MEGA MIS BETTER THAN BAHÇEŞEHIR FOR MAXIMUM RECORD IN PRE-SEASON

Mega MIS basketball players continued to ramp up their pace ahead of the 2024/25 competitive season. They played their fifth pre-season game, against their most challenging opponent so far, and recorded their fifth win, as they defeated Turkey’s Bahçeşehir 87-81 (14-22, 24-19, 24-19, 25-21) at the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall. The visitors from Istanbul opened the game better, but Marko Barać’s team caught up in the second quarter, and by the end of the third quarter, they managed to turn the game around. The Mega players were able to fend off their rivals’ attempts in the decisive 10 minutes, maintain their lead, and secure their fourth win of the summer.

The top scorer in Mega MIS’s latest triumph was Filip Jović with 22 points, followed by Ilija Milijašević with 12 points, and Mihailo Petrović, Andrija Jelavić, and Kosta Kondić each with 11 points, with Petrović just one assist short of a double-double.

The Mega MIS basketball team will travel to the USA on September 1st, where they will play two training games against a selected NBA G League team on September 4th and 6th. The last pre-season game before the upcoming season for Marko Barać’s team will be against Čačak’s Borac on September 15th.

Mega MIS: Jelavić 11, Kondić 11, Marković 5, Kajil 3, Macura 4, Kroflič 3, Vukčević 6, Tanasković, Milenković, Milijašević 12, Petrović 11, Jović 22

Bahçeşehir: Smith 14, Hazer, Massinburg 13, Haltali 2, İlyasoglu, Arna, Simonović 10, Ponitka 4, Odiasse 10, Cavanaugh 5, Baş, Bouteille 21

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