By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
FIT/One Würzburg Baskets used their home court to the maximum at the beginning of the 2024/25 Basketball Champions League season.
After beating Hapoel Holon, they defeated Igokea m:tel at tectake ARENA 98-80, improving their record to 2-0.
Igokea held their ground in the first 20 minutes, but Würzburg took over in the third period, and led by captain Zac Seljaas and Mike Davis Jr., they grabbed a convincing win.
Seljaas and Davis Jr. finished the game with 25 points and a PIR of 31 each, with Zac being two rebounds shy of a double-double, and Mike just one. Jhivvan Jackson followed with 19 points, while Mike Lewis II and Owen Klassen added 10 points apiece.
For Igokea, Terrell Carter stood out with 16 points, Borisa Simanić added 14, and Bryce Jones 11, along with eight assists.
“Victory up, victory down, that’s life”
The head coach of Würzburg, Sašo Filipovski, shared his impressions after the match.
“Victory up, victory down, that’s life. The point is that the players stay grounded and we continue to work. We love basketball, and there are still a lot of things we need to improve. The first half, we struggled; the second half was very good. We competed against a very good team—well-balanced, physical, tough—they are well-coached and came here aggressive. But I’m happy that we executed our game plan. This is still the beginning of the season; a lot of things are still not working, like our ball movement, but we found a way,” Filipovski said.
Postgame press conference: