Dinamo Bucharest 96 – Peja 58
Dinamo Bucharest crushed Peja 96 to 58 in the FIBA Europe Cup on 23 September 2026. The Romanian side made no mistake of it, and the scoreline told the whole story from the opening whistle. Peja came in with some recent energy, beating Sigal Prishtina 20 to 0, but that meant nothing here.
And here's the thing — the first quarter set the tone. Dinamo Bucharest shot 53.7 per cent from the field compared to Peja's 31.3. That gap opened before anyone could adjust. Peja managed just five three-pointers from thirty attempts, while the visitors hit eight from twenty-six.
To be fair, both sides had the same number of field goal attempts at 67. The difference lay in conversion. Dinamo Bucharest's 36 made shots against Peja's 21 tells you everything about where the game went wrong. Peja's 22 personal fouls also piled up, giving the visitors extra opportunities from the line.
The rebounding battle decided the rest. Dinamo Bucharest pulled down 41 boards to Peja's 27, including 32 defensive rebounds. Peja's 16 turnovers were three more than the visitors' 13, and in this competition those mistakes compound quickly. By then the result was never in doubt.
Peja's recent form looked promising on paper. They had beaten Sigal Prishtina 20 to 0, won 95 to 93 against Trepcas, but those results meant nothing against a side that shot from such a different level. Dinamo Bucharest's 29 assists showed ball movement that Peja simply could not match.
The result leaves Peja looking at a difficult run ahead. A 38-point defeat in European competition is not something you recover from lightly. Dinamo Bucharest, meanwhile, have shown they can compete when they execute properly.
