Bosnia - Division-I-Round-22-Regular-Season-Sloboda-beat-Siroki-in-the-most-crucial-game-of-the-week
The Regular Season in Division I is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tuzla. Third ranked Sloboda faced their biggest opponent Siroki. Host
Sloboda (17-6) defeated guests from Siroki Brijeg (18-5) 74-68. Sloboda made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Sloboda outrebounded Siroki 41-26 including 27 on the defensive glass. The former international forward Ismet Sejfic (208-1993) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 20 rebounds for the winners. Montenegrin forward Vladimir Tomasevic (201-1992) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Slovenian Miha Skedelj (201-1999) produced 15 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Sloboda have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 17-6 record having just three points less than leader Bosna S. Siroki at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. Sloboda are looking forward to face Mostar (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Siroki will play against Spars (#10) and is hoping to win this game.Leader Bosna delivered the twentieth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Radnicki (9-14) 97-65 in Gorazde. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Haris Delalic (203-1994, agency: PEPI SPORT) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 5 rebounds. Adin Vrabac contributed with 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American forward David Ejah (201-2000, college: Indianapolis, agency: Starting 5) replied with 29 points and 8 rebounds for Radnicki. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bosna have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 20-3 record. Radnicki lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth place with 14 games lost. Bosna will play against Mladost (#11) in Mrkonjic Grad in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Radnicki will play on the road against Orlovik in Zepce and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Trebinje was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Borac (14-9) played at the court of fifth ranked Leotar (15-8). Leotar did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 81-64 on Saturday. Marko Markovic scored 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners. At the losing side Vuk Boskovic responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Borac BL's coach Zarko Milakovic rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Leotar moved-up to fourth place. Borac lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. Leotar will meet Slavija (#8) in the next round. Borac will play against Promo and hope to secure a win.
Rest of the games of round 22 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Orlovik defeated Mostar in Zepce 77-76. Mladost was beaten by Siroki at home 68-74. Sloboda destroyed Posusje on the opponent's court 89-60. Promo managed to outperform Jahorina in a home game 75-69. Slavija managed to beat Spars on the road 88-76.
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Mostar - Orlovik 76-77
There was no surprise when 12th ranked Mostar (7-16) was edged at home by eighth ranked Orlovik (12-11)
77-76on Friday. Strangely
Mostaroutrebounded
Orlovik 46-25including a
34-20advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Ramo Rizvic (203-1987) scored 22 points and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Slovenian-Turkish forward Emir Preldzic (206-1987) chipped in 2 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists during the contest. Four
Orlovikplayers scored in double figures. Orlovik's coach Senad Preldzic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Montenegrin forward Balsa Mirotic (197-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and American guard Brett Thompson (185, college: YSU, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) scored 23 points and 6 assists.
Orlovikmoved-up to sixth place, which they share with Slavija and Jahorina.
Mostarlost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the thirteenth position with 16 games lost.
Orlovik will meet at home Radnicki (#9) in the next round. Mostar will play against Sloboda (#3) in Tuzla and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Mostar: B.Thompson 23+2reb+6ast, B.Mirotic 22+14reb+2ast, V.Vranic 11+6reb+1ast, P.Zubac 9+3reb, M.Galic 9+4reb, V.Jugovac 2+7reb+1ast
Orlovik: R.Rizvic 22+2reb+1ast, E.Preldzic 16+3reb, A.Arslanagic 14+3reb+2ast, A.Delic 13+5reb, A.Mehic 10+2reb, E.Preldzic 2+9reb+10ast
Leotar - Borac BL 81-64
The game in Trebinje was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Borac (14-9) played at the court of fifth ranked Leotar (15-8).
Leotardid not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory
81-64on Saturday.
Leotarshot 62.0 percent from the field. It was a great shooting night for
Leotarespecially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by
Borac's players. Forward Marko Markovic (206-1989) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and naturalized Serbian forward Stefan Adzic (197-1999) chipped in 18 points during the contest. Four
Leotarplayers scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian guard Vuk Boskovic (200-2003) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds and the former international center Djordje Topolovic (208-2001) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Borac BL's coach Zarko Milakovic rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win.
Leotarmoved-up to fourth place.
Boraclost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost.
