Finals Game 1: Union Olimpija - Partizan 74-77 (23-26, 16-17, 19-22, 16-12)
Date: April 21, 2011 Partizan continues to dominate in the regional championship. The Serbian powerhouse was better than Olimpija in Adriatic League Finals 74-77 wining the fifth straight title. Curtis Jerrells was the leading scorer in victory with 20 points. James Gist helped with 12 pts, while Dusan Kecman added 11 points and 5 boards. In the loosing squad, Vlado Ilievski delivered 15 points. Goran Jagodnik (7 boards) and Samo Udrih stopped to 11 pts each. Union Olimpija was the host of the Final Four Tournament. Partizan grabbed 11-15 lead at the halfway of the first period and later jumped to 25-32 in 14th minute. Olimpija improved until the halftime and managed to close the gap to 39-43. However, Partizan controlled rhythm of the game in Q3 and later ended it with nice 58-65 lead. The hosts didn’t give up and they came to 74-72 in the finish, but Curtis Jerrells made three free throws until the end, while Olimpija got just one basket from their players and it was a layup by Ilievski. Their last possession ended with turnover.
Partizan was the regular season champion in Adriatic league with 18-8 record. They eliminated Buducnost in the Semis and handed 74-77 loss to Olimpija in the Finals to win their fifth straight title. Partizan already won the Serbian Cup recently, so it’s their second trophy this season.
Terms: Field Goals :
2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)
3pm-a (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A
(free throws made-attempt) Rebounds :OFF (Offensive) DEF
(Defensive) TOT (total) Fouls :CM (Committed) RV (received) Blocks :FV (In Favor) AG (Against) Other terms :MIN (minutes) AST (assists)
ST (steals) TO (Turnovers)
PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
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