Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Top ranked Vojvodina (13-3) recorded its third loss in Subotica on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Spartak (12-4) 83-72. It ended at the same time the ten-game winning streak of Vojvodina NS. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Spartak dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Vojvodina NS‘s 22. They outrebounded Vojvodina 43-32 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Spartak made 7 blocks. 30 personal fouls committed by Vojvodina helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Swingman Filip Barna (201-1999) fired 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Milos Milisavljevic (193-1993) chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Marko Ljubicic (195-1987) produced 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Spartak have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Vrsac and Zlatibor. Vojvodina at the other side still keeps top position with three games lost. Spartak is looking forward to face Sloga (#14) in Kraljevo in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Vojvodina will play at home against the league’s second-placed Vrsac (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Pancevo. Sixth ranked Radnicki KG (9-7) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 13th ranked Tamis PN (5-11) 81-79 on Friday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Trayvon Croft (185-1997, college: Parkside) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 4 assists. Milic Blagojevic contributed with 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Radnicki KG’s coach Marko Simonovic allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American guard Jaylin Andrews (193, college: Loyola, MD) replied with 23 points for Tamis PN. Radnicki KG moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Cacak 94. Tamis PN lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Mladost and Sloga. Radnicki KG will play against bottom-ranked Novi Pazar (#16) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tamis PN will play against Cacak 94 (#6) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
We should mention about the upset which took place in Kraljevo, where higher ranked Joker (8-8) was outleveled in a road game by fifteenth ranked Sloga (5-11) 102-69 on Friday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Joker S.. Worth to mention a great performance of Tyron Harris who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 8 assists. At the losing side Rashun Davis responded with 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sloga moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Mladost and Tamis PN. Newly promoted Joker keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Metalac VL and Sloboda. Sloga will meet higher ranked Spartak (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Joker will play against Sloboda (#7) in Uzice and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
OKK Beograd was defeated by Dynamic VP in Beograd 84-80. Metalac VL beat Zdravlje at home 94-79. Sloboda won against Novi Pazar on the opponent’s court 87-76. Vrsac managed to outperform Mladost in a home game 89-78. Cacak 94 recorded a loss to Zlatibor on the road 82-78.
The best stats of 16th round was 20 points and 5 rebounds by Dimitrije Nikolic of Zlatibor.
Dynamic VP – OKK Beograd 84-80
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 10th ranked OKK Beograd (7-9) was defeated on the road by eleventh ranked Dynamic VP (7-9) 84-80 on Friday. Dynamic VP outrebounded OKK Beograd 47-34 including 32 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of British V.Islands-American forward Eral Penn (201-1998, college: DePaul) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and forward Nenad Nerandzic (203-1996) who added 11 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Dynamic VP’s coach Sasa Nikitovic used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side guard Mihailo Petrovic (190-2003) responded with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and Slovenian forward Urban Kroflic (197-2006) scored 19 points and 5 rebounds. Five Dynamic VP and four OKK Beograd players scored in double figures. Dynamic VP moved-up to tenth place, which they share with defeated OKK Beograd. Dynamic VP will meet Zdravlje (#15) in the next round where they are favorite. OKK Beograd will play against Zlatibor (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dynamic VP: E.Penn 17+10reb, J.Sljivancanin 14+7reb+1ast, R.Aleksa 13+2reb+2ast, N.Nerandzic 11+10reb+1ast, N.Kostic 10+4reb+4ast, P.Uros 8+1reb+4ast
OKK Beograd: K.Urban 19+5reb+2ast, P.Mihailo 17+6reb+9ast, P.Milan 14+4reb+1ast, M.Bogoljub 13+6reb+3ast, V.Marko 7+7reb+1ast, P.Andrej 4+1reb
gschID: 1101968
Metalac VL – Zdravlje 94-79
