DECIMATED AND COMBATIVE MEGA MISSED SHOT FOR WIN AGAINST JUVENTUS

Players of Mega Leks have played one more extremely exciting finish but three point shot of Jovan Novak ended at the rim so Juventus celebrated with 77:79 (17:20, 16:18, 16:23, 28:18). Mega Leks in this game, although decimated of injuries because in addition to Spasojevic, Glogovac and Carapic, captain Zagorac and Tejic did not enter the game, did manage to return from minus 11 to less than 3 minutes left in the game but in the end a great victory yet one escaped.

Best in the ranks of Mega Leks were Vlatko Cancar with 22 points and Jovan Novak and Alpha Kaba with 15 and French center beside that added 16 rebounds

After 4 rounds Mega Leks has a record of one win and three defeats and already on Friday continues competition in ABA league with an away game against Igokea.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with the following five: Jaramaz, Mushidi, Milisavljevic, Cancar and Kaba. At the beginning of the match in the mood were Cancar and Kaba. Especially Cancar who beside good defense, hit two threes. The first quarter ended with 17:20.

After 21:29 at the beginning of the second quarter, Cancar continued with a great game and with the points of Mushidi Mega comes to equalization. With mini series Juventus reaches 33:38 at the break.

Posledice skraćene rotacije Mege zbog povreda su počele da se osećaju u trećoj četvrtini kada gosti stižu do najvećih plus 12, 49:61 pred poslednjih 10 minuta.

U poslednjoj četvrtini je Mega krenula na sve ili ništa pa je trojkama Čančara i Mušidija spustila minus na samo četiri poena ali je Juventus uzvratio napad pa se odvojio na 61:72 na manje od tri minuta do kraja. Igrači Mege se nisu predavali, Novak je pogodio dve trojke a na nakon skoka u napadu, Novak pogađa za 73:74 na 25 sekundi do kraja. U penal završnici na devet sekundi do kraja Juventus promašuje drugo slobodno bacanje, Mega je krenula u napad za pobedu ali Novak ne pogađa trojku a Kaba iz teške pozicije ne uspeva da ugura loptu u koš za produžetak.

Mega Leks: Mushidi 11, Djokovic 3, Jaramaz 4, Veljkovic 2, Milisavljevic, Kaba 15 (16 rebounds, 4 steals, index 24), Zagorac, Cancar 22 (5 rebounds), Simeunovic 5 (6 rebounds), Tejic, Novak 15.

Juventus Utena: Diggs 16, Parker 8, Bickauskis 7, Urbutis, Sirutavicius, Best 2, Cepukaitis 19, Jakstas 1, Nikitinas, Vasylius 8, Galdikas, Sulskis 18.

Photo: Mega Leks/Ivica Veselinov