Basket Živinice pull of late comeback to win the thriller vs. Virtus Zagreb
Basket Živinice made a 13:0 run in the last 5 minutes to prevail over Virtus Zagreb at home.
(Photo: Basket Zivinice/Emrah Grahic)
ABA League 2 Round 2, Wednesday, 28 October 2026:
BASKET ŽIVINICE - Virtus Zagreb 63:60 (13:14, 21:17, 11:17, 18:12)
Basket Živinice celebrated a memorable victory over Virtus Zagreb in the ABA League 2, producing a sensational comeback in the closing stages to turn the game around and delight their home supporters.
The two teams were involved in an exciting contest, with Virtus Zagreb putting themselves in a strong position to claim the victory as the visitors were up 60:50 halfway through the 4th quarter. However, just when it seemed that the away team were on their way to success, Basket Živinice found another gear and completely changed the momentum of the game.
Refusing to surrender, the home side stepped up their defensive intensity and started finding solutions on the offensive end. Their determination was rewarded with an incredible 13:0 run that completely turned the contest upside down, leaving Virtus Zagreb without an answer at the most important moment.
Srđan Tešić played a decisive role in the comeback, knocking down two huge three-pointers to complete the 13:0 run and help Basket Živinice complete the comeback.
In the last seconds, Virtus Zagreb had a chance to tie the game and force overtime, but Lovre Pešić’s corner three pointer did not go through the basket.
This was the first ever win for Basket Živinice in ABA League 2.
Stats
Players on court
| ZIV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Tešić S. | 30:36 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Harris T. | 28:01 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Podojak A. | 21:21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Milidragović N. | 25:37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Cooper D. | 14:52 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| VIR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Kalajžić M. | 19:22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Buljević L. | 20:07 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Pešić L. | 21:18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Subašić D. | 26:22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 20 | Krušlin F. | 24:52 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Đurović L. | 19 | - | 14 | Krajina K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Đurović L. | 17 | - | 10 | Krajina K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tešić S. | 7 | - | 6 | Krajina K. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Harris T. | 9 | - | 3 | Krušlin F. |
