Vega IT snatches 52-45 win over TraceOne in low-scoring CLN 3 contest
In a game defined by defense, rebounding and timely outside shooting, Vega IT edged TraceOne 52-45 in the 13th round of the CLN 3 season. The final score belies a match of momentum swings: TraceOne opened strongly but Vega IT answered with a second-quarter surge and never relinquished control.
The decisive narrative was physicality and glass domination. Slavko Petrović finished as the game’s most productive presence on the stat sheet, hauling in 16 rebounds to go with 9 points, 4 assists and 2 blocks (efficiency 24). His work on the offensive and defensive boards repeatedly extended possessions and limited second-chance opportunities for TraceOne.
Offensively, Vega IT received a finishing flourish from Ilija Petrović, who poured in 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting (including 3-of-8 from deep). The veteran’s late-period triples and midrange scoring kept Vega IT ahead through the third quarter and into the final stanza. Andria Trojanović supplied spacing with 12 points, all from behind the arc (4-of-11 3P), and his deep three with 31 seconds left effectively sealed the outcome.
For TraceOne, Darko Stevanović led the scorers with 19 points, attacking from distance and the perimeter despite a heavy volume night (7-for-25 FG, 3-for-16 3P). Dušan Đorđević and Dalibor Dasić fought on the boards (12 and 10 rebounds respectively) and combined for key buckets down the stretch, but the team could not overcome Vega IT’s second-quarter run.
Quarter-by-quarter, TraceOne struck first with a strong opening frame, outscoring Vega IT 16-7 in the first quarter. Vega IT flipped the script in the second, outscoring TraceOne 18-8 to take a slim 25-24 lead into the break. The third quarter continued in Vega IT’s favor (15-10), and a 12-11 fourth quarter closed out the game with Vega IT ahead 52-45.
Turning points included a late-second-quarter flurry that saw Vega IT turn a deficit into a one-point halftime lead, and a fourth-quarter sequence when Slavko Petrović hit a big three to push the margin before Trojanović’s dagger. TraceOne’s offense struggled for sustained efficiency—only a handful of players reached double figures—while Vega IT spread its scoring and leaned on rebounding and perimeter shooting.
Defensively, both teams made life difficult for opponents, resulting in a sub-100 combined offensive showing. Vega IT’s ability to control the glass and convert timely triples proved the difference in a tight, hard-nosed contest.
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