(*) game 3 of the final series was subsequently annulled by the KSJ Jugoplastika-IMT 98-97 Olimpija-Rabotnički 93-82 Šibenka-Jugoplastika 104-102, 85-98, 91-75 Crvena Zvezda-Cibona 103-73, 92-84 Partizan-Olimpija 94-81, 76-77, 111-108 Bosna-Zadar 98-103, 89-87, 121-109 Šibenka-Crvena Zvezda 91-88, 89-105, 98-89 Partizan-Bosna 85-95, 81-87 Šibenka-Bosna 103-98, 84-96, 83-82 On 9 April 1983, Šibenka and Bosna played the deciding Game 3 of their playoff final series that was decided in the last second.

With Bosna up by a point and the clock winding down Šibenka had the last possession, Bosna's Sabit Hadžić was controversially adjudged by the referee Ilija Matijević to have fouled Šibenka's Dražen Petrović as he went up for a shot at the buzzer.

Since being in the act of shooting, Petrović got two free throws and proceeded to score both, winning the game and championship for his team.

They decided to void the result, ordering a single-game title playoff at a neutral venue in Novi Sad.

Since Šibenka refused to show up for the Novi Sad game, the title was awarded to Bosna.