#ABAFutureStars: Wins for Cedevita, Zvezda, Krka, Olimpija and Zadar
In the first round of the U19 ABA League Championship, Cedevita, Crvena zvezda mts, Krka, Petrol Olimpija and Zadar were the ones to score victories.
Vito Porobic (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
The new season of the U19 ABA League Championship is underway.
In group A, Krka have beaten Mornar in Group A in Bar with the final score of 80:65 thanks to their excellent second half display, when they made a partial score of 47:35 in 20 minutes of the game. In the second game in Bar, Cedevita have outscored the reigning ABA League U19 Champions Mega Bemax in a thriller, celebrating a close 66:65 win in the end, especially thanks to their excellent third quarter (23:13). Cedevita were up by 9 points ahead of the last quarter. Mega Bemax fought back, but did not manage to come up with a major comeback in the end. Excellent performance by Luka Cerovina did not help Mega Bemax, as they young gun scored 19 points, had 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a valuation of 28!
In group B, Zadar have topped Partizan NIS in Zadar with the final score of 82:76 thanks especially to their excellent 3rd quarter display (27:11). The thing that has especially impressed the fans in Zadar was the exceptional performance of Jure Planinić, who achieved 24 points, 21 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 assists, 3 steals and a valuation of 44! In the second game of the day in Group B, Crvena zvezda mts have outplayed Budućnost VOLI withthe final margin of no less than 35 points (87:52) and made a statement clear, that they are aiming at the very top of the group. In the last game of the round in Group B, Petrol Olimpija have knocked out Cibona after a huge comeback in the last quarter (23:9), when they have turned the game around and came up with a big 74:64 win over rivals of Zagreb. Blaž Janežič had a great display for Petrol Olimpija, as he had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist and a valuation of 29!
U19 ABA League Championship, Group A Round 1, Bar, 29.11.2018:
CEDEVITA - Mega Bemax 66:65 (13:14, 18:18, 23:13, 12:20)
Group B, Zadar, 29.11.2018:
Cibona - PETROL OLIMPIJA 64:74 (16:14, 23:20, 16:17, 9:23)
Other games of the day:
Group A, Round 1, Bar, 29.11.2018:
Mornar - KRKA 65:80 (18:14, 12:19, 18:19, 17:28)
Group B, Round 1, Zadar, 29.11.2018:
ZADAR - Partizan NIS 82:76 (20:24, 19:16, 27:11, 16:25)
CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Budućnost VOLI 87:52 (20:16, 19:8, 23:14, 25:14)
