GOOD DEFENCE OF MEGA NOT ENOUGH FOR THE WIN IN SECOND GAME AGAINST INDIANA UNIVERSITY

A weak shot of Mega for the defeat in the second game against Indiana University!

Mega Basket lost to Indiana University with 64:53 (37:30, 27:23) in the second game of the tour in the Bahamas. Coach Vladimir Jovanovic’s team played a good defense during the most part of the game in the match that was played according to the NCAA rules in the “Imperial Ballroom” hall within the Atlantis Resort, in several occasions they were one point behind, but weak shot percentage cost them defeat.

The most efficient in the ranks of Mega Basket was Matej Rudan with 13 points, and in addition he had 11 rebounds. Xavier Johnson stood out in the ranks of Indiana University with 13 points.

Mega will train in the Bahamas for two more days, and his return to Belgrade is planned for August 19.

Vladimir Jovanovic started the match with Smith, Cazalon, Jovic, Simanic, Matkovic. Indiana opens the game better with a run of 14:2 with a lot of personal fouls of Mega’s players. The series of opponents was interrupted by Rudan with a triple, and then Cerovina and again Rudan scored for 3 for the result of 18:14 in the middle of the first half. Karlo Matkovic is excellent from the paint on two occasions, but he soon got his third personal foul. By the end of the half, Mega came a point behind on several occasions, but failed to take the lead. Indiana closes the first half better in 37:30 after 20 minutes of play.

Better start of the second half for Indiana which reaches plus 11, 42:31. Jovic hits a three-pointer, Mega played great in defense, but on the other hand, it was difficult to get points in the attack. With the nine minutes until the end, Simanic hits a three-pointer, and then Smith’s lay-up, Mega approaches to 48:41, but after that in the next four minutes he scored only one point, which the Indiana University team used to resolved the game and eventually reach win for the final 64:53.

Mega Basket: Jovic 8 (8 rebounds), Vujic 1, Smith 3, Kocovic 3, Bogavac, Cerovina 3, Matkovic 6 (10 rebounds), Kazalon 5, Paunovic, Simanic 5, Rudan 13 (11 rebounds), Djurisic 6.

Indiana University: Johnson 13, Phinisee 2, Lille, Burke, Cope, Childress, Scott, Geromino7, Jackson-Davis 11, Thompson 8 (13 rebounds), Galloway, Stewart 5, Duncomb, Bates 11.

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