National Cups: Igokea, Koper Primorska, Cedevita Olimpija, Zvezda and Partizan advance to finals
Most of the ABA League teams have continued their winning run in the national cups.
Billy Baron (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)
Most of the ABA League teams have continued their winning run in the national cups.
Igokea defeated ABA 2 side Široki in the semi-finals of the 2020 Bosnia & Herzegovina National Cup and therefore qualified for their 6th consecutive National Cup Final. In the match for the trophy, Igokea will face another ABA 2 team Spars Realway.
The final match of the 2020 Bosnia & Herzegovina National Cup between Igokea and Spars Realway will be played on Sunday at 17:00 in Novo Sarajevo Sports Hall, Sarajevo.
Koper Primorska and Cedevita Olimpija have advanced to the 2020 Slovenian National Cup Final. Koper Primorska defeated ABA 2 team Helios Suns in the semis, mostly thanks to amazing performance of Aleksandar Lazić who scored 23 points and had 14 rebounds. In the second semi-final pair, Cedevita Olimpija beat Krka in overtime after an incredible ending in which Edo Murić scored the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The 2020 Slovenian National Cup Final between Koper Primorska and Cedevita Olimpija will be played on Sunday at 18:45 in Kodeljevo Sports Hall, Ljubljana.
Crvena zvezda mts and Partizan NIS will face each other in the Serbian National Cup Final for the 4th year in a row. Crvena zvezda mts defeated Mega Bemax in the semis, while the game hero was Billy Baron who scored the game-winning 3-pointer for the red & whites on 1 second before the end. Partizan NIS prevailed over FMP in the second semi-final pair after making a 2nd half comeback. The black & whites won the 3rd quarter by 23:12 and gained the crucial lead in this match.
The 2020 Serbian Cup Final between Crvena zvezda mts and Partizan NIS will be played on Sunday at 21:00 in Čair Sports Hall, Niš.
BiH National Cup Semi-finals, Saturday, 15.2.2020:
IGOKEA – Široki 84:64 (12:18, 26:15, 23:14, 23:17)
Gagić 14, Mustapić 14 | D. Drežnjak 18, M. Drežnjak 16.
SPARS – Leotar 92:66 (22:16, 26:17, 22:16, 22:17)
Buza 13, Đekić 13 | Milidragović 15, Aleksić 14.
Sunday, 16.2.2020:
Igokea - Spars (17:00)
Slovenian National Cup Semi-finals, Saturday, 15.2.2020:
KOPER PRIMORSKA - Helios Suns 80:72 (24:14, 19:15, 22:17, 15:26)
Lazić 23, Luković 12 | Mahkovic 15, Prepelič 10.
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Krka 93:92 (19:20, 21:21, 20:29, 23:13, 10:9)
Murič 29, McIntyre 15 | Balažič 23, Ramljak 18.
Final, Sunday, 16.2.2020:
Koper Primorska - Cedevita Olimpija (18:45)
Serbian National Cup, Semi-finals, Saturday, 15.2.2020:
Mega Bemax - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 79:80 (24:17, 9:23, 27:18, 19:22)
Perry 20, Simonović 13 | Punter 22, Baron 18.
PARTIZAN NIS – FMP 85:77 (24:22, 16:23, 23:12, 22:20)
Thomas 13, Jaramaz & Walden 11 | Kuzmić 13, Čović 12.
Final, Sunday, 16.2.2020:
Crvena zvezda mts - Partizan NIS (21:00)
