Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most exciting game of round 6 in the Premijer Liga took place in Zagreb. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 8th ranked Dubrava (2-4) to top-ranked Sibenka (5-0) 86-85 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Sibenka forced 19 Dubrava turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sibenka made 8 blocks. Power forward Pavao Paic (205-1998, agency: AltusBasket) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Patrik Jambrovic (203-1996, agency: PEPI SPORT) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Taveion Hollingsworth (188-1999, college: WKU) with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Dubrava’s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Undefeated Sibenka have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Dubrava lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with four games lost. They share the position with Bosco. Sibenka are looking forward to face Bosco (#8) in Zagreb in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dubrava’s supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Cedevita Jr..
Skrljevo has finally registered their first victory this season after five consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Gorica (1-5) 92-88. American point guard Griffin Ramme (190-1989, college: Chapman) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 assists to lead the effort and Sandro Antunovic supported him with 23 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Even 27 points and 5 assists by the former international Karlo Uljarevic (190-1998, agency: AltusBasket) did not help to save the game for Gorica. Skrljevo left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Zabok and Gorica. It was Gorica’s fifth loss in a row. Skrljevo will play against bottom-ranked Zabok (#12) on the road in the next round. Gorica will play against Split to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game in Split supposed to be also quite interesting. 5th ranked Dinamo (3-3) played at the court of sixth ranked Split (4-2). Split smashed Dinamo 96-62 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was Shannon Shorter who scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Ivan Novacic who recorded 10 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Split moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted Dinamo dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Alkar. Split will meet Gorica (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Dinamo will play against Zadar (#3) and hope to secure a win.
There were no shocking results in the other games in round 6: Alkar lost to Bosco on the opponent’s court 66-70. Cibona outscored Zabok in a home game 96-59. Cedevita Jr. was rolled over Zadar on the road 72-91.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points by Arijan Lakic of Zadar.
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Dubrava – Sibenka 85-86
The most exciting game of round 6 in the Premijer Liga took place in Zagreb. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 8th ranked Dubrava (2-4) to top-ranked Sibenka (5-0) 86-85 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Sibenka forced 19 Dubrava turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sibenka made 8 blocks. Power forward Pavao Paic (205-1998, agency: AltusBasket) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Patrik Jambrovic (203-1996, agency: PEPI SPORT) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Taveion Hollingsworth (188-1999, college: WKU) with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists and center Matej Bosnjak (204-2002) scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Five Sibenka and four Dubrava players scored in double figures. Dubrava’s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Sibenka have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Dubrava lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with four games lost. They share the position with Bosco. Sibenka are looking forward to face Bosco (#8) in Zagreb in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dubrava’s supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Cedevita Jr..
Top scorers:
Sibenka: P.Paic 19+10reb+2ast, P.Jambrovic 15+7reb+3ast, S.Brocic 15+5reb+3ast, K.Antonio 12+2reb+5ast, M.Howard 10+6reb, L.Skoric 8+2reb+2ast
Dubrava: T.Hollingsworth 21+12reb+8ast, M.Bosnjak 16+7reb+6ast, F.Bjelanovic 12+2reb, E.Savic 12+1reb, K.Filip 8+4reb, K.Karahodzic 6+7reb+2ast
gschID: 1002279
Bosco – Alkar 70-66
There was a minor upset in Zagreb where 6th ranked Alkar (3-3) was defeated by ninth ranked Bosco (2-4) 70-66 on Wednesday. Bosco made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Strangely Alkar outrebounded Bosco 41-29 including 29 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was swingman Luka Katura (194-1989) who scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Luka Krajnovic (192-2004) chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Sime Lisica (190-1998) who recorded 21 points and guard Ivan Svalina (198-1997) added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Bosco moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Dubrava. Alkar at the other side keeps the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Dinamo. Bosco will meet league’s leader Sibenka in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Alkar will play against the league’s second-placed Cibona (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Bosco: L.Katura 20+6reb+2ast, K.Luka 12+5reb+2ast, M.Primorac 11+3reb+2ast, P.Babic 8+3reb+2ast, A.Krapic 7+6reb+1ast, M.Andrej 6+1reb+1ast
Alkar: S.Lisica 21+4reb, I.Polutak 10+8reb+1ast, S.Kovac 9+7reb+1ast, G.Brock 8+4reb+7ast, I.Svalina 8+7reb+5ast, J.Mirko 6+1reb
