By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Cibona was able to protect their home against Mega Bemax on Day 12 of the ABA League and prevailed 95-93.
The visiting side had a strong start of the game as they led 19-6 after 5 minutes of action. Cibona didn’t need much to bounce back as they were trailing only 1 point after the first quarter 24-23. They were able to overtake the lead in the second period building a 46-43 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter, Cibona was more dominated as they built a double-digit lead after 30 minutes of the game 74-64.
The visitors were able to close the gap down the last stretch as they were trailing 89-88 with only one minute left on the clock.
Cleveland Melvin III led Cibona with 20 points and 4 boards with a help from Luka Zoric who finished the game with 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Kostja Mushidi had a strong performance for Mega with 26 points, 3 assists and 3 boards, but that didn’t cut it for Mega.
Cibona now stands on a 5-7 record and Mega fall to a 4-8.
On Sunday Crvena Zvezda recorded their tenth victory in the ABA League as they beat Mornar on the road 82-74.
Results – Day 12
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| KK ZADAR | KK BUDUCNOST | 78-69 | 36-26 | 17-15 | 19-11 | 18-25 | 24-18 |
| KK IGOKEA | KK PETROL OLIMPIJA | 86-78 | 48-32 | 24-16 | 24-16 | 24-20 | 14-26 |
| KK PARTIZAN NIS | MZT SKOPJE AERODROM | 112-94 | 69-42 | 32-19 | 37-23 | 19-28 | 24-24 |
| KK FMP | KK CEDEVITA | 71-80 | 32-33 | 13-18 | 19-15 | 12-16 | 27-31 |
| KK MORNAR | KK CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS | 74-82 | 44-47 | 29-19 | 15-28 | 12-19 | 18-16 |
| KK CIBONA | KK MEGA BASKET | 95-93 | 46-43 | 23-24 | 23-19 | 28-21 | 21-29 |
Standings
| # | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | L | POINTS | +/- | |
| 1 | KK BUDUCNOST | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 989 – 897 | 92 | |
| 2 | KK CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1053 – 939 | 114 | |
| 3 | KK CEDEVITA | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 991 – 896 | 95 | |
| 4 | KK PARTIZAN NIS | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1104 – 1073 | 31 | |
| 5 | KK ZADAR | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 975 – 993 | -18 | |
| 6 | KK IGOKEA | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1023 – 1036 | -13 | |
| 7 | KK CIBONA | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 981 – 1017 | -36 | |
| 8 | KK FMP | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 971 – 954 | 17 | |
| 9 | KK PETROL OLIMPIJA | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 942 – 996 | -54 | |
| 10 | KK MORNAR | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 905 – 969 | -64 | |
| 11 | KK MEGA BASKET | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1006 – 1023 | -17 | |
| 12 | MZT SKOPJE AERODROM | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 961 – 1108 | -147 | |