By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Trailing in double-digits for most of the second half, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet lost, 107-92, to Dubai in Belgrade Arena on Sunday.
Dropping a seven-game losing streak between the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the AdmiralBet ABA League, the team based in the capital of Serbia fell to 13-3, one game behind co-leaders Partizan Mozzart Bet and Buducnost VOLI.
Making 7/13 field goals, 24-year-old Filip Petrusev tallied a team-high 21 points in Round 16 of the regional league’s Regular Season. Wake Forest product Codi Miller-McIntyre finished with 17 points. Yago dos Santos paired his 14 points with eight assists and Joel Bolomboy had 11 points. Milos Teodosic, Mike Daum, and Branko Lazic remained sidelined for the team coached by Giannis Sfairopoulos.
Nearing a double-double, Nate Mason was the driving force for the visitors, combining 23 points with nine assists. He made all of his eight shots from the field, including five triples, and also sank 2/2 from the free-throw line. Danilo Andjusic went for 19 points and Ahmet Duverioglu paired his 18 points with eight rebounds. Davis Bertans threw in 15 points.
ABA Round 16
Zadar – Cibona 82-69
Igokea m:tel – Split 92-87
Spartak Office Shoes – SC Derby 79-89
Borac Mozzart – Partizan Mozzart Bet 60-89
Mega Superbet – Krka 87-94
Buducnost VOLI – Mornar-Barsko zlato 110-79
Cedevita Olimpija – FMP Soccerbet 91-58
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet – Dubai 92-107
STANDINGS: Partizan Mozzart Bet 30 (14-2), Buducnost VOLI 30 (14-2), Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet 29 (13-3), Dubai 28 (12-4), Igokea m:tel 26 (10-6)…
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