MEGA WITHOUT SOLUTION FOR OFFENCE OF PARTIZAN, GUESTS TOOK POINTS FROM MITROVICA

Basketball players of Mega Bemax in a great atmosphere in front the full hall PSC Pinki in Sremska Mitrovica played an effective match in the attack, but Partizan NIS eventually celebrated with 89:102 (23:21, 21:30, 16:22, 29:29). In the derby match of the 8th round of the ABA League, a lot of nice moves were seen, but players of coach Dejan Milojevic were weaker in the defense Partizan was able to punish and win. The coach of Mega Bemax at this match because of injury could not count on Nikola Miskovic and Ognjen Carapic.

The best in the ranks of Mega Bemax were Dylan Ennis with 26 points and 6 rebounds and 6 assists, as well as Goga Bitadze with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in just 20 minutes in the game that he had to leave at the beginning of the last quarter due to the fifth personal faul. The most effective in Partizan were Nigel Williams-Goss with 23 and Vanja Marinkovic with 22 points.

After 8 rounds, Mega has a score of 3 wins and 5 defeats while Partizan has a score of 5-3. In the next round on Friday, November 17th from 18:00, Mega Bemax will play in Zeleznik against FMP.

Dejan Milojević started the match with the following five: Ennis, Rebic, Lazic, Cancar, Bitadze. The first attack of Mega after three seconds has been successfully completed by Ennis, and then Bitadze is precise. After exchanging points on both sides, Ennis scored a triple for 13:8, but Partizan returns with a mini series of 0:5. Bitadze is dunking after excellent assist from Cancar. Andric hit three for the guests and then is precise Salic and Partizan lead 15:20. The series of guests interrupts Mushidi and then new points bind Ennis with a basket in the last second of the quarter so Mega Bemax leads with 23:21.

Partizan started second quarter better, and took lead through the points of Marinkovic and Goss for 33:39. Cancar hits the important three pointer and then Bitadze scores after offensive rebounds for 38:39. Velickovic and Marinkovic are precise for three points on the other side and Partizan gets to bigger lead. The first half ends with Bitadze points after a offensive rebound for 44:51.

Mega at the beginning of the third quarter after Rebic’s points manages to reduce the minus to 2 points, 50:52, but Partizan answers with the points of Miller under the foul and Gavrilovic three pointer. Bitadze is good under both paints and after new offensive rebounds, he gets new points, but because of his fourth foul, he leaves to the bench. Guests with the new threes arrive to plus 16 and before the last 10 minutes the result is 60:73.

In the last quarter, guests maintained 15 points advantage. Ennis and Mushidi managed to reduce the minus to 11 points, but Williams-Goss was able to respond with the new points in the attack, so Partizan finally won with 89:102.

Mega Bemax: Mushidi 11, Rebic 11 (4 assists), Sinovec 8, Cancar 5, Bitadze 19 (10 rebounds, 2 blocks, PIR 22), Jovicic, Lazić (5 rebounds), Koprivica, Samardziski, Ennis 26 (6 rebounds, 6 assists, PIR 26), Fundic 9, Kapetanovic.

Partizan NIS: Miller 16, Goss 23 (10 assists), Aranitovic, Marinkovic 22, Velickovic 16 (11 rebounds), Tomic, Pecarski, Gavrilovic 10, Andric 3, Samuels 5, Stevanovic, Salic 7.

Photo: Mega Bemax/Ivica Veselinov