#ABAFutureStars Group A: Two wins for Zvezda, one for Cibona and Mega
On Saturday, in the Group A of the U19 ABA League Championship, Crvena zvezda mts have celebrated two triumphs, while Cibona and Mega Bemax achieved one each.
(Photo: ABA League/Ivica Veselinov)
U19 ABA League Championship Group A Round 3, Saturday, 25.11.2017:
Mornar – MEGA BEMAX 46:117 (15:27, 16:31, 7:29, 8:30)
Mega Bemax have rolled over Mornar with ease, which is evident also from the final score of the clash. The Sremska Mitrovica side have led already at halftime by no less than 27 points, but that was not good enough for them to be satisfied.
They wanted more and increased their advantage to the final margin of 71 points (117:46)! For Mega Bemax, Altin Islamović led the scorers with 19 points, while at the side of Mornar, Đorđe Popović and Petar Milošević were the most efficient with 8.
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Cibona – CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 75:94 (16:22, 23:21, 13:23, 23:28)
In the last game of the day in the Group A of the U19 ABA League Championship, Crvena zvezda mts have put on a convincing performance to overcome the still unbeaten Cibona.
The red and white have gone off to a better start and led by 6 points already after the first quarter of the clash and have gone on a double-digit lead in the second half.
Their victory had the margin of 19 points in the end. Zoran Paunović was the top scorer for the red and white with 18 points, while Antonio Jularić on the other side scored 16.
Round 3:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS – Mornar 113:62 (27:15, 32:13, 27:20, 27:14)
In the first game of the day in the U19 ABA League Championship Group A, Crvena zvezda mts beat Mornar with ease and grabbed their second win of the tournament, while handing Mornar second defeat of the tournament.
The red and white have led comfortably by 12 points already at the end of the first quarter and by 31 at the big break. They have continued to cruise towards the final win with the score of 113:62.
For Crvena zvezda mts, Nemanja Popović was the top scorer with 15 points, while Matija Rajović topped Mornar's scorers' list with 12.
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MZT Skopje Aerodrom – CIBONA 66:91 (15:24, 20:20, 15:15, 16:32)
In the second game of the Group A Round 2, Cibona were too strong for MZT Skopje Aerodrom and have scored their first win of the tournament in their first game, while MZT have suffered their first defeat of the tournament, as they have won the opener against Mornar.
The side of Zagreb have created themselves a crucial advantage in the opening minutes, as they have led by 9 points after first quarter (24:15) and have protected the identical lead until the end of the third.
In the end, they have celebrated a victory without major problems with the score of 91:66. For the winning side Roko Prkačin and Matej Rudan led the way in scoring with 22 points, while for MZT Damjan Krstevski scored just as many.
