POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Nikola Djuric
SEMIS
Borisfen – Grodno 61-80
Grodno dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Borisfen’s 22. Grodno forced 19 Borisfen turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. Serbian power forward Nikola Djuric (203-1991) notched 21 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and Serbian guard Dusan Majstorovic (196-1995, college: Maine) supported him with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Grodno players scored in double figures. Even 13 points and 5 assists by the former international guard Viachaslau Korzh (196-1986) did not help to save the game for Borisfen. Russian forward Vadim Balyakin (199-1990) added 14 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Borisfen’s coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Grodno: N.Djuric 21+8reb+2ast, D.Majstorovic 18+8reb+5ast, A.Pustahvar 15+10reb+5ast, U.Shvakel 11+4reb+6ast, I.Sharipov 7+4reb+6ast, F.Simic 6+1reb+1ast
Borisfen: V.Balyakin 14+5reb+1ast, V.Korzh 13+3reb+5ast, M.Porter 8+6reb+2ast, M.Miroshnichenko 6+2reb+3ast, A.Ageenko 6+2reb+1ast, Y.Egor 6+3reb+5ast
gschID: 1075192
BC Minsk – Rubon 85-67
BC Minsk dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Rubon’s 38. BC Minsk forced 22 Rubon turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard DaQuan Bracey (180-1997, college: Louisiana Tech) who scored 26 points, 6 assists and 5 steals. The former international forward Aliaksei Trastsinetski (200-1986) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. BC Minsk’s coach Rostislav Vergun used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Ukrainian center Maksym Kozlovets (200-1990, agency: BIG) produced 12 points and 9 rebounds and guard Anton Shchurko (188-1997) added 13 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
BC Minsk: D.Bracey 26+1reb+6ast, A.Trastsinetski 15+7reb+1ast, U.Mikulski 12+4reb+4ast, U.Blizniuk 11+1reb+6ast, Z.Smith 8+8reb+2ast, V.Stubeda 6+5reb
Rubon: R.Pishcheyko 14+4reb, A.Shchurko 13+5reb+1ast, M.Kozlovets 12+9reb+2ast, K.Satsuk 10+3reb+1ast, V.Ovsepyan 10+4reb+1ast, E.Smirnov 4+1ast
gschID: 1075193
Tags : NIKOLA DJURIC, BK GRODNO-93, BELARUSIAN BASKETBALL