Leotar will meet Slavija (#8) in the next round. Borac will play against Promo and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Borac BL: V.Boskovic 23+7reb, T.Harris 11+3reb+2ast, D.Topolovic 10+7reb+2ast, D.Talic 7+5reb+3ast, S.Simanic 6+2reb, S.Gavric 6+6reb+1ast
Leotar: S.Adzic 18+2reb+2ast, M.Markovic 15+9reb, D.Sakotic 13+1reb+2ast, N.Milidragovic 12+3reb+2ast, B.Djurasovic 6+8reb+3ast, M.Rikalo 6+2reb+6ast
Mladost - Siroki 68-74
No shocking result in a game in Mrkonjic Grad where second ranked Siroki (18-5) defeated 10th ranked Mladost (8-15)
74-68on Sunday. Slovenian Miha Skedelj (201-1999) scored 13 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Slovenian guard Jan Rebec (192-1993, agency: PEPI SPORT) chipped in 9 points and 7 assists during the contest. Siroki's coach Ivan Velic used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Serbian forward Matija Popovic (200-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and Serbian power forward Sasa Vuksanovic (206-1997, college: Hawaii-Hilo) scored 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Sirokimaintains second position with
18-5record having just two points less than leader Bosna S. Loser Mladost keeps the tenth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Spars and Promo.
Siroki will meet at home Spars (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Mladost will play against the league's leader Bosna in Sarajevo and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Mladost: M.Popovic 26+12reb+2ast, D.Aleksic 15+1reb+3ast, S.Vuksanovic 9+9reb+1ast, V.Milovic 6+2reb+1ast, D.Cup 5+6reb, D.Knezevic 5+1reb+8ast
Siroki: D.Planinic 13+6reb, M.Skedelj 13+9reb+1ast, J.Strong 13+3reb+2ast, J.Rebec 9+4reb+7ast, M.Perkovic 8+8reb, L.Barisic 5+1reb+1ast
Posusje - Sloboda T. 60-89
Very expected game when 14th ranked Posusje (1-22) was rolled over at home by third ranked Sloboda (17-6)
89-60on Saturday.
Slobodadominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to
Posusje's 34. They outrebounded
Posusje 41-29including a
34-23advantage in defensive rebounds.
Slobodalooked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by
Posusje's players. The former international forward Sani Campara (190-1999) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Ismet Sejfic (208-1993) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four
Sloboda T.players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Ian Krishnan (188, college: Humboldt St.) responded with 15 points and Marko Protrka scored 8 points and 12 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Slobodahave an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain third position with
17-6record having just three points less than leader Bosna S.
Posusjelost sixth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 22 lost games.
Sloboda will meet at home Mostar (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Posusje will play against Jahorina in Pale and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Posusje: I.Krishnan 15+3reb+3ast, M.Derek 11+2reb, J.Ramljak 10+1reb+2ast, M.Protrka 8+12reb, N.Simovic 7+4reb+3ast, A.Kovac 5+5reb+2ast
Sloboda T.: H.Curevac 15+1reb+3ast, V.Tomasevic 12+3reb+2ast, S.Campara 12+5reb+3ast, A.Mujezinovic 10+4reb, I.Sejfic 10+8reb+2ast, J.Jakupovic 8+4reb+1ast
Promo - Jahorina 75-69
There was a surprise result in Vakuf where twelfth ranked Promo (8-15) beat higher ranked Jahorina (12-11)
75-69on Saturday. Guard Emir Krajinic (208-2002) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Collin Cooper (188-2001, college: EKU) chipped in 15 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four
Promoplayers scored in double figures. At the losing side naturalized Croatian forward Gojko Sudzum (203-1994, agency: Bell Basketball) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds and the former international forward Milan Milosevic (204-1985, agency: Interperformances) scored 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Promomoved-up to tenth place, which they share with Mladost and Spars. Newly promoted
Jahorinakeeps the sixth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Slavija and Orlovik.
