As expected, Sigal Prishtina defeated Beroe 79:56, in the last game in Group A of Sigal Uniqa Balkan League. In the first quarter of the game the teams were even, however from the second one Prishtina took control of the game and kept it until the end.
In the first quarter, Beroe started good and this is proven best by the result 13:13, but that was all they could do, since by the end of the first quarter the hosts were leading 22:19. In the second quarter, Prishtina played great defense and also in offense they were way better than their opponent and the first half ended 40:29. In the third quarter Prishtina declassed Beroe with superior game. The hosts continued with their tempo in the fourth quarter and won by 23 points.
Jason Washburn had another good game for Sigal Prishtina and finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks. Mohamed Abukar added 19 points while Dardan Berisha had 17 and 6 assists. Evrik Gary had 17 points and 5 rebounds for the visitors as Tencho Tenchev scored 14 coming off the bench.
After the match, the head coach of Sigal Prishtina, Antonis Constantinides congratulated his players: “We played well against Mornar last week, then we defeated Vellaznimi and now we managed to defeat Beroe as well. It is very important that my players, despite their exhaustion, showed big character in the game. Only great teams, such as Prishtina, can act this way. I am pleased with everything we showed on the floor today. Also, to me is very important the support of our fans, who didn’t stop cheering for us the entire game. I strongly believe that we will continue with this rhythm, or do better in the upcoming games”.
Head coach of BC Beroe Lyubomir Minchev admits that Prishtina is a much better team than his team: “We played well in the first quarter, but after Prishtina took control we couldn’t play our game and they won. They deserved the victory.”
This was Prishtina’s second win in a row, after they defeated Mornar 86:75, in Tivar, Montenegro. Sigal Prishtina has a 4-2 record and holds the second place in Group A.
Sigal Prishtina-Beroe 79:56 (22:19, 18:10, 29:9, 10:18)
Youth and Sports Center, Prishtina.
Spectators: 1500.
Referees: Z. Ruteshiq, M. Kalugjeroviq, Z. Mitrovski.
Sigal Prishtina: Washburn 21, Kemp 5, Berisha 17, Marinov 4, Abukar 19, Azemi, Peci 3, Jakupi, Warren 7, Mazreku, Morina 3, Hasani.
Beroe: Barnes 2, Nikolov 7, Gary 17, Galabov 3, Karamfilov 3, Todoroviq 4, Tenchev 14, Moore 4, Vaklinov 2, Radnev.