MEGA WITH TURNOVERS TO THE LOSS IN ZELEZNIK

Mega Bemax players failed with the proper way to finish the 2018 year after they lost to FMP in Zeleznik with 106:89 (31:22, 30:22, 13:21, 32:14) in the match of 13th round ABA league. Players of coach Dejan Milojevic managed to make up for a double-digit minus and to lead in the middle of the last quarter, but they played in the finish deconcentrated and with a lot of mistakes, so FMP eventually came to victory. The coach of Mega Bemax at this match could not count on Kostja Mushidi.

The most effective in the ranks of Mega Bemax were Adam Mokoka with 14 points, and Nikola Miskovic and Zoran Nikolic bith with 13 points. Dragan Apic scored 27 points in the ranks of FMP.

After the 13th round of the ABA league, Mega Bemax has a score of 8-5 while FMP has 6 wins. In the next round on January 5, at 9 pm Mega Bemax in Sremska Mitrovica will host Cedevita.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with Carapic, Mokoka, Marjanovic, Fundic and Nikolic. Both teams scored points from the paint at the beginning of the match, Nikolic and Fundic for Mega, and for the other side Apic. After lay up of Carapic for 2 plus 1, the result is 13:13. However, FMP punished bad rebounding of Mega and slowly raised the advantage. The finish of quarter belongs to FMP and is the result after the first 10 minutes is 31:22.

At the beginning of the second fourth FMP comes to a maximum of plus 14, but expressly responds Miskovic with 2 triples, one of which was under the foul and with good drive and the minus is only 4 points. However, due to 2 quick personal fouls and 3 total, Miskovic must go the bench. After an unsportsmanlike foul if Marjanovic, FMP raises the advantage to the plus 11. However, Mega does not allow further minus and Janjic with triple in the last second set the result of the first half, 61:54.

The excellent start of the second half for the Mega where FMP has been without points for more than 4 minutes. Mokoka and Fundic are excellent on both sides of the field and after the series 0:9 Mega led 61:63. FMP manages to regain the advantage, but Mega’s players tie up several good defenses and with Marjanovic three from the corner Mega had 74:75 before the last 10 minutes.

Mega had managed to take a minimum advantage by the middle of the last quarter, but a series of mistakes on both sides of the field followed with several missed open shots, which FMP was able to punish and at the end to celebrate with convincing 106:89.

FMP: Rebec 19, Reath 16, Paunovic, Uskokovic 8, Jeremic 3, Momirov, Apic 27, Pot 19, Radovanovic, Washington-Marzette 8, Djordjevic, Bowers 6.

Mega Bemax: Janjić 5, Marjanovic 8, Ratkovica 9, Asceric 2, Miskovic 13, Carapic 8, Atic, Koprivica, Nikolic 13 (7 rebounds), Mokoka 14 (6 assists), Fundic 11, Stanic 6.

Photo: Mega Bemax/Ivica Veselinov