Weekend Basketball

Not so many games this weekend but all quality ones.

On Friday fans can warm up their vocal cords starting from 15:00 in the Sala Sporturilor City Arena. That's the starting time of the BC Mures 2 - CN Aurel Vlaicu game, counting for the Liga 1 regular season. George Trif's team will play against Dimitris Rasty's former outfit. In the first game, BC Mures 2 won on the road 40-82. We can expect a high scoring game from the hosts with many 3 point shots.

After the warm up there is the main event of the weekend, BC Mures hosting Energia Tirgu Jiu also in the City Arena starting at 18:00. Both teams need the win to stay in contention for the playoffs. Before the game, fans can donate toys, food, books, money, etc. to help needy children. There will also be teddy-bear throwing right before the tip-off. 

On Saturday morning, starting at 11 o'clock in the UPM Gym, BC Mures LPS will face Viitorul Cluj Napoca in the U18 category. In the first leg BC Mures lost in Cluj-Napoca by one point. We can look forward for a tightly fought game that will entertain the fans.

Weekend basketball

This weekend in Tirgu Mures:

Saturday, 10 o'clock, Petru Maior University Gym
LPS BC MURES TIRGU MURES - CSS TIRGU JIU (U18M) 71-65

Sunday, 8:30, Sala Sporturilor City Arena
CS MURESUL TIRGU MURES - BALLER BUCURESTI (U16M) 100-70
Ionel Brustur's team finished the regular season with 10 out of 10 wins to qualify for the semifinal phase.

Sunday, 9 o'clock, LPS Gym
BC SIRIUS TIRGU MURES - LPS ARAD (U16F)

Sunday, 10:30, Petru Maior University Gym
BC MURES 2 TIRGU MURES - ENERGIA 2 TIRGU JIU (Liga 1 M) 105-61
Scorers: Oprea Adrian 16, Engi Dávid 16 (4x3), Barabási Csongor 13 (2x3), Rasty Dimitris 12 (1x3), Potocoava Madalin 11, Ilicov Florin 10, Baki Szilárd 9 (1x3), Bölöni Tamás 6, Tibirna Lucian 6, Botos Vilmos 4, Szabó Dávid 2, Ștefan Andrei.
George Trif's team is in 3rd place with 17 point from 10 games. They are in first place though among the first division satellite teams. The first two teams qualify for the semifinal phase.

Sunday, 12:30, Petru Maior University Gym
LPS BC MURES TIRGU MURES - CSS SF. GHEORGHE (U16M) 92-55
George Trif's squad finishes with a 6-4 win-loss ratio and qualifies for the semifinal phase from 3rd place.

Sunday, 17:30, Sala Sporturilor City Arena
BC SIRIUS TIRGU MURES - NAPOCA BASCHET SCHOOL CLUJ-NAPOCA (Liga 1 F) 65-71
Moldovan Razvan's girls couldn't hold on to a 14 point half time lead, and lost to NBS Cluj-Napoca in a tight finish.

Enjoy!

BC Mures 2 Defeated in the Capital

BC Mures 2 put up a valiant performance against Liga 1 powerhouse Dinamo, but had to conceit to a

91-68 defeat. BC Mures fielded all ten of their players in the game, from which seven put points on the scoresheet.

BC Mures played with: Potcoava 18 points, Engi 14 (4x3), Rasty 14 (1x3), Boloni 11 (2x3), Oprea 5 (1x3), Barabasi 4 (1x3), Ilicov 2, Tibirna, Baki and Botos. 

Sibiu not a challenge for BC Mures 2

On Sunday BC Mures lost in Sibiu against CSU in the National League after squandering a 10 point halftime lead.

Engi Dávid

On Monday BC Mures 2 had the chance to avange this defeat, when they welcomed CSU Sibiu 2 in the Sala Sporturilor City Arena. And avange they did.

The game started well for the home team who got into a 13-2 lead, but the guests came back and held the rhythm until 20-20. After that George Trif's  outfit put down the throttle and never looked back. At halftime the score was 57-26 and the difference kept growing until the end, unmindful of some nice 3 point shots from Sibiu. 

The final score 116-69 shows that the team is on the right track, but they still have a lot of work to do to match up to teams like Dinamo or Știinta Bucuresti.

BC Mures played with the following roster: Engi 30 points (6x3), Rasty 22 (1x3), Barabási 19 (2x3), Potcoavă 16, Oprea 10, Bölöni 9, Baki 3, Botos 3, Ilicov 2, Szabó 2, Ștefan.

Basketball Weekend

This weekend there will be quite a few games to watch.

On Saturday BC Sirius plays against CSS Botosani in the U18 category. The game will be held in Reghin, in the Parc Tineretului Gym, starting at 16:00.

On Sunday BC Mures LPS has two games in the Petru Maior University (UPM) Gym. Starting at 11:00, counting for the U16 category, BC Mures will meet CSU Brasov. Following this, in the U18 category, the same two clubs will face off, but with different rosters.

On Sunday afternoon at 17:00 BC Mures will play in Sibiu against CSU Atlassib Sibiu in the National League. The game will be live on Digisport 2.

On monday, in Liga 1, BC Mures 2 will play against CSU Sibiu 2. The game will be played in the Sala Sporturilor City Arena starting at 12 o'clock.


BC Sirius won their game against Botosani 70-50. The scorers were: Dietrich 19, Galfi 11, Vultur 11, Ivacsson 10, Pop 9, Marin 4, Bende 4 si Gombos 2. The team leads their group with a 5-0 win-loss ratio and is virtually qualified for the semifinal phase of the championship.

BC Mures U18 close road win in Tirgu Jiu

BC Mures - LPS Tirgu Mures managed a tightly fought but well deserved victory against LPS Tirgu Jiu. The boys coached by Steff Zakarias and Soos Tibor won by only 2 points, 77-79.

The team, with the addition of Rasty, Tibirna, Barabasi and Oprea will play 2 back to back games in Bucharest against Rapid and Stiinta Bucuresti in the weekend.

Weekend basketball

This upcoming weekend there is plenty of basketball to be savored by the fans. Starting with U13 and ending with National League, there is every level you could want to see.

For an opener we have BC Mures vs. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca on Friday at 18:30 in the Sala Sporturilor City Arena. After 3 losses in a row the home team will be eager to show the fans that they mean business. This is also a good opportunity for pointguard Filip Adamovic to make his debut in the blue and whites.

On Saturday we have LNBF. Nova Vita Tirgu Mures will host CSBT Alexandria in the Sala Sporturilor City Arena at 12 o'clock. After 2 losses on the road, the girls trained by Ionel Brustur will try to put up a good fight against their opponents, a victory would mean gold in the struggle for the playoffs.

On Sunday we start with U13 action. CS Gladius will play against U-Mobitelco 3 Cluj-Napoca in the No. 20 School Gym. BC Sirius will host For You Cluj-Napoca in the City Arena starting at 9 o'clock.

The Game of the Day will be the home debut of Sirius Liga 1 team. In their first ever Liga 1 season in the history of the club, the girls want to make a good impression and win the game against National Iasi. The game will start at 13:30 in the City Arena.