National Championships: Huge wins for Cibona and Mornar

Thursday, 24. May 2018 at 21:45

In Croatian and Montenegrin national championships, Cibona and Mornar have achieved huge wins, as they have beaten Cedevita and Budućnost VOLI, respectively, in the first games of the final series. Partizan NIS and FMP advanced to the Semi-finals in Serbia.

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Croatian National Championship Finals have begun with an upset in Zagreb, as Cibona have beaten Cedevita on the road in Game 1. Luka Žorić was fantastic for the Wolves, as he scored 24 points.

No different was the situation in Montenegro, as Derek Needham scored no less than 34 points, as he led Mornar to a road win in Podgorica over the reigning ABA League champions Budućnost VOLI in Game 1.

In Serbia, Partizan NIS have advanced to the Semi-finals, as they were the better of the two opponents for the second time in the clash against Mega Bemax, this time on the road.

Croatian National Championship Finals, Round 1, Thursday, 24.5.2018:

Cedevita – CIBONA 87:96 (24:21, 10:25, 18:29, 35:21) / * 0:1 in victories
Ukič 22, Musa 16 | Žorić 24, Tomas 14.

Montenegrin National Championship Finals, Round 1:

Budućnost VOLI – MORNAR 77:84 (18:27, 20:16, 18:18, 21:23) / * 0:1 in victories
Gordić 20, Barović 17 | Needham 34, Mićović 21.

Serbian National Championship Quarter-finals, Round 2:

Mega Bemax – PARTIZAN NIS 79:93 (26:20, 20:26, 20:24, 13:23) / * 0:2 in victories
Jaramaz 15, Mushidi 14 | Veličković 22, Williams-Goss 21.

Zlatibor – FMP 87:94 (13:22, 30:29, 28:20, 16:23) / * 0:2 in victories
Vulić 24, Papić 24 | Nenadić 29, Jeremić 19.

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