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Pelister (22-3) recorded a loss in Bitola on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by Gostivar (14-11) 72-71. The best player for the winners was Serbian power forward Nikola Siladji (208-1992) who scored 31 points. Swingman Renato Dimitrievski (196-1991) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Serbian forward Nikola Malesevic (202-1989, college: URI) who recorded 21 points and 7 rebounds. Gostivar is looking forward to face TFT (#5) in Skopje in the next round. Pelister will play at home against Akademija FMP (#4) and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: MZT Skopje (#2) and Feniks 2010 (#7). Feniks 2010 was defeated at home 70-78 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was a good game for American forward Juan Davis (203-1996, college: Troy) who led his team to a victory with 8 points and 7 rebounds. Brae Ivey contributed with 10 points and 5 steals for the winners. The former international power forward Bojan Trajkovski (207-1988) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds for Feniks 2010. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MZT Skopje will play against Euro Nickel (#3) in Kavadarci in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Feniks 2010 will play at home against Kozuv (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Skopje. MZT Skopje faced Euro Nickel. Host MZT Skopje (21-4) defeated guests from Kavadarci (16-9) 79-63. It was a great evening for Robert Rikic who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Jackson Dubinski with 11 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. MZT Skopje will again meet at home Euro Nickel (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Euro Nickel will have a break next round.

Other games of round 3 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Rabotnicki was defeated by Angeli in Skopje 72-64. Kozuv beat MZT Skopje II at home 102-96. Akademija FMP lost to Kumanovo on the opponent’s court 84-88. Pelister outscored TFT in a home game 83-64. TFT recorded a loss to Euro Nickel on the road 73-87.

MZT Skopje – Euro Nickel 79-63

An exciting game was played in Skopje. MZT Skopje faced Euro Nickel. Host MZT Skopje (21-4) defeated guests from Kavadarci (16-9) 79-63. MZT Skopje made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Croatian-Bosnian center Robert Rikic (219-1990) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. International swingman Vojdan Stojanovski (194-1987) helped adding 14 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Jackson Dubinski (185-1996, college: Columbia, MO) with 11 points and the other American import point guard Jordan Callahan (184-1990, college: Tulane) scored 13 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. MZT Skopje will again meet at home Euro Nickel (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Euro Nickel will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
MZT Skopje: R.Rikic 18+6reb, V.Stojanovski 14+4reb+5ast, D.Stojanovski 11+8reb+3ast, J.Davis 9+6reb, A.Mekic 8+7reb+3ast, N.Milosevic 6+2reb
Euro Nickel: J.Callahan 13+1reb+2ast, J.Dubinski 11+4reb+2ast, N.Karakolev 8+2reb+1ast, O.Tomic 8+3reb, L.Stojanovski 6+1reb, B.Djekic 6+7reb+2ast

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Angeli – Rabotnicki 72-64

There was a minor upset in Skopje where Rabotnicki (11-14) was defeated by Angeli (4-21) 72-64 on Wednesday. Angeli dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Rabotnicki’s 22. They outrebounded Rabotnicki 36-24 including 24 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for American point guard Griffin Ramme (190-1989, college: Chapman) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Serbian center Nemanja Karalic (208-1988) helped adding 9 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Serbian Stefan Balmazovic (201-1989) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and U.S. Virgin Islands guard Deon Edwin (190-1992, college: Kent St.) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 assists and 5 steals. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Angeli’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Skopje to the arena MZT Skopje II.
Top scorers:
Angeli: G.Ramme 21+5reb+9ast, R.Henderson Jr. 13+5reb, N.Karalic 9+10reb, T.Slavco 8+2reb, A.Deolski 6+1reb+1ast, M.Milkov 6+6reb+1ast
Rabotnicki: S.Balmazovic 19+10reb, D.Edwin 13+4reb+11ast, G.Markovski 8+2reb, J.Gaddy 7+2reb+2ast, K.Valmir 7+3reb, Z.Viktor 4+3ast

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Kozuv – MZT Skopje II 102-96

No shocking result in a game in Gevgelija where Kozuv (9-16) defeated MZT Skopje II (3-22) 102-96 on Wednesday. Kozuv outrebounded MZT Skopje II 43-31 including 33 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for American Thatch Unruh (196-1994, college: Cent Arkansas, agency: Inception Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points and 4 assists. His fellow American import center Namdi Okonkwo (213-1994, college: Pacific) helped adding 16 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Four Kozuv players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Gabriel Koskoski (203-1998) with 17 points and 9 rebounds and the former international Maksim Mitevski (193-2000, agency: BIG) scored 19 points and 4 assists. Kozuv will meet Feniks 2010 (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. MZT Skopje II’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje Angeli.
Top scorers:
Kozuv: T.Unruh 27+4reb+4ast, D.Day 21+5reb+6ast, I.Kolev 21+8reb+4ast, N.Okonkwo 16+14reb+4ast, G.Glavchev 9+3reb+3ast, M.Arsoski 5+4reb
MZT Skopje II: M.Mitevski 19+4reb+4ast, A.Andrej 18+5reb+1ast, K.Gabriel 17+9reb+2ast, L.Petrovski 9+4reb+2ast, B.Karlo 9+3reb+3ast, V.Nikola 8+1reb+2ast

