REBIC IN LAST SECOND FOR FINALS OF MEGA BEMAX CUP

Mega Bemax has advanced to the final of “Mega Bemax Cup 2017” after with Rebic layup in last second beat Belgian Telenet Giants Antwerp with 85:83 (21:14, 28:21, 16:21, 20:27). Dejan Milojević’s players in the “Mega Factory” hall have had a double-digit advantage over several occasions, but in the end, however, in the exciting finish they came to the final where Mega on Wednesday from 20:45 is waiting for the better from match Partizan NIS – Lokomotiv Kuban.

The best in the ranks of Mega Bemax were Dilan Ennis with 27 points and Nikola Rebic with 14 while in the Belgian team was the most effective was Clark with 21 points.

Mega Bemax started the match with the following five: Rebic, Ennis, Lazic, Fundic and Samardziski. At the start of the match, a harder game with less points was seen. In the middle of the quarter, Ennis launched Mega with several points. Players of coach of Dejan Milojević closed the racket well, and the result was after the first quarter was 21:14 for Mega.

The second quarter of Mega started with several good actions, and the advantage was slowly growing. Sinovec assisted well couple of time, Fundic and Samardziski, and Mega reached the two-digit advantage. Rebic and Ennis were precise for three points and the half ended with a Sinovec basket from a difficult position in the last second for 49:35.

The weaker start of the second quarter hosts from Belgium used to reduce the difference to six points points. There followed the series of Eniss, the first difficult jump shot and then the two triples for the new advantage of Mega. However, in the finish of quarter, the shot of the player Mege stopped, and the third period ended with 65:56.

Ennis opens with three pointer the last quarter. Combative Koprivica manages to first fight for a heavy rebound in the attack and then hits from the distance. Mega basketball players fail resolve the match and the Belgian team again descends on a single-digit difference, 70:65 with 7 minutes to end. Kapetanovic hits the important three, but guests with the new series arrive to 75:75 for just over 3 minutes until. Rebic and Sinovec hit hard threes, but guests return on the same scale with the same measure. Ennis on 20 seconds to end hit two free throws and then the guests after the rebound in the offence, were precise from the free-throw line. Rebic takes with 20 seconds until end in his own hands and after a great break he hit layup for 85:83. Guests are not able to hit the three for the rest of the time, and players ofDejan Milojevic are in the final of the Mega Bemax Cup 2017.

Mega Bemax: Rebic 14 (4 assist), Ennis 27 (9 rebounds, PIR 29), Jovicic, Kapetanovic 8, Marjanovic, Sinovec 12 (6 rebounds, 6 assists), Bitadze 4, Lazic 2, Koprivica 2, Fundic 8, Samardziski 8 (7 rebounds).

Telenet Giants Antwerp: Lee 4, Dudzinski 16 (7 rebounds), Donkor 4, Clark 21, Marelja 5 (7 rebounds), Vervoort, Bako 6 (8 rebounds), Schoepen 3, Coppens, Vanwijn 12, Rogiers, Kalinoski 12.

Photo: Mega Bemax/Dragana Stjepanovic