Unlucky defeat for Mega Leks against Juventus

Tuesday, 08. November 2016 at 22:24

Mega Leks were defeate in the fourth round of the Basketball Champions League Group D. After a close finish, Juventus Utena were the better team in the end with the score of 79:77.

Mega Leks were defeate in the fourth round of the Basketball Champions League Group D. After a close finish, Juventus Utena were the better team in the end with the score of 79:77.

Mega Leks suffered their third defeat of the season in the Basketball Champions League. At home court in Sremska Mitrovica, they lost to Juventus Utena, due to poor performance in the opening three quarters of the game, after which the guests were already in front by 12 points.

Dejan Milojević's side almost turned the game around in their favour, after they have won the last quarter by 10 points, but they have fell short by 2 points in a close finish.

The final score of the game was 79:77 in favour of the Lithuanians and Vlatko Čančar was the top scorer of the Sremska Mitrovica squad with 22 points. Alpha Kaba and Jovan Novak contributed 15 each.

Basketball Champions League Regular Season Round 4, Group D, Tuesday, 8.11.2016:

Mega Leks – JUVENTUS UTENA 77:79 (17:20, 16:18, 16:23, 28:18)
Čančar 22, Novak and Kaba 15; Cepukaitis 19, Sulskis 18.

Group D, Wednesday, 9.11.2016:

Cibona - Mornar (20:00)

Group E, Wednesday, 9.11.2016:

Szolnoki Olaj - Partizan NIS (18:00)

STANDINGS:

Group D W/L P
1  Sidigas Avellino 3/1 7
2  Juventus Utena 3/1 7
3  Iberostar Tenerife 3/0 6
4  Mega Leks 1/3 5
5  Telenet Oostende 1/3 5
6  KK Mornar 2/1 5
7  SIG Strasbourg 1/2 4
8  Cibona 0/3 3
 
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