Szolnoki dominated MZT Skopje at home court. It was the eighth win for the Hungarian team in the League. Marton Bader (212-C-80, agency: Laszlo Vinko Group) carried the hosts to the victory with 24 points. Szolnoki shocked the visiting team in the opening quarter. The hosts went on a 22:9 run in the starting ten minutes. MZT Skopje slowed down Szolnoki in the second term but struggled to get any closer. The home team arrived at halftime up by 13 points 41:28. MZT Skopje picked up the aggressiveness in the third quarter. The Macedonian team erupted for 31 points in the period to trim the gap at 2-point mark. But Szolnoki sobered up pretty quickly and finished the game on a 20:13 run to seal the win. James Florence (185-G-88, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Mercer) delivered 15 points, while Brandon Gay (203-F-82, agency: Edge Sports, college: San Diego) added 8 points for the winners. Damjan Stojanovski (197-SG-87), Todor Gecevski (209-C-77, agency: Interperformances) and Cade Davis (197-F/G-88, college: Oklahoma) answered with 15 points each for MZT Skopje.
Prva Liga Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Kozuv become the second finalists - May 18, 2013
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Kozuv - Rabotnicki 78-72
Kozuv shot down Rabotnicki at home court and joined MZT Skopje in Prva Liga Finals. Fersped-Rabotnicki trailed by 15 points at halftime and as many as 20 after three quarters before a 25-11 last quarter charge cut the deficit to 72-78 at the end of the game. Kozuv made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Fersped-Rabotnicki helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities [read more]
Kozuv shot down Rabotnicki at home court and joined MZT Skopje in Prva Liga Finals. Fersped-Rabotnicki trailed by 15 points at halftime and as many as 20 after three quarters before a 25-11 last quarter charge cut the deficit to 72-78 at the end of the game. Kozuv made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Fersped-Rabotnicki helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for Serbian point guard Igor Mijajlovic (193-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points. Center Aleksandar Shterjov (208-86, agency: Global Sports Plaza) helped adding 12 points and 7 rebounds. Four Kozuv players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American point guard John Sharper (186-84, college: San Diego St.) with 20 points and 4 assists and American-Somalian forward Mohammed Abukar (208-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Two Points) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds. Top scorers: Kozuv: I.Mijajlovic 19+4reb+3ast, D.Radulovic 13+2ast, A.Shterjov 12+7reb+1ast, M.Pekovic 12+4reb+2ast, D.Karadzovski 8+4ast, V.Filipovic 6+2reb Rabotnicki: J.Sharper 20+4reb+4ast, M.Abukar 16+6reb+1ast, N.Zivcevic 13+5reb+1ast, N.Jelesijevic 6+2reb, J.Petrovski 6+2reb+4ast, S.Avramovski 5+2reb+1ast
Prva Liga Round 2 of Semi-Finals. MZT Skopje advance into Final - May 14, 2013
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Rabotnicki - Kozuv 95-87
Rabotnicki shot down Kozuv and cut the deficit in the series. Kozuv trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 29-24 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 87-95 at the end of the game. Fersped-Rabotnicki made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Fersped-Rabotnicki especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 62 [read more]
Rabotnicki shot down Kozuv and cut the deficit in the series. Kozuv trailed by 13 points after 3 quarters before a 29-24 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 87-95 at the end of the game. Fersped-Rabotnicki made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Fersped-Rabotnicki especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 62.5 percentage. 27 personal fouls committed by Kozuv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Naturalized Serbian forward Nenad Zivcevic (204-87) scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard John Sharper (186-84, college: San Diego St.) chipped in 20 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) during the contest. The former international guard Dimitar Karadzovski (190-84, agency: Global Sports Plaza) responded with 16 points and 4 assists and Serbian power forward Slobodan Bozovic (207-79) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Kozuv: D.Karadzovski 16+2reb+4ast, V.Filipovic 15+2ast, S.Bozovic 14+6reb+1ast, M.Pekovic 13+1reb+1ast, I.Mijajlovic 10+1reb+2ast, P.Blazevski 9+3reb+1ast Rabotnicki: J.Sharper 20+3reb+2ast, N.Zivcevic 16+6reb+5ast, M.Abukar 15+2reb+3ast, J.Petrovski 11+2reb+2ast, N.Jelesijevic 8+2reb+1ast, A.Dimitrovski 8+2reb+2ast