Promo will meet higher ranked Borac (#5) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Jahorina will play against Posusje and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Jahorina: G.Sudzum 20+7reb+1ast, M.Milosevic 18+8reb+1ast, R.Gutalj 12+1reb+1ast, L.Vasic 8+4reb+2ast, S.Mijovic 6+1reb+1ast, I.Djokovic 4+5reb+2ast
Promo: E.Krajinic 15+5reb+1ast, C.Cooper 15+2reb+4ast, S.Stewart 12+4reb+4ast, O.Spago 10+2reb+2ast, C.Lane 10+5reb+2ast, Z.Kueth 7+7reb+1ast
Radnicki G. - Bosna S. 65-97
Leader Bosna delivered the twentieth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Radnicki (9-14)
97-65in Gorazde. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Haris Delalic (203-1994, agency: PEPI SPORT) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 5 rebounds. The former international forward Adin Vrabac (206-1994, agency: PEPI SPORT) contributed with 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four
Bosna S.players scored in double figures. American forward David Ejah (201-2000, college: Indianapolis, agency: Starting 5) replied with 29 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard DQ Nicholas (185-2000, college: Gardner-Webb) added 9 points and 5 assists in the effort for Radnicki. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Bosnahave a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with
20-3record.
Radnickilost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth place with 14 games lost.
Bosna will play against Mladost (#11) in Mrkonjic Grad in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Radnicki will play on the road against Orlovik in Zepce and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Radnicki G.: D.Ejah 29+8reb, D.Nicholas 9+3reb+5ast, N.Vujovic 8+6reb+2ast, A.Klacar 7+3reb+3ast, R.Susa 5+4reb+2ast, T.Spencer 5+2reb
Bosna S.: H.Delalic 20+5reb+2ast, A.Vrabac 14+6reb, J.West 14+4reb+1ast, D.Salic 11+4reb+1ast, J.Zubac 8+3reb+2ast, A.Luke 6+5reb+4ast
Spars - Slavija 76-88
Not a big story in a game in Sarajevo where 11th ranked Spars (8-15) were defeated by eighth ranked Slavija (12-11)
88-76on Friday.
Slavijaoutrebounded
Spars 38-27including a
29-18advantage in defensive rebounds.
Slavijalooked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Forward David Maran (193-2001) scored 17 points and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Stefan Milovanovic (196-2000) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Slavija's coach Srdjan Stanic used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Montenegrin forward Danilo Brnovic (200-2000) responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds and Serbian Milos Nikolic (187-1996) scored 11 points and 5 assists. Five
Slavijaand four
Sparsplayers scored in double figures.
Slavijahave an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Orlovik and Jahorina. Loser Spars dropped to the tenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Mladost and Promo.
Slavija will meet at home higher ranked Leotar (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Spars will play against the league's second-placed Siroki (#2) in Siroki Brijeg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Spars: D.Brnovic 20+6reb+2ast, D.Collins 15+3reb+1ast, M.Nikolic 11+4reb+5ast, T.Bukva 10+2reb+1ast, L.Milosevic 8+2reb+2ast, J.Savic 6+10reb+1ast
Slavija: D.Maran 17+3reb+5ast, S.Kocic 15+6reb+1ast, S.Milovanovic 15+7reb+1ast, V.Bojanic 12+2reb+3ast, S.Jovanovic 10+8reb+4ast, K.Kangu 8+1reb+3ast
Sloboda T. - Siroki 74-68
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tuzla. Third ranked Sloboda faced their biggest opponent Siroki. Host
Sloboda(17-6) defeated guests from Siroki Brijeg (18-5)
74-68.
Slobodamade 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game.
Slobodaoutrebounded
Siroki 41-26including 27 on the defensive glass. The former international forward Ismet Sejfic (208-1993) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 20 rebounds for the winners. Montenegrin forward Vladimir Tomasevic (201-1992) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Sloboda T. players scored in double figures. Slovenian Miha Skedelj (201-1999) produced 15 points and 9 rebounds and Slovenian guard Jan Rebec (192-1993, agency: PEPI SPORT) added 15 points respectively for lost side.
Slobodahave an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain third position with
17-6record having just three points less than leader Bosna S.
Sirokiat the other side keeps the second place with five games lost.
Sloboda are looking forward to face Mostar (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Siroki will play against Spars (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Siroki: J.Rebec 15+4reb+2ast, M.Skedelj 15+9reb+1ast, D.Planinic 15+4reb+2ast, L.Barisic 7+2reb, J.Bilinovac 6+2reb+4ast, D.Vujanovic 3+1ast
Sloboda T.: I.Sejfic 20+20reb+2ast, A.Zahiragic 10+4reb+4ast, H.Curevac 10+1reb+1ast, V.Tomasevic 10+8reb+4ast, S.Campara 10+4reb+1ast, B.Mikavica 6+2reb+1ast