MEGA MIS BEAT TEAM OVERTIME ON THE OPENING OF MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT “STEVAN JELOVAC”
Mega MIS defeated Team Overtime with 90:87 (24:26, 22:22, 26:22, 18:17)at the opening of the “Stevan Jelovac” Memorial Tournament in the Ranko Zeravica Sports Hall . In a very interesting and extremely even duel, Marko Barac’s team broke the resistance of their rivals in the middle of the decisive part. They gained a crucial six-point lead with four minutes to go, and then saved the advantage with a sacrifice game at both ends of the field and achieved victory.
An important role was played by the young Andrija Grbovic. He had an excellent sequence in the last minutes of the match. First, he played excellently in defense, and then with an effective dunk at the other end of the field, he repelled the onslaught of his rival and brought his team to the threshold of victory. Nikola Djurisic scored the point from the penalty line with two seconds left, as the opponent failed to win overtime with a long-range shot with the sound of the siren.
In a match that was full of attractive moves, Djursic stood out with 24 points (6 assists). He was accompanied by Luka Cerovina with 15 points, while Andrija Grbovic and Matej Rudan scored 11 points each. Danko Brankovic was also in double figures with 10 points.
The team made up of Overtime Elite players who are NBA draft eligible played in Europe for the first time, and at the premiere it was led by Isaiah Mucius with 22 points. Ausar and Amen Thompson each added 18.
Tomorrow, from 20:45, Mega MIS will play the better of the FMP – SC Derby duel in the final of the “Stevan Jelovac” Memorial Tournament (20:45). The Overtime team will fight the loser from that duel for third place on Friday at 18:30.
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Mega Mis: Branković 10, Bogavac, Rudan 11, Uskoković 2, Kobzistij 2, Kazalon 9, Đurišić 24, Kovačević, Cerovina 15, Rori 6, Grbović 11, Mušikić
Team Overtime: O. Tompson 18, E. Tompson 18, Kobs, Gortman 2, Martin 2, Jat, Klark 2, Voker 14, Trajs, Benks 9, Mjusijus 22
Photo: Mega MIS/Milan Rasic