MZT Skopje upset Feni Indistrija on the road to sweep the semifinal series. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Feni Indistrija won fourth quarter 18-17. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. MZT Skopje made 20-of-22 charity shots (90.9 percent) during the game. Feni Indistrija was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American swingman Cade Davis (197-88, college: Oklahoma) notched 28 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and international center Todor Gecevski (209-77, agency: Interperformances) supported him with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Even 17 points and 4 assists by the former international guard Darko Sokolov (190-86) did not help to save the game for Feni Indistrija. The former international power forward Bojan Trajkovski (206-88, agency: Global Sports Plaza) added 18 points for the hosts. Top scorers: Feni Indistrija: B.Trajkovski 18+4reb, D.Sokolov 17+4reb+4ast, V.Brckov 15+4reb+1ast, D.Knezevic 9+2reb+1ast, H.Kamp 7+6reb+3ast, N.Vucurovic 6+2reb+1ast MZT Skopje: C.Davis 28+6reb, T.Gecevski 20+10reb+1ast, D.Stojanovski 17+4reb+2ast, D.Noa 7+3reb+2ast, G.Cekovski 6+3reb+2ast, B.Bakic 4+3reb+6ast
Pero Antic wins EuroLeague title with Olympiacos - May 13, 2013
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Pero Antic (210-F-82, agency: Beo Basket) wins EuroLeague title with Olympiacos as his Greek side celebrated the second straight EuroLeague title. They outgunned Real Madrid in an exciting clash at O2 Arena in London. Vassilis Spanoulis came up with 22 points to pace the Hellenes to the historic success. The Reds entered the EuroLeague Final Four as underdogs but proved a tough nut to crack edging big time favourites CSKA in the semis and then Real Madrid in the Final [read more]
Pero Antic (210-F-82, agency: Beo Basket) wins EuroLeague title with Olympiacos as his Greek side celebrated the second straight EuroLeague title. They outgunned Real Madrid in an exciting clash at O2 Arena in London. Vassilis Spanoulis came up with 22 points to pace the Hellenes to the historic success. The Reds entered the EuroLeague Final Four as underdogs but proved a tough nut to crack edging big time favourites CSKA in the semis and then Real Madrid in the Final. Real Madrid looked dominant at every end of the floor in the opening quarter. The Spanish team got to a flying start building a 27:10 lead after ten minutes. But Olympiacos once again showed their character. They opened the second frame on a 12:2 rally. Sloukas capped the first half with three points to put Olympiacos within 4 points 37:41. Vassilis Spanoulis drained back-to-back three-pointers early in the third term to give the Reds a 45:43 lead. Kyle Hines and Acie Law made it 52:46 for Olympiacos midway through the third term. Real however did not allow the Reds to pull away entering the fourth frame all tied at 61. The Greek team opened the fourth frame on a 9:1 run to ensure a 70:62 advantage. Marcus Slaughter received a technical foul midway through the period and Olympiacos punished Real with a 6:0 run to extend the lead to 14 points 84:70. Sergio Rodriguez dragged the Madrid outfit within 8 points 79:87 but Vassilis Spanoulis reacted with a timely three-pointer and Olympiacos cruised to the victory from there on. Acie Law provided 20 points, while Kyle Hines netted 12 points for the winners and Pero Antic netted 10. Rudy Fernandez responded with 21 points for Real Madrid. Sergio Rodriguez added 17 points in the loss.
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