JARAMAZ IN THE LAST SECOND FOR WIN AGAINST FMP

Mega Bemax basketball players, although decimated by injuries, beat the FMP with 74:72 (23:23, 10:17, 21:19, 20:13) with the points of Jaramaz in last second within the 20th round of the ABA League played in Sremska Mitrovica. Players of Dejan Milojević played an exceptionally fierce game, especially in the second half, when they managed to get a great victory, as Jaramaz hit the 6-meter shot in the last second for a big celebration in the PSC Pinki Hall. The coach of Mega Bemax on this match because of injuries could not count on Kostja Mushidi, Stefan Fundic and Mihailo Jovicic while Nikola Miskovic was in the roster but did not enter the game.

The most effective in the ranks of Mega Bemax were Ognjen Jaramaz with 20 and Vlatko Canar with 12 points, while Filip Covic and Stefan Pot scored 18 points for the team from Zeleznik. After 20 rounds of the ABA league, Mega Bemax has 7 wins while FMP has 2 triumphs more.

Basketball players of Mega expects Radivoj Korac Cup in Niš, where they will meet in the quarter-finals with the Dynamic VIP PAY on Friday, February 16th at 17:00.

Dejan Milojević started the match with five: Carapic, Jaramaz, Marjanovic, Cancar and Bitadze. A good defense is at the beginning of the match, so after 3 minutes it is 8:2 with a great block of Jaramaz. Play of Mega is in the mood so he hits lay-up under a foul for 11:4. FMP manages to make a mini series, ties to 14:14, but Cancar with triple returns the advantage. After 10 minutes result was 23:23.

Excellent defense of Mega at the beginning of the second quarter, where they received only 2 points in 4 minutes and result ois 29:25. FMP makes a series 0: 6 and get into the lead. Carapic hits from the paint after rolling, but FMP ends quarter with a new mini-series 0:5 for 33:40 at halftime.

Bitadze and Cancar hit the threes at the start of the second half and Mega is on the minus 1. Rebic hits lay-up and Jaramaz triple for lead 44:43. After exchanging points on both sides, Radanov binds 5 points for FMP for lead 50:53, in order to finish the third period with 54:59.

Jaramaz was impressive in the last quarter, in which he scored 9 points in a few minutes, without letting the guests to get away with bigger advantage. At 3 minutes to the end, at the score of 65:67, Jaramaz got unsportsmanlike foul, Ojo misses both free throws, but hits under the basket for 65:69. Lazic after the offensive rebound and the foul hit both free throws and then Rebic lays up after the stolen ball of Bitadze for 69:69. Ojo hits the basket for guests, and then Lazic and Radanov hit one free throw. Lazic corrects the Jaramaz miss under the basket for 72:72 at 29 seconds to finish. Great team defense of Mega and the block of Bitadze on Covic and Mega got the ball on 5 seconds to the end. Milojevic requested a time-out for just over 5 seconds to finish, and in the rest of the time Jaramaz hit from the top of the cap for a great victory and celebration in the PSC Pinki Hall. For the remaining 0.3 seconds, FMP failed to endanger the victory of Mega, so the game ended with 74:72.

Mega Bemax: Rebic 8 (5 assists), Sinovec 4, Marjanović 4 (5 rebounds), Cancar 12, Carapic 6, Jaramaz 20, Bitadze 8 (9 rebounds), Lazic 8 (7 rebounds), Koprivica 4, Samardziski, Miskovi , Kapetanovic.

FMP: Lazarevic 6, Covic 18, Uskokovic, Jeremic 2, Apic 1, Pot 18, Nenadic 3, Radanov 8, Radovanovic, Seslija 2, Simanic, Ojo 14.

Photo: Mega Bemax / Ivica Veselinov