Hercegovac Aling-Conel celebreate their maiden ABA League 2 win
In their first ever ABA League 2 game, Hercegovac Aling-Conel have grabbed their maiden win of the second-tier regional club basketball competition, as they downed Podgorica Bemax at home in their Gajdobra Sports Hall.
(Photo: Hercegovac Aling-Conel/Rade Petrovic)
ABA League 2 Round 1, Thursday, 22 October 2026:
HERCEGOVAC ALING-CONEL – Podgorica Bemax 76:64 (18:21, 19:16, 14:15, 25:12)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Hercegovac Aling-Conel have downed Podgorica Bemax at home in their Gajdobra Sports Hall.
This is the first ever win of the home side in the ABA League 2 and they did it in style – in their first ever appearance in the second-tier regional club basketball competition.
It has been a game, that could have gone either way. The visiting side were ahead by 3 points after the opening quarter and Podgorica Bemax tied the score by halftime (37:37). After 30 minutes of play, Podgorica led by a point (51:52), but then Hercegovac Aling-Conel squad stepped up in the final quarter of the game, pulled away and eventually celebrated the win with the final score of 76:64.
Stats
Players on court
| HER | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Martinović L. | 09:16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Nedeljkov L. | 25:12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Kočić S. | 21:36 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 13 | Stepanović P. | 24:38 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 26 | Grubor M. | 22:25 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| POD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Vučeljić Z. | 34:42 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Radetić L. | 13:16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 11 | Vujačić V. | 05:51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | Nikezić D. | 23:00 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 45 | Bulajić J. | 26:28 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 9 KOČIĆ S. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:00 (Q4) | 8 RADETIĆ L. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 76 : 64 | 4 NEDELJKOV L. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 75 : 64 | 4 NEDELJKOV L. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Stepanović P. | 23 | - | 18 | Vučeljić Z. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Stepanović P. | 19 | - | 19 | Vučeljić Z. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Stepanović P. | 8 | - | 13 | Žižić N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Vujošević B. | 6 | - | 6 | Žižić N. |
