By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Crvena Zvezda MTS Belgrade recorded another easy win in the ABA League as they prevailed over Zadar at home. An offensive festival by Zvezda propelled them to a blowout win 97-76.That was their fifth straight victory as they are on top of the standings with a 17-3 record after 20 weeks of action.
The visiting team was an equal opponent only in the first quarter which they lost 22-19 after leading by 4 midway through the first period. After that, it was one-sided game for the hosts as they turned on “Cruise control”.
At the end of the first half, Zvezda had double-digit lead (47-36), but they didn’t stop there. After the third quarter, Zvezda extends their lead up to 25 points (75-50) ending all the hopes for Zadar.
Mathias Lessort and James Feldeine were partners in a crime tonight scoring 13 and 14 points respectively. The big man from France added 4 boards, while Feldeine had 4 assists.
Kristijan Krajina’s 16 points didn’t mean much to Zadar as they are now standing on a 9-11 record.
On Saturday Petrol Olimpija eliminated Partizan from the Play-Offs race with a win in Ljubljana.
Day 20 – Results
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT |
| KK MORNAR | KK CEDEVITA | 89-94 | 39-53 | 15-25 | 24-28 | 25-18 | 25-23 | 0-0 |
| KK MEGA BASKET | KK FMP | 74-72 | 33-40 | 23-23 | 10-17 | 21-19 | 20-13 | 0-0 |
| KK PETROL OLIMPIJA | KK PARTIZAN NIS | 77-77 | 36-37 | 18-23 | 18-14 | 16-25 | 25-15 | 12-10 |
| KK CIBONA | KK IGOKEA | 87-86 | 44-39 | 24-19 | 20-20 | 27-22 | 16-25 | 0-0 |
| KK BUDUCNOST | MZT SKOPJE AERODROM | 104-62 | 53-33 | 24-13 | 29-20 | 28-20 | 23-9 | 0-0 |
| KK CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS | KK ZADAR | 97-67 | 47-36 | 22-19 | 25-17 | 28-14 | 22-17 | 0-0 |
Standings
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
KK CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS
|
37
|
20
|
17
|
3
|
1766 – 1534
|
232
|
|
|
2
|
KK BUDUCNOST
|
36
|
20
|
16
|
4
|
1693 – 1503
|
190
|
|
|
3
|
KK CEDEVITA
|
35
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
1628 – 1506
|
122
|
|
|
4
|
KK MORNAR
|
32
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
1637 – 1636
|
1
|
|
|
5
|
KK PARTIZAN NIS
|
30
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
1767 – 1725
|
42
|
|
|
6
|
KK ZADAR
|
29
|
20
|
9
|
11
|
1666 – 1704
|
-38
|
|
|
7
|
KK FMP
|
29
|
20
|
9
|
11
|
1611 – 1590
|
21
|
|
|
8
|
KK PETROL OLIMPIJA
|
28
|
20
|
8
|
12
|
1562 – 1627
|
-65
|
|
|
9
|
KK MEGA BASKET
|
27
|
20
|
7
|
13
|
1659 – 1676
|
-17
|
|
|
10
|
KK CIBONA
|
27
|
20
|
7
|
13
|
1606 – 1701
|
-95
|
|
|
11
|
KK IGOKEA
|
27
|
20
|
7
|
13
|
1619 – 1695
|
-76
|
|
|
12
|
MZT SKOPJE AERODROM
|
23
|
20
|
3
|
17
|
1520 – 1837
|
-317
|
|
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