BIG WIN FOR MEGA AGAINST OOSTENDE

Players of Mega Lex came to another victory in the basketball league champions because after a stunning defense in the second half and only received 22 points, defeated Belgium’s Telenet Oostende with 76:70 (21:25, 14:23, 18: 7, 23:15 ). The sword of the 6th round of the Champions League was played in a great atmosphere in the hall PSC Pinki in Sremska Mitrovica, a key period of the match were the series of Mega 18: 2 in the third quarter and 10: 0 in the finish of the match which is the Mega 60:66 reached 70 : 66th

Best in the ranks of Mega Leks was captain Rade Zagorac with 17 points. Kaba scored 14 and Jaramaz 13 points while excellent at the finish was Kostja Mushidi with two triples in the last minutes of match of which second for plus 5 at last minute was the key one.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with the following five: Novak, Mushidi, Zagorac, Cancar and Kaba. Mega opened the match with threes of Novak and Kaba. In the beginning was seen equalized game and pointed out Zagorac with a plus one from difficult position as Jaramaz and Tejic with great dunks. However, in the finish fell concentration and with three pointer of Walden Osotende led 21:25 after the first quarter.

The second quarter started with agood roll of Jaramaz but was followed by a period with no points of Mega which Oostende used for plus 7, 29:36. Mega broke post in the attack but was followed by a drop in defense. At half time was 35:48, which was the biggest advantage of Oostende during the match.

After a break at half-time, followed by a fantastic series of Mega where, with 18 points scored for 8 and a half minutes kept Oostende at only 2. In the period between the other pointed out Radovan Djokovic, who from the bench brought safety into play of Mega who took the lead 53:50. This was followed by a small decline in concentration in defense and miniseries of guests to 53:55 at the end of the third quarter.

In the last quarter guests had plus 6 to 5 minutes until the end but the character of the players of Dejan Milojevic again came to the fore. Zagorac linked basket and three points and then behind the 6.75 was precise Mushidi for 68:66. Kaba then was perfect under the basket, Oostend hit two free throws but Mushidi returned with a new three for 73:68. Oostende  tried by the end to get the win but with Kaba dunk after a rebound at the same time he dunked another victory for Mega.

After 6 rounds in Group D of the Basketball Champions League Mega Leks has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses and on Saturday from 19:00 will continue competition in the ABA league with an away game against Partizan NIS.

Mega Leks: Mushidi 12, Djokovic 4 (5 rebounds, 4 assists), Jaramaz 13 (7 rebounds), Veljkovic, Milisavljevic, Glogovac 7, Kaba 14 (6 rebounds), Zagorac 17 (5 rebounds, 3 steals), Cancar (5 rebounds), Simeunovic 3, Tejic 8, Novak 5.

Telenet Oostende: Lambrecht, Walden 15, Hemeleers, Mwema, Gillet 7, Salumu 11, Katic 9, Boukichou 6, Djordjevic 6, Jagodic-Kuridza 2, Kesteloot 5, Newbill 9.

Photo: Mega Leks/Ivica Veselinov