MEGA MOZZART WITHOUT CHANCE, PARTIZAN CONVINCINGLY CELEBRATED IN THE HALL OF SPORTS

Convincing defeat of Mega against Partizan.

Mega Mozzart lost to Partizan NIS with 68:97 (24:26, 8:26, 16:20, 20:25) in the game of the 26th round of the ABA League in front of 1,500 spectators in the Ranko Zeravica Sports Hall. In the second quarter, coach Vladimir Jovanović’s team played with a lot of mistakes on both sides of the field, which Partizan used to gain a convincing advantage, which they did not lose until the end of the game. The black and whites took revenge on the team of coach Vladimir Jovanovic for the defeat in the first part of the season when Mega celebrated with a score of 90:93 in the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall.

The most efficient in the ranks of Mega were Borisa Simanic with 19 points and Nikola Jovic with 12. In the Partizan, Kevin Punter stood out with 16 and Yam Madar with 15 points.

After 26 rounds of regional competition, Mega has a score of 9-16 while Partizan NIS has 21 wins and 4 losses. Mega still has to play the remaining match of the 16th round against Krka in Novo Mesto, which is scheduled for April 22 at 5 pm.

Mega started the match with Smith, Ruzhentsev, Jovic, Simanic, Matkovic, who had a difficult challenge to respond to the great aggression of Partizan from the very start. The black and whites forced a strong rhythm, with a lot of contact, and that gave them the initial lead (8:14). Punter and LeDay caused a lot of problems for the host, but Mega maintained the connection until the middle of the second quarter. However, Punter brought +9 to Partizan with five tied points, and from that moment everything went to the team of Humska.

Vladimir Jovanovic tried to stop the great momentum and the great rush of Partizan with a time-out, but that didn’t help either. Already in the next attack, the tripla was hit by an extremely combative Madar, so Partizan came to the first double-digit advantage of 26:38. All this was followed by the turnovers of Mega’s players, Partizan’s jumping dominance and another player in good spirits in the rotation at that moment – Mathias Lessort. The advantage of the black and whites grew, so the guests went on a big vacation with a difference of 20 points.

There was no need for energy and aggression in the continuation for Mega to threaten Partizan in any way, which absolutely controlled the events on the floor. Zeljko Obradovic’s team found the way to the basket too easily, so in the middle of the third section they reached a 31-point advantage, which practically solved the question of the winner.

By the end of the match, Partizan kept the lead and reached a convincing victory. Until the end of the regional competition this season, Mega basketball players still have a postponed match with Krka, which will be played in Novo Mesto on April 22.

Mega Mozzart: Vujic, Ruzhentsev, Jovic 12 (5 rebounds, 5 assists), Rudan 5, Uskoković 5, Kocovic, Smith 2 (6 assists), Cerovina 9, Matković 3, Cazalon 11, Simanic 19, Musikic.

Partizan NIS: Punter 16, Vukcevic 7, LeDay 12, Zagorac, Avramovic 7, Koprivica 3, Smailagic 3, Moore 14, Glas 2, Lessort 10, Trifunovic 8, Madar 15.

Photo: Mega Mozzart/Dragana Stjepanovic