Division I Round 25 (Regular Season): Siroki edge Zrinjski HT by three points

There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in Division I. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Ninth-ranked Zrinjski HT (8-15) made lots of trouble for second ranked Siroki (19-4) in Mostar on Friday. The visitors from Siroki Brijeg managed to secure only three-point victory 76-73. However their fans expected much easier game. American forward Jalyn McCreary (203-2000, college: Mercer, agency: 011 Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import point guard DMitrik Trice (183-1996, college: Wisconsin, agency: Diamond Sports) chipped in 14 points and 5 assists. Montenegrin guard Aleksa Bulajic (199-2002) produced 26 points and 8 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for lost side. Siroki maintains second place with 19-4 record having just two points less than leader Borac BL. Zrinjski HT lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Promo and Basket Zivinice. Siroki are looking forward to face league's leader Borac in Banja Luka in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Zrinjski HT will play on the road against Slavija (#8) in Sarajevo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Trebinje. Sixth ranked Leotar (10-13) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 4th placed Jahorina (14-10) 97-94 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Jahorina. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Samier Kinsler (188, college: GSU) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 6 assists. Djordje Gobovic contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Slovenian forward Marko Gutalj (201-2000, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) for Jahorina. Jahorina's coach Milos Obrenovic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Leotar maintains sixth place with 10-13 record, which they share with Student-Igokea. Jahorina at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Leotar will play against Mladost (#12) in Mrkonjic Grad in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Jahorina will play at home against the league's leader Bosna (#1) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Sloboda (17-6) against fifth ranked Orlovik (13-10) on Saturday night. Visiting Sloboda was defeated by Orlovik in a tough game in Zepce 90-97. Ramo Rizvic stepped up and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. At the losing side Sani Campara responded with 18 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Orlovik maintains fifth place with 13-10 record. Loser Sloboda T. keeps the third position with six games lost. Orlovik will meet Basket Zivinice (#10) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Sloboda will play against Radnicki (#13) and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 25 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Basket Zivinice was crushed by Borac in Banja Luka 111-81. Promo was beaten by Mladost at home 83-87. Student-Igokea won against Radnicki on the opponent's court 86-70.



Borac BL - Basket Zivinice 111-81

There was no surprise in Banja Luka where 10th ranked Basket Zivinice (8-15) was crushed by first ranked Borac (21-2) 111-81 on Friday. Borac looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The former international power forward Dusan Makitan (205-2005) stepped up and scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and American guard Tyron Harris (195-1991, college: Columbus St.) chipped in 15 points and 8 assists. Borac BL's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American forward Jalen DeLoach (206, college: Loyola, IL) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and forward Lazar Djurovic (202-1997, college: Dominican, CA, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 20 points. Five Borac and four Basket Zivinice players scored in double figures. Borac have an impressive series of thirteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 21-2 record. Newly promoted Basket Zivinice dropped to the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Zrinjski HT and Promo. Borac will meet league's second-placed Siroki in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Basket Zivinice will play against Orlovik (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Basket Zivinice: L.Djurovic 20+3reb+1ast, J.DeLoach 20+11reb, S.Tesic 14+7reb, M.McConnell 13+3reb+7ast, R.Radonja 8+2reb+1ast, S.Adzic 4+2ast
Borac BL: C.De'Shaun 18+6reb, M.Dusan 16+9reb+7ast, H.Tyron 15+3reb+8ast, S.Nikola 14+2reb+5ast, A.Srdjan 11+4reb+3ast, T.Darko 11+2reb+2ast

