Galatasaray MCT Technic starts Basketball Champions League with a defeat
The yellow-red team left the court with a defeat against Croatian representative Cibona Zagreb.
Galatasaray MCT Technic made a poor start to the group stage of the Basketball Champions League Group B, losing 96-76 away to Croatian team Cibona Zagreb.
Match Details and Venue Information
The match was played at the Drazen Petrovic Hall and was officiated by the referee trio of Julio Anaya, Gintaras Maciulis, and Ilias Karpanos.
First Half and Period Scores
While the first period of the match ended in a 24-24 tie, the home team went into the locker room leading 50-42.
Maintaining its superiority at the end of the third period, Cibona Zagreb managed to enter the final quarter leading 71-61.
Cibona Zagreb Squad and Scoring Distribution
In the Croatian representative team, Batle was the top scorer of the match with 32 points, while Badzim contributed 19 points and Mazalin 18 points to the victory.
Galatasaray MCT Technic Player Statistics
In the yellow-red team, Nikolic and Smailagic stood out as the team's top scorers with 13 points each.