No shocking result in a game in Valjevo where ninth ranked Metalac VL (8-8) defeated 15th ranked Zdravlje (4-12) 94-79 on Saturday. Metalac VL made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Kenny Dye (183-2000, college: Queens, NC, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists and guard Filip Djuran (195-1991) who added 16 points during the contest. Metalac VL’s coach Srdjan Flajs used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side swingman Jovan Djordjevic-Marinkovi (198-1993) responded with 21 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Jordan Callahan (184-1990, college: Tulane) scored 18 points and 8 assists. Five Metalac VL and four Zdravlje players scored in double figures. Metalac VL moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Sloboda and Joker. Zdravlje lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Novi Pazar. Metalac VL will meet Mladost (#12) in the next round where they are favorite. Zdravlje will play against Dynamic VP and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Metalac VL: K.Dye 17+11reb+8ast, F.Djuran 16+3reb+2ast, M.Grubor 14+5reb, T.Armstrong 11+1reb+3ast, S.Lesic 10+7reb, J.Nemanja 9+3reb
Zdravlje: Z.Harvey 21+3reb+3ast, J.Djordjevic-Marinkovi 21+7reb+2ast, J.Callahan 18+2reb+8ast, M.Dugalic 10+10reb+1ast, S.Blakney 5+6reb, A.Andrejevic 4+3reb+2ast
gschID: 1101969
Novi Pazar – Sloboda U. 76-87
Very expected game when 16th ranked Novi Pazar (4-12) was defeated at home by eighth ranked Sloboda (8-8) 87-76 on Thursday. Sloboda made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Novi Pazar turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Aleksa Cubic (202-2000) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Jalen Finch (185-1999, college: Georgia South) who added 18 points and 6 assists during the contest. At the losing side American guard Dedric Boyd (195-1998, college: Tennessee St.) responded with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Altin Islamovic (200-2000) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sloboda have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Metalac VL and Joker. Novi Pazar lost tenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. They share it with Zdravlje. Sloboda will meet at home Joker (#8) in the next round. Novi Pazar will play against Radnicki KG (#5) in Kragujevac and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Sloboda U.: A.Cubic 18+8reb, J.Finch 18+2reb+6ast, M.Mihailo 11+6reb+1ast, D.Bozic 11+3reb, B.Djekic 11+3reb, D.Henson 8+11reb+4ast
Novi Pazar: D.Boyd 22+6reb+4ast, A.Islamovic 16+5reb+1ast, S.Karapandzic 10+3reb+8ast, L.Vasic 10+5reb, T.Motley 9+6reb, L.Stankovic 7+8reb+1ast
gschID: 1101970
Sloga KR – Joker S. 102-69
We should mention about the upset which took place in Kraljevo, where higher ranked Joker (8-8) was outleveled in a road game by fifteenth ranked Sloga (5-11) 102-69 on Friday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Joker S.. Sloga shot the lights out from three sinking 19 long-distance shots on high 55.9 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Joker‘s players. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Tyron Harris (188-1991, college: Columbus St., agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 8 assists and swingman Djordje Simeunovic (201-1996) who added 21 points and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all six shots) during the contest. Five Sloga KR players scored in double figures. At the losing side American point guard Rashun Davis (182-1993, college: Radford, agency: PEPI SPORT) responded with 15 points and guard Nemanja Kapetanovic (197-1997) scored 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sloga moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Mladost and Tamis PN. Newly promoted Joker keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Metalac VL and Sloboda. Sloga will meet higher ranked Spartak (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Joker will play against Sloboda (#7) in Uzice and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sloga KR: D.Simeunovic 21+1reb+4ast, K.Kangu 20+2reb, T.Harris 19+4reb+8ast, P.Nikola 14+4reb+2ast, S.Matovic 11+5reb+4ast, J.Stamenic 6+1reb+1ast
Joker S.: R.Davis 15+1reb+3ast, N.Kapetanovic 11+4reb+2ast, M.Nikolic 11+2reb, V.Ognjen 10+2ast, M.Milin 9+4reb+1ast, Z.Simmons 6+2reb
gschID: 1101971
Spartak – Vojvodina NS 83-72
Top ranked Vojvodina (13-3) recorded its third loss in Subotica on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Spartak (12-4) 83-72. It ended at the same time the ten-game winning streak of Vojvodina NS. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Spartak dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Vojvodina NS‘s 22. They outrebounded Vojvodina 43-32 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Spartak made 7 blocks. 30 personal fouls committed by Vojvodina helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Swingman Filip Barna (201-1999) fired 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Milos Milisavljevic (193-1993) chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Spartak players scored in double figures. Guard Marko Ljubicic (195-1987) produced 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Montenegrin center Zoran Nikolic (212-1996) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Spartak have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Vrsac and Zlatibor. Vojvodina at the other side still keeps top position with three games lost. Spartak is looking forward to face Sloga (#14) in Kraljevo in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Vojvodina will play at home against the league’s second-placed Vrsac (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Spartak: F.Barna 20+8reb, L.Cerovina 14+6reb+2ast, M.Milisavljevic 12+7reb+4ast, A.Bojic 11+5reb+1ast, A.Cvetkovic 10+2reb+3ast, R.Dusan 6+4reb+1ast
