MEGA WITHSTOOD PRESSURE, CONVINCING WIN AGAINST ZADAR

Players of Mega Leks have made an extremely important victory in the ABA league since in Sremska Mitrovica after a great game won against Zadar with 92:75 (28:13, 25:14, 22:27, 17:21). Dejan Milojevic players to sixth triumph in the regional competition came after a great series of 22:1 at the end of the first and beginning of the second quarter, separating to the secure advantage that Zadar could not endanger in the remainder of the match. Coach of Mega in this match could not count on the last reinforcemenet Predrag Samardziski, and because of injuries were prevented from playing Marko Tejic, Radovan Djokovic and Ognjen Čarapic.

Best in the ranks of Mega Leks was Radosav Spasojevic who 15 minutes had 16 points and 5 rebounds for PIR 27. He was accompanied by Zagorac and Kaba both with 13 points, as the young center of Mega added 11 rebounds. Best in Zadar were Franke and Barac, both with 14 points. After 19 rounds, Mega is with 6 triumphs shares 11. place division at standings. Next match of Mega Leks is Wednesday at 20:30 against the team Iberostar Tenerife, when the competition ends in a Basketball Champions League.

Dejan Milojevic started the match with following five: Novak, Zagorac, Simeunovic, Cancar and Kaba. Players of Mega well started the match, with Cancar and Zagorac hitting threes, who also has twice blocked players of Zadar under the basket. At the score 14:12 started a great series of Mega. Rebic and Zagorac with excellent defenses forced Zadar players to turnover. Rebic then hit a three, Zagorac was precise from the free throw line and with three pointer Spasojevic set the result of the first quarter, 28:13.

Series Mega Leks continues in the second quarter, Spasojevic is excellent on both sides of the field and Mega in 24th minute lead with 36:13. The advantage of Mega keep growing by the minute to plus 28, 43:15, and with great dunk Zagorac and excellent lay-up of Cancar, advantage at the half was 26 points plus, 53:27.

Effective game of Mega has continued in the second half, with consecutive threes of Kaba, Novak, Mushidi and Jaramaz, came to the biggest lead in the game, plus 31 (69:38). This was followed by a drop in the game, especially in defense, the team of Zadar used to reduce the gap to 21 points, 75:54 before the final quarter.

Last quarter started with a great block of Kaba who prevented the dunk of Marinkovic in counter attack. Zadar thrives aggressive play to cut to the 14 points difference, but Mega responds quickly with points of Novak and Jaramaz and definitely eliminates any doubts about the winner of the match for the final 92:75.

Mega Leks: Mushidi 5, Rebic 10 (4 assists, 3 steaks), Jaramaz 12, Spasojevic 16 (5 rebounds, 3 steals, PIR 27), Kaba 13 (11 rebounds, PIR 24), Zagorac 13 (6 rebounds), Cancar 11 (6 assists), Simeunovic 2, Tejic, Novak 8, Kapetanovic, Marelja 2.

Zadar: Franke 14, Basic, Vladovic 7, Jelenkovic, Krajina 8, Georgiev 3, Brzoja 2, Marinkovic 11, Barac 14, Ramljak, Kovacevic 5, Mazalin 11.

Photo: Mega Leks/Ivica Veselinov