Sigal Prishtina wins the second game of the semifinal series

Sigal Prishtina won the second game of the playoff semifinal against Trepça on Wednesday evening, with a score of 90:83, after five minutes of overtime. Regulation time in the dramatic game, which was played at the Palace of Youth and Sports in Prishtina, ended in a 77:77 tie.

But in the five-minute overtime, Prishtina came out on top and thus tied the playoff semifinal series at 1:1.  

Prishtina had lost the first semifinal game on Saturday at the packed “Minatori” arena in Mitrovica by a score of 80:65, but on Wednesday it lost to Prishtina.

Trepça won the first quarter 23:13, while losing the second quarter 23:18 and the third 2014, as well as the five-minute overtime period 13:6. The fourth quarter went to Trepça 22:21. But in the end, Prishtina won the game by seven points.

The game was highly competitive on the court. 

Jordan Davis stood out with a strong performance for Sigal Prishtina, scoring 23 points, with seven rebounds and four assists. Rashid Mahalbashiq scored 15 points, with nine rebounds and three assists, while captain Fisnik Rugova and Donat Clark scored seven points each. 

Tekele Cotton was Trepça’s best player with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Mikaile Tmushiq scored 17 points and also had five rebounds. Sammy Hunter recorded six points, three rebounds and two assists.

Sigal Prishtina, which finished third in the regular season, reached the semifinals after beating Vëllaznimi 2:1. Meanwhile, Trepça finished second and began the playoff competition in the semifinals. 

Trepça had lost three of its four league games this season against Sigal Prishtina. The third game will be played in Mitrovica on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the second semifinal game between Peja and Bashkimi will be played on Thursday. The game will be held at “Karagaçi” in Peja. The team from Prizren won the first Kosovo Basketball Superleague playoff semifinal convincingly. On Sunday at “Sezai Surroi”, Bashkimi defeated Peja 81:61. 

Bashkimi finished the regular season in first place and had a bye in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, in the playoff quarterfinals, Peja eliminated the team from Suhareka, Golden Eagle Ylli. Peja beat Ylli 2:1, although the Suhareka team had home-court advantage.

Three wins are needed to advance to the final.