The derby of the ninth stage of the national basketball championship involved the top ranked teams Admirals-UTM and Floare Bender. The game played in Chisinau ended with the victory of Admirals, 95-64, IPN reports.

Two players managed to score by 23 points in this game. Buhler scored for Admirals, while Popov for the ex-champion of Moldova. Also, Eugen Melnic scored ten points for Admirals.

As a result of this victory, Admirals has 15 points, which is by one more than Floare. The third position is taken by UA-Basco Balti, which defeated Sparta Tiraspol 99-82. In another game of the ninth stage, Alfa Basket won against USEFS 99-84.