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Kumanovo – Akademija FMP 88-84

There was an upset when Akademija FMP (14-11) was defeated on the road by Kumanovo (9-16) 88-84 on Wednesday. Kumanovo shot 20 for 28 from the free-throw line, while Akademija FMP only scored four points from the stripe. They outrebounded Akademija FMP 47-33 including 16 on the offensive glass. It was a great evening for Serbian power forward Dusan Juzbasic (207-1999, agency: BeoBasket) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 22 rebounds. Naturalized Serbian Nenad Zivcevic (203-1987) helped adding 27 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was center Leonid Todorovski (207-1998) with 21 points and 5 rebounds and the former international center Filip Bakoch (202-1996) scored 18 points and 4 assists. Five Akademija FMP players scored in double figures. Kumanovo will meet Rabotnicki (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Akademija FMP will play against Pelister (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Kumanovo: N.Zivcevic 27+6reb+1ast, D.Juzbasic 24+22reb+2ast, A.Marjanovic 16+4reb+3ast, P.Nikolic 7+6reb+4ast, D.Djukanovic 6+3reb+3ast, J.Milos 4
Akademija FMP: L.Todorovski 21+5reb+2ast, F.Bakoch 18+3reb+4ast, K.Nedeljko 13+6reb+5ast, A.Nastovski 12+5reb+3ast, F.Stojanovski 11+6reb+3ast, O.Dvojakovski 9+8reb+2ast

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Pelister – Gostivar 71-72

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Pelister – TFT 83-64

Rather predictable result in Bitola where Pelister (22-3) outscored TFT (14-11) 83-64 on Saturday. It was a great evening for Serbian center Igor Kesar (210-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points. The former international point guard Boban Stajic (185-1993) helped adding 13 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Mike Nwabuzor (188-1996, college: NMHU) with 14 points and 5 rebounds and the other American import forward Amir Smith (200-1997, college: Hampton) scored 10 points. TFT’s coach Boro Smilkovski rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Pelister will meet at home Akademija FMP (#4) in the next round. TFT will play against Gostivar and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pelister: I.Kesar 26+2reb+1ast, B.Stajic 13+6reb+8ast, P.Pajic 12+2reb, S.Gjuroski 11+1reb+3ast, M.Mladenovic 9+7reb+6ast, L.Mladenovski 8+9reb+1ast
TFT: M.Nwabuzor 14+5reb+3ast, N.Strahil 13+3reb, A.Smith 10+4reb+2ast, A.Kostoski 8+1reb+4ast, T.Viktor 7+1ast, L.Horton 6+4reb+1ast

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Euro Nickel – TFT 87-73

The game between closely ranked teams ended with TFT‘s (14-11) road loss to Euro Nickel (16-9) 73-87 on Thursday. Euro Nickel outrebounded TFT 39-28 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Euro Nickel looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for the former international guard Darko Sokolov (189-1986) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Serbian power forward Branislav Djekic (208-1991) helped adding 22 points and 9 rebounds. Four Euro Nickel players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Landrius Horton (193-1998, college: Columbus St.) with 19 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Aleksandar Kostoski (186-1988, agency: BIG) scored 8 points and 12 assists. Euro Nickel will meet MZT Skopje on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. TFT will play against Gostivar and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Euro Nickel: B.Djekic 22+9reb+3ast, D.Sokolov 21+8reb+5ast, O.Tomic 14+10reb+5ast, I.Dimcevski 13+4reb+1ast, N.Karakolev 5, J.Callahan 5+2reb+2ast
TFT: L.Horton 19+6reb+1ast, J.Bishop 14+3ast, N.Strahil 11+5reb, A.Smith 9+5reb, A.Kostoski 8+3reb+12ast, D.Morgan 7+7reb+1ast

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Feniks 2010 – MZT Skopje 70-78

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: MZT Skopje (#2) and Feniks 2010 (#7). Feniks 2010 was defeated at home 70-78 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. MZT Skopje forced 24 Feniks 2010 turnovers. Feniks 2010 was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for American forward Juan Davis (203-1996, college: Troy) who led his team to a victory with 8 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Brae Ivey (188, college: SJSU) contributed with 10 points and 5 steals for the winners. The former international power forward Bojan Trajkovski (207-1988) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds and the former international guard Andrej Mitrevski (190-2003) added 9 points in the effort for Feniks 2010. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MZT Skopje will play against Euro Nickel (#3) in Kavadarci in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Feniks 2010 will play at home against Kozuv (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
MZT Skopje: K.Nikolov 12+1ast, B.Ivey 10+4reb+2ast, A.Mekic 9+3reb+1ast, J.Davis 8+7reb+2ast, N.Milosevic 8+4reb, B.Krstevski 7+2reb
Feniks 2010: B.Trajkovski 25+17reb+3ast, M.Andrej 9+4reb+3ast, J.Williams 9+2reb+5ast, P.Mihajloski 7+5reb, H.Amar 7+7reb, P.Marin 5+1reb+2ast