MEGA’S HUNDRED FOR THE AWAY WIN AGAINST PARTIZAN

Players of Mega Leks finished the regular part season of Mozzart Super League as they within 14th round beat Partizan NIS away with 98:102 (21:23, 21:22, 27:27, 29:30). Players of coach Dejan Milojevic played a great match in the Hall “Aleksandar Nikolic” in Belgrade, where in a thrilling finish to the big win came shining assist of Novak for Lesic for plus one. Coach of Mega Leks in this match because of injury could not count on Vlatko Cancar.

The best in the ranks of Mega Leks were Kostja Mushidi with 24 and Ognjen Jaramaz with 22 points. In the home team have distinguished themselves Hatcher and Birčević both with 20 points. At the end of the regular part of Super League, Mega is 9-5 with a score ranked at the 4th place and the opponent in the semifinals will be Crvena zvezda mts. Series is played on two wins and the first match is scheduled for Tuesday, 6th of June at same place in the Hall “Aleksandar Nikolic”.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with the following five: Novak, Jaramaz, Mushidi, Lesic and Kaba. Start of the match was not the best for Mega and after defensive mistakes Partizan reached 16:7. Rebic hit one and Mushidi two triples and with the better defense result was tied 18:18. Samardziski and Simeunović with their points bring advantage to Mega so after 10 minutes score is 21:23.

At the beginning of the second quarter Mega with three pointer of Jaramaz comes to plus 7, 21:28 but Partizan not allowed them off the hook. After tied the game in mid-quarter, Mega managed to come up with threes of Spasojevic and Rebic to plus 6. Partizan equalized again. In the finish Kaba with a dunk and points from the free throw line brought an advantage to Mega Leks before the break at halftime, 42:45.

Jaramaz again rised Mega to plus 7 early in the second half. Followed by a weaker period for the attack, which Partizan used to reach the minimum lead. Bad series in the attack of Mega interrupted Mushidi with a new three. In the finish of the third quarter Samardziski closes paint then scored after offensive rebound. Jaramaz hit under a foul and then Mushidi for 69:72 before the last quarter.

Jaramaz and Lesic returns plus 7 for Mega in middle of the last period, but Partizan’s Hatcher started series of points, and then the new three pointer for 94:93 for the home side a little over a minute to finish. Jaramaz hit one free throw so at the last minute teams entered with 94:94. Bircevic score from the paint, but Mushidi returns with three pointer and had a good defene on Hatcher. Jaramaz on Mega’s side and Ratkovica on the others were precise from free throw line. Novak had great assist and finds Lesic under the basket to score under the foul. Lesic fails to hit additional free throw, but was followed by another good team defense of Mega, the ball reaches Jaramaz who hit one free throw for a big win of Mega Leks and final 98:102.

Partizan NIS: Ratkovica 11, Vrabac 2, Jovanovic, Marinkovic 16, Tanaskovic 3, Velickovic, Majstorovic 4, Bircevic 20, Koprivica 10, Andric 3, Hatcher 20, Pot 9.

Mega Leks: Mushidi 24 (three pointes 5-8, 6 rebounds), Rebic 10 (7 assists), Lesic 13, Jaramaz 22 (PIR 25), Spasojevic 6, Kaba 13 (8 rebounds), Simeunovic 4, Tejic, Novak 2 (5 assists), Kapetanovic, Samardziski 8 (6 rebounds, PIR 17). 

Foto: Mega Leks/Ivica Veselinov