GREAT SECOND HALF OF MEGA FOR KEY VICTORY IN BAR

Players of Mega Leks managed to get likely key victory for the survival in the ABA league since within the 23rd round mastered Mornar in Bar with 81:89 (22:16, 22:28, 11:26, 26:19). Dejan Milojevic players to victory came with a series of 15:0 at the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarter, when Mega split to the 20-point lead. Coach of Mega in this match could not count on Vlatko Cancar and Ognjen Carapic and with the team did traveled Predrag Samardziski and Radovan Djokovic.

The most efficient in the ranks of Mega Leks was Jaramaz with 21 points, and was followed by Marelja with 13 and Novak with 12 points, while in the team of Mornar the best were Pavic and Jones both with 14 points. With this victory Mega is at score 9-14 and separated to the two triumph ahead of the bottom teams with better score with each of them (Mornar, Krka and Zadar). The next match Mega Leks play in Sremska Mitrovica on Sunday from 21 hours and the opponent is Partizan NIS. Tickets for the match are already on sale at a price of 400 dinars for stands and 1000 dinars for VIP seats.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with the following five: Rebic, Jaramaz, Simeunovic, Spasojevic and Kaba. Mega opened match with three pointer of Spasojevic but was followed by a post in att from a few minutes in an attack that Mornar used to take lead 8:3. Rebic breaks post with score from the free throw line. The local team with a new series of points managed to reach double-digit lead, 18: 6. Jaramaz hit unde a foul, then Novak, Marelja and Tejic were able to reduce to the minus 6 points for 22:16 at the end of the first quarter.

Marelja hit three at the start of the second quarter and then the great drives had Jaramaz. However, Mornar manages to maintain the lead, and then reaches 39:30 to 3 minutes until the end of the half. Zagorac linked nine points, including two triples and one two plus one and Mega is back in the game. Excellent finish of half for Mega rounds Jaramaz and then Novak with a trey from the corner at the last second for 44:44 after 20 minutes.

The second half opens Marelja with two baskets in the paint and then with triple of Novak, Mega lead with 47:53. Mornar hit three but immediately in the next attack returns Jaramaz. In the following minutes Mega have missed several attacks but with good defense managed to keep the lead. Jaramaz is a mood in this match so with new points brings Mega the first double digit lead in the 28th minute, 55:65. Tejić steals the ball and assists to Rebic for layup and then concludes a series with three for series 0:10 and 55:70 at the end of the third quarter.

Series of Mega Leks has continued in the fourth quarter since after the points Simeunovic and Mushidi under a foul, reached the big plus 20, 55:75. Mornar went all or nothing and managed to reduce the difference to 11 points less than 4 minutes to go. Mega has since played a much more engaged in the defense and with points of Jaramaz and Rebic calmly brought the match to the end of the final 81:89.

Mornar: Anderson, Jones 14, Vitkovac 2, Radunovic, Vujoševic 6, Calic 2, Tatum 5, Ellis 10, Pavic 14, Mugosa 6, Waller 10, Bakic 12.

Mega Leks: Mushidi 7, Rebic 8 (5 assists), Jaramaz 21, Spasojevic 5, Glogovac, Kaba 1 (5 rebounds), Zagorac 11 (5 rebounds), Simeunovic 2, Tejic 9, Novak 13 (6 assists), Kapetanovic, Marelja 13.

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