Round 3 (Regular Season): #1 SC Derby Podgorica U19 team is defeated by Dubai U19 team

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The most surprising game was a loss of Montenegrin SC Derby (2-1) on the court of UAE Dubai on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Dubai 77-69. 24 personal fouls committed by SC Derby helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for Serbian center Aleksa Vlajic (207-2006) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 17 rebounds. Belgian guard Nassim Houari (189-2007) helped adding 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was center Maruan Cicic (209-2006) with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. SC Derby's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Very significant was Borac's (#6) just 2-point road victory against Crvena Zvezda 65-63. It was an exceptional evening for forward Pavle Nikolic (200-2005) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Petar Radovic accounted for 18 points and 4 assists. Guard Andrej Kostic (186-2006) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds for Crvena Zvezda in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Very important is a home loss of Croatian Cedevita U19 (0-2) against Serbian Partizan BG (1-1) on Thursday night. Host Cedevita U19 was defeated by Partizan BG in a tough game in Zagreb 67-76. The best player for the winners was Aleksa Dimitrijevic who scored 9 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. At the other side the best for losing team was Dino Subasic who recorded 13 points and 7 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: BC Igokea Aleksandrovac U19 team won against KK Krka Novo Mesto U19 team on the opponent's court 77-69. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana U19 team managed to outperform KK Split U19 team in a home game 82-72. KK Vojvodina Novi Sad U19 team lost to undefeated Cibona Zagreb U19 team on the road 73-81.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points and 9 rebounds by Borna Katanovic of Cibona U19.



Cedevita U19 - Partizan BG 67-76

Very important is a home loss of Croatian Cedevita U19 (0-2) against Serbian Partizan BG (1-1) on Thursday night. Host Cedevita U19 was defeated by Partizan BG in a tough game in Zagreb 67-76. Partizan BG had a 27-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Aleksa Dimitrijevic (213-2006) who scored 9 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. Power forward Stefan Plisnic (207-2006) chipped in 19 points. Four Partizan BG players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Bosnian forward Dino Subasic (193-2006) who recorded 13 points and 7 assists and swingman Jan Kroflin (195-2005) added 14 points and 4 steals respectively. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Partizan BG: P.Stefan 19+2reb+1ast, I.Luca 12+2reb+1ast, S.Djordje 11+1reb+1ast, V.Fedor 10+6reb+1ast, D.Aleksa 9+12reb+5ast, G.Aleksandar 7+2reb+2ast
Cedevita U19: K.Jan 14+3reb+1ast, S.Noa 14+2ast, S.Dino 13+4reb+7ast, L.Marko 8+5reb+1ast, B.Toni 6+1reb+1ast, I.Petar 4+2reb

Krka - Igokea 69-77

Very expected game in Novo Mesto where Slovenian Krka (0-2) was defeated by Bosnian Igokea (2-0) 77-69 on Thursday. Igokea forced 24 Krka turnovers. Strangely Krka outrebounded Igokea 37-25 including 23 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Serbian swingman Ognjen Stankovic (203-2005, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 21 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Center Andrej Acimovic (206-2006) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Zak Smrekar (196-2006) who recorded 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Bine Plut (203-2006) added 8 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Igokea: S.Ognjen 21+3reb+6ast, A.Andrej 16+9reb, J.Luka 13+5reb+1ast, K.Borivoj 6+1reb+1ast, D.Faruk 6+2ast, S.Vasilije 5+3reb
Krka: S.Zak 16+8reb+6ast, R.Filip 9+1reb+1ast, M.Maj 9+1reb+1ast, F.Lovro 9+1reb, P.Bine 8+11reb, T.Blaz 8+9reb

Crvena Zvezda - Borac CA 63-65

Very significant was Borac's (#6) just 2-point road victory against Crvena Zvezda 65-63. It was an exceptional evening for forward Pavle Nikolic (200-2005) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Petar Radovic (182-2007) accounted for 18 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Guard Andrej Kostic (186-2006) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and center Ognjen Lukic (202-2005) added 10 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Crvena Zvezda in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Borac CA: R.Petar 18+4ast, N.Pavle 16+11reb+2ast, I.Uros 15+1reb+1ast, P.Konstantin 7+8reb+1ast, C.Bozidar 5+5reb, M.Matija 2+6reb
Crvena Zvezda: K.Andrej 16+6reb+1ast, L.Ognjen 10+12reb, D.Vuk 9+3reb+7ast, E.Dusan 8+3reb, M.Stefan 6+2reb, R.Relja 6+1reb+2ast

Cedevita Ol - Split 82-72

Cedevita Ol used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Split 82-72 on Thursday night. Cedevita Ol dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Split's 36. They outrebounded Split 47-24 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was forward Martin Tonejc (200-2006) who had a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Alej Kump (202-2005) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds. Four Cedevita Ol players scored in double figures. Cedevita Ol's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was David Pavin (192-2005) who recorded 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and center Mateo Tomasevic (206-2005) added 18 points respectively.
Top scorers:
Cedevita Ol: M.Mark 13+2reb, T.Martin 11+10reb+2ast, U.Derin 11+2reb+4ast, K.Alej 10+8reb+1ast, L.Lovro 8+7reb+2ast, B.Marko 6+5reb
Split: J.Roko 18+2reb, T.Mateo 18+2reb+2ast, P.David 15+6reb+6ast, G.Grgo 9+6reb+2ast, N.Luka 8+6reb+7ast, G.Dominik 4+1reb+1ast

Dubai - SC Derby 77-69

The most surprising game was a loss of Montenegrin SC Derby (2-1) on the court of UAE Dubai on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Dubai 77-69. 24 personal fouls committed by SC Derby helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for Serbian center Aleksa Vlajic (207-2006) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 17 rebounds. Belgian guard Nassim Houari (189-2007) helped adding 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was center Maruan Cicic (209-2006) with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks and guard Vladimir Sudar (194-2005) scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. SC Derby's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Dubai: V.Aleksa 29+17reb, H.Nassim 14+6reb+4ast, T.Marko 12+8reb+2ast, T.Ioannis 7+1reb+2ast, A.Saif 6+4reb, A.Hassan 4+6reb+1ast
SC Derby: S.Vladimir 17+5reb+4ast, C.Maruan 13+14reb+3ast, T.Vasilije 12+7reb+4ast, D.Luka 6+3reb+1ast, I.Vasilije 6+1reb+1ast, D.Bosko 4+1reb+2ast

Cibona U19 - Vojvodina NS 81-73

Cibona U19 used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Novi Sad 81-73 on Thursday night. Cibona U19 made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Cibona U19 had a 37-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Borna Katanovic (192-2007) who scored 21 points and 9 rebounds. Point guard Bruno Bubalo (198-2007) chipped in 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Cibona U19's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Dimitrije Kondic (198-2006) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and power forward Marko Vuckovic (203-2005) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Four Cibona U19 and five Vojvodina players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Cibona U19: K.Borna 21+9reb+1ast, K.Marat 16+4reb+2ast, P.Josip 11+6reb+1ast, B.Bruno 10+9reb+4ast, K.Zvonimir 8+5reb+2ast, A.Matej 7+6reb+1ast
Vojvodina NS: K.Dimitrije 15+10reb+1ast, V.Aleksandar 14+6reb+2ast, S.Luka 10+6reb+3ast, Z.Rade 10+1reb, U.Nikola 10+4reb, V.Marko 10+11reb+3ast