USL result, Day 1: ULEB Cup 105-96 Union Olimpija
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Competitiveness and scoring at high levels marked the third game Thursday of the brand new ULEB Summer League, with the free agent team called ULEB Cup outlasting feisty Union Olimpija 105-96. Olu Babalola led five of his teammates in double-figure scoring with 18 points for the winners, while Drordje Komdinic popped for 16. Eric Osmundson followed with 14 and 5 assists, Josh Goodwin with 13 on perfect shooting and Terry Williams with 11 plus 7 assists. For Olimpija, Miha Zupan had 20 points and 9 rebounds. He was followed in the scoring column by Mujo Tuljkovic with 14, Kevin Burleson with 12, Blagoj Janev with 11 and Sani Cebular with 10. It was a back-and-forth struggle from start to finish between the two teams, with Olimpija up 23-25 after a quarter, but the ULEB Cup team racing in front 55-45 at the half. Olimpija hit back in the third quarter to come within 76-74 and took brief leads in the fourth. A big triple by Williams on a pass from Osmundson pushed ULEB Cup back in front, 89-85. With the lead, ULEB Cup looked to Babalola for baskets down the stretch to help manage the outcome, although Olimpija came within 99-95 before its scoring ceased.
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