Vojvodina NS: M.Ljubicic 14+6reb+4ast, B.Uros 13, Z.Nikolic 13+5reb+2ast, J.Cunningham 12+3reb+1ast, T.Johnson 9+5reb, S.Savic 7+6reb
gschID: 1101972
Tamis PN – Radnicki KG 79-81
Important game to mention about took place in Pancevo. Sixth ranked Radnicki KG (9-7) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 13th ranked Tamis PN (5-11) 81-79 on Friday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Tamis PN was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Trayvon Croft (185-1997, college: Parkside) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 4 assists. Swingman Milic Blagojevic (200-1991) contributed with 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Radnicki KG’s coach Marko Simonovic allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American guard Jaylin Andrews (193, college: Loyola, MD) replied with 23 points and swingman Branislav Terzic (196-1997, college: AIC) added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Tamis PN. Radnicki KG moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Cacak 94. Tamis PN lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Mladost and Sloga. Radnicki KG will play against bottom-ranked Novi Pazar (#16) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tamis PN will play against Cacak 94 (#6) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Radnicki KG: T.Croft 23+3reb+4ast, M.Blagojevic 19+8reb+2ast, M.Derasimovic 12+1reb, A.Cabrilo 6+3reb, D.Djuro 5+4reb+1ast, N.Pavle 5+2reb
Tamis PN: J.Andrews 23+1ast, P.Omar 13+5reb, B.Terzic 12+7reb+1ast, A.Kojadinovic 9+5reb, D.Treacy 8+1reb+4ast, B.Stanojevic 6+1ast
gschID: 1101973
Vrsac – Mladost ZE 89-78
Very predictable result when fourth ranked Vrsac (12-4) beat at home 12th ranked Mladost (5-11) 89-78 on Saturday. Vrsac forced 19 Mladost turnovers. Strangely Mladost outrebounded Vrsac 37-23 including 26 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Nelson Phillips (195-1998, college: Troy) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 4 steals and swingman Stefan Simic (198-1996) who added 21 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side guard Lazar Vasic (191-2001) responded with 21 points and 4 assists and power forward Cedomir Matic (204-2003) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Vrsac moved-up to second place, which they share with Spartak and Zlatibor. Mladost lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Sloga and Tamis PN. Vrsac will meet league’s leader Vojvodina in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Mladost will play against Metalac VL (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Vrsac: N.Phillips 27+4reb, S.Simic 21+7reb+3ast, N.Haskin 10+5reb+2ast, V.Andrija 9+1reb+1ast, B.Jekovic 6, J.Slobodan 5+1reb+2ast
Mladost ZE: L.Vasic 21+4reb+4ast, V.Vulikic 9+6reb+2ast, V.Luka 8, M.Cedomir 8+7reb+3ast, L.Gasic 8+4reb+1ast, M.Milenkovic 7+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1101974
Zlatibor – Cacak 94 82-78
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Cacak 94‘s (9-7) road loss to fourth ranked Zlatibor (12-4) 78-82 on Thursday. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Viktor Kovacevic (203-1999, college: West Liberty) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and forward Ivan Smiljanic (199-1989) who added 19 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four Zlatibor players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Filip Dumic (180-1990) responded with 19 points and forward Stojan Dodic (200-1998) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Cacak 94’s coach Djordje Micic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Zlatibor moved-up to second place, which they share with Spartak and Vrsac. Newly promoted Cacak 94 keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Radnicki KG. Zlatibor will meet OKK Beograd (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Cacak 94 will play against Tamis PN (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zlatibor: D.Nikolic 20+5reb+1ast, I.Smiljanic 19+8reb, V.Kovacevic 17+10reb+3ast, J.Rebec 16+2reb+6ast, S.Dusan 4, A.Zahiragic 4+1reb+1ast
Cacak 94: F.Dumic 19+2reb+1ast, S.Dodic 15+5reb+1ast, S.Lakic 12+3reb, T.Pulliam 8+3reb+9ast, D.Majstorovic 8+2reb+1ast, G.Nikola 6+3reb
gschID: 1101975
