By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Mega Bemax put up a fight but Partizan NIS took over with a late surge and got a 102-88 home win.
Braian Angola, Marcus Paige and Nemanja Gordic scored 16 points each for the victors while James McAdoo added 13 and Ognjen Jaramaz 12 points.
For Mega, Kendrick Perry scored 21 in addition to Marko SImonovic’s 17 and Luka Asceric’s 16 points. Perry also dished eight assists.
Partizan improved to 17-4 with this win and secured the first place while Buducnost (15-6) will stay second. Mega, Zadar, and Krka are at the bottom with 6-15 and are fighting to escape the relegation zone with one Gameday to go.
Crvena Zvezda secured a playoff ticket by routing FMP 87-79 and improving to 14-7. Cedevita Olimpija and Mornar Bar follow with 13-8 and are the main candidates to grab the final playoff spot but Primorksa (12-9) also has a chance.
Vladimir Stimac scored 17 points for Zvezda while Stratos Perperoglou and Borisa Simanic added 13 each. For FMP, Ilija Djokovic scored 14 and Duop Reath 13 points.
ABA Day 21 results and scorers
Igokea – Cibona 84-97 (Lesic 15 – Novacic 16)
Mornar – Krka 82-73 (Waller 17 – Ramljak 18)
Zadar – Primorska 99-79 (Gilbert 23 – Lazic 17)
FMP – Crvena Zvezda 79-87 (Djokovic 14 – Stimac 17)
Cedevita Olimpija – Buducnst 81-79 (Miller-McIntyre 17 – Ivanovic 19)
Partizan – Mega 102-88 (Angola 16 – Perry 21)
Photo Credit: ABA Liga