National Cups: Igokea m:tel in Final in BiH, Crvena zvezda mts and Partizan NIS in Serbia

In Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Delibašić Cup, Igokea m:tel have qualified for the Final after beating  Sloboda of Tuzla in the Semi-finals convincingly. The Laktaši squad were ahead by 20 points as the last quarter began and all Sloboda managed to do in the final 10 minutes was make their defeat (88:78) look more decent. For Igokea m:tel, DeShawn Stephens had 18 points and Dalibor Ilić 15.

In the final of the Mirza Delibašić Cup, Igosi will face Široki, that have prevailed over Borac of Banja Luka with the score of 88:72.

In Serbian Radivoj Korać Cup Semi-finals, Crvena zvezda mts have prevailed convincingly over Mega Mozzart after a comeback from the slow start. Mega were the ones to win the first quarter (15:21), but Crvena zvezda mts fought back and turned the game completely upside-down by halftime, when they were ahead by 6 points. In the second half, the red and white completely dominated the court and eventually prevailed with the score of 72:53. For Crvena zvezda mts Nikola Kalinić scored 15 points and Nikola Ivanović and Nate Wolters 12. For Mega Mozzart, Karlo Matković had 15 points and Nikola Jović 7.

The red and white will battle for the trophy in the Final against their eternal rivals Partizan NIS, that have beaten FMP Meridian in the other Semi-final game. The black and white did the majority of the job against their city rivals in the second quarter, following a 3-point deficit from the first, when they have turned the game completely upside-down and led by 9 points at the big break. In the second half, they managed to hang on to their advantage, even though FMP Meridian took the game into an exciting finish, and prevailed with the final score of 92:89. For Partizan NIS Kevin Punter scored 29 points and Dallas Moore scored 17. For FMP Meridian Bryce Jones led the way in scoring with 29 points, while Danilo Tasić scored 17.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Delibašić Cup Semi-finals, Saturday, 19 February 2022:

IGOKEA M:TEL – Sloboda 88:78 (23:20, 21:13, 21:12, 23:33)
Stephens 18, Ilić 15 | Durmo & Lelić 16.

Borac Banja Luka – ŠIROKI 72:88 (17:19, 17:24, 22:28, 16:17)
Kondić 15, Baldwin, Kenić, Cunningham & Ponjavić 9 | Božić 25, Vucić 22.

Final, Sunday, 20 February 2022:

Igokea m:tel - Široki (20:00)

Serbian Radivoj Korać Cup Semi-finals, Saturday, 19 February 2022:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS  - Mega Mozzart 72:53 (15:21, 24:12, 17:14, 16:6)
Kalinić 15, Ivanović & Wolters 12| Matković 15, Jović 7.

PARTIZAN NIS – FMP Meridian 92:89 (21:24, 31:19, 21:17, 19:29)
Punter 29, Moore 17 | Jones 29, Tasić 17.

Final, Sunday, 20 February 2022:

Crvena zvezda mts - Partizan NIS (21:00)

Quarter-finals, Thursday, 17 February 2022:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS – Radnički d.o.o. 103:59 (28:13, 29:11, 24:22, 22:13)
Ivanović 26, Marković 20 | Katić 22, Đerasimović 13.

MEGA MOZZART – Zlatibor 84:57 (19:20, 22:9, 21:18, 22:10)
Simanić 15, Kočović 11 | Kutlešić 17, Đuran 10.

Quarter-finals, Friday, 18 February 2022:

FMP MERIDIAN - Borac 88:77 (19:8, 20:18, 23:18, 26:33)
Tasić 19, Šaranović 12 | Pecarski 18, R. Đoković 13.

PARTIZAN NIS – Borac Zemun 101:48 (22:12, 25:18, 26:9, 28:9)
Vukčević 16, Dangubić 14 | Balmazović 15. Branković 14.