gschID: 1002280
Cibona – Zabok 96-59
Very predictable result in Zagreb where second ranked Cibona (5-1) smashed bottom-ranked Zabok (1-5) 96-59 on Wednesday. They outrebounded Zabok 41-30 including 29 on the defensive glass. Cibona looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Zabok’s players. The best player for the winners was Lovro Mazalin (204-1997) who scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Marko Bakovic (205-1993) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Cibona players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Luka Tomas (197-1999) who recorded 18 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Jarvis Garrett (182-1995, college: URI, agency: Agency) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Cibona have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 5-1 record having just one point less than leader Sibenka, which they share with Zadar. Zabok at the other side dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. They share the position with Gorica and Skrljevo. Cibona will meet Alkar (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Zabok will play against Skrljevo (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cibona: M.Bakovic 18+6reb+1ast, I.Perasovic 14+2reb+1ast, L.Mazalin 14+8reb+4ast, S.Smajlagic 12+5reb, F.Bundovic 9+2reb+1ast, K.Ljubicic 9+6reb+3ast
Zabok: L.Tomas 18+7reb+2ast, J.Garrett 11+5reb+4ast, J.Stipanicev 9+3reb, M.Perovic 8+5reb+2ast, A.Crnjevic 6+2reb+2ast, K.Lukacic 5+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1002281
Skrljevo – Gorica 92-88
Skrljevo has finally registered their first victory this season after five consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Gorica (1-5) 92-88. Skrljevo players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American point guard Griffin Ramme (190-1989, college: Chapman) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 assists to lead the effort and naturalized Bosnian power forward Sandro Antunovic (208-1998) supported him with 23 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Four Skrljevo players scored in double figures. Even 27 points and 5 assists by the former international Karlo Uljarevic (190-1998, agency: AltusBasket) did not help to save the game for Gorica. Forward Ivan Batur (202-1991, agency: AltusBasket) added 12 points and 6 rebounds. Skrljevo left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Zabok and Gorica. It was Gorica’s fifth loss in a row. Skrljevo will play against bottom-ranked Zabok (#12) on the road in the next round. Gorica will play against Split to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Skrljevo: S.Antunovic 23+4reb+1ast, M.Rajcic 21+2reb+4ast, G.Ramme 18+4reb+11ast, L.Barisic 10+3reb+3ast, B.Vigo 7+2reb, B.Frane 5+1reb
Gorica: K.Uljarevic 27+4reb+5ast, I.Batur 12+6reb, D.Cinac 12+5reb, V.Porobic 11+1reb, I.Nakic-Vojnovic 9+3reb+1ast, T.Jelenkovic 7+3ast
gschID: 1002282
Split – Dinamo 96-62
The game in Split supposed to be also quite interesting. 5th ranked Dinamo (3-3) played at the court of sixth ranked Split (4-2). Split smashed Dinamo 96-62 on Tuesday. They outrebounded Dinamo 40-24 including 27 on the defensive glass. Split looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American Shannon Shorter (193-1989, college: N.Texas) who scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. The other American import forward Lewis Sullivan (201-1995, college: UAB, agency: BIG) chipped in 16 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was the former international forward Ivan Novacic (201-1985) who recorded 10 points and 5 rebounds and forward Hrvoje Garafolic (196-1990) added 9 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Four Dinamo players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Split moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted Dinamo dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with Alkar. Split will meet Gorica (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Dinamo will play against Zadar (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Split: S.Shorter 22+9reb+2ast, T.Nelson 17+2reb+3ast, L.Sullivan 16+4reb+2ast, M.Kalajzic 9+2reb+4ast, L.Runjic 8+4reb+2ast, G.Roko 7+2reb+2ast
Dinamo: M.Klepo 11+2ast, T.Cvitkovic 10+3reb+1ast, M.Vrucinic 10+2ast, I.Novacic 10+5reb+1ast, H.Garafolic 9+5reb+1ast, M.Majic 4+2reb
gschID: 1002283
Zadar – Cedevita Jr. 91-72
Not a big story in a game when 5th ranked Cedevita Jr. (3-2) was rolled over on the road by third ranked Zadar (5-1) 91-72 on Wednesday. Zadar made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Serbian guard Arijan Lakic (197-2000) who scored 21 points. The former international forward Dario Dreznjak (204-1998) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five Zadar players scored in double figures. Zadar’s coach Daniel Jusup used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international guard Jakov Mustapic (192-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 15 points and the former international Pavle Marcinkovic (197-1989, agency: BIG) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively. Zadar have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Cibona. Cedevita Jr. at the other side keeps the fifth position with two games lost. Zadar will meet Dinamo (#6) in the next round. Cedevita Jr.’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zagreb Dubrava.
Top scorers:
Zadar: A.Lakic 21+2reb+1ast, A.Jordano 17+2reb, D.Dreznjak 14+6reb+2ast, J.Davis 10+4reb+3ast, M.Ramljak 10+5reb+3ast, S.Campara 8+1reb+1ast
Cedevita Jr.: J.Mustapic 15+4reb+3ast, P.Marcinkovic 13+2reb+4ast, C.Sasa 11+6reb+2ast, E.Sabic 8+1reb+2ast, K.Vito 7+2reb, S.Rasic 7+1reb
gschID: 1002284
