 19 of 65 overall, 8 of 37 from beyond the arc and 4 of 6 from the line. Spartak committed 22 turnovers and 13 fouls; Duga had 16 turnovers and 21 fouls. Spartak improved to 1-1, while Duga fell to 0-2.