WABA 2: Jezica spoils Primorje’s debut, wins low-scoring battle

Jezica defeated Primorje 60-47 in the opening match of the three-day WABA 2 tournament in Herceg Novi, while tomorrow the second Montenegrin club, Sea Stars, will face them in their historic first WABA 2 match.

Primorje opened its WABA 2 debut with a basket from Abigael Kongolo to take an early 2-0 lead. Kongolo later scored to give the home team what would become their second and final lead of the night, 16-15. After a balanced, highly competitive first half that ended with Jezica holding a slim 27-24 lead, the visitors completely paralyzed Primorje’s offense.

Between the 22nd and 34th minutes, Primorje managed to score only once from the field. Their offensive struggles were further compounded by a disastrous 3-point shooting performance, finishing 1-of-18 (6%) from behind the arc. The more experienced team from Ljubljana took full advantage of this drought, building a comfortable 43-28 lead.

Primorje showed signs of life early in the final quarter, mounting a run to cut the deficit to 45-39. However, shooting woes returned to haunt the hosts. Primorje struggled to find the basket, converting only four field goals in the second half, which allowed Jezica to close out the game comfortably.

Stasa Belc led the winning side with a game-high 20 points, supported by Julija Pokleka and Manca Marolt, who added 13 points each, with Marolt also pulling down 12 rebounds.

For Primorje, Mondrea Williams scored 12 points, while Abigael Kongolo finished with 9 points and 13 rebounds.

2026-27 WABA 2 League

Friday, October 16 (Herceg Novi/SRC Igalo)

Primorje-Jezica 47-60 (14-15, 10-12, 12-18, 11-15)   FULL STATS   FULL GAME VIDEO

Saturday, October 17 (Herceg Novi/SRC Igalo)

Sea Stars-Jezica 16.00 CET   LIVE STATS   LIVE STREAM

Backo Backovic, Head Coach of Sea Stars:

Lena Trantura, Ilirija:

Primorje-Ilirija 18.30 CET   LIVE STATS   LIVE STREAM

Sunday, October 18 (Herceg Novi/SRC Igalo)

Sea Stars-Ilirija 11.00 CET   LIVE STATS    LIVE STREAM