Leotar - Jahorina 97-94

Important game to mention about took place in Trebinje. Sixth ranked Leotar (10-13) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 4th placed Jahorina (14-10) 97-94 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Jahorina. Leotar made 17-of-20 charity shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Samier Kinsler (188, college: GSU) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 6 assists. Guard Djordje Gobovic (202-2002, college: State College FL) contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Slovenian forward Marko Gutalj (201-2000, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and American point guard Nick Honor (178-2000, college: Missouri) added 30 points in the effort for Jahorina. Five Leotar and four Jahorina players scored in double figures. Jahorina's coach Milos Obrenovic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Leotar maintains sixth place with 10-13 record, which they share with Student-Igokea. Jahorina at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Leotar will play against Mladost (#12) in Mrkonjic Grad in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Jahorina will play at home against the league's leader Bosna (#1) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Jahorina: N.Honor 30+3reb+3ast, M.Gutalj 24+15reb+4ast, G.Rajko 13+3reb+1ast, B.Vujadinovic 11+6reb+5ast, M.Buha 7+5reb+1ast, M.Kovacevic 4+4reb+2ast
Leotar: K.Samier 21+2reb+6ast, D.Gobovic 19+5reb, C.Filip 16+5reb+1ast, N.Milidragovic 11+8reb+3ast, M.Stefan 11+6reb, M.Markovic 10+9reb

Orlovik - Sloboda T. 97-90

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Sloboda (17-6) against fifth ranked Orlovik (13-10) on Saturday night. Visiting Sloboda was defeated by Orlovik in a tough game in Zepce 90-97. Orlovik made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Forward Ramo Rizvic (203-1987) stepped up and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Abdul Delic (190-2005) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Orlovik players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international forward Sani Campara (190-1999) responded with 18 points and Serbian-Croatian guard Jovan Stulic (198-2000, college: SIU, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 20 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Orlovik maintains fifth place with 13-10 record. Loser Sloboda T. keeps the third position with six games lost. Orlovik will meet Basket Zivinice (#10) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Sloboda will play against Radnicki (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Sloboda T.: J.Stulic 20+3reb+2ast, S.Campara 18+4reb+3ast, S.Milanovic 12+7reb+3ast, M.Zinedin 9+4reb+2ast, A.Jugovic 8+1reb+3ast, J.Jasmin 7+6reb+2ast
Orlovik: R.Ramo 25+6reb+4ast, A.Emir 19+7reb, A.Delic 16+6reb+5ast, P.Anes 11+2reb+3ast, E.Preldzic 10+5reb+2ast, E.Preldzic 9+1reb+2ast

Promo - Mladost 83-87

There was a surprise result in Vakuf where thirteenth ranked Mladost (7-16) defeated higher ranked Promo (8-15) 87-83 on Saturday. Mladost shot 62.2 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 66.7 percentage. Serbian swingman Aleksandar Pantelic (198-1998, college: Dalton St., agency: Highlight Athletes) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) for the winners and the former international point guard Drasko Knezevic (185-1993, agency: Dagger Basket) chipped in 20 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). At the losing side American guard Kyle Cardaci (188-2000, college: St.Peter's) responded with 41 points (!!!) and 4 assists and center Reuf Livadic (213-2000) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 14 rebounds. Mladost moved-up to twelfth place. Loser Promo keeps the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Zrinjski HT and Basket Zivinice. Mladost will meet at home higher ranked Leotar (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Promo will play against Student-Igokea in Banja Luka and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Promo: K.Cardaci 41+1reb+4ast, L.Reuf 15+14reb, A.Powell Ill 10+2reb, S.Nemanja 8+1ast, I.Otas 6+5reb, A.Dino 3+2reb+1ast
Mladost: P.Aleksandar 22+7reb+1ast, K.Drasko 20+3reb+1ast, S.Igor 12+3reb, C.Dejan 9+2reb+2ast, A.Djordje 9, N.Milosevic 8+4reb+2ast

Radnicki G. - Student-Igokea 70-86

Very expected game in Gorazde where 12th ranked Radnicki (6-17) was defeated by seventh ranked Student-Igokea (10-13) 86-70 on Saturday. Student-Igokea made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. International Tarik Hrelja (199-2006) stepped up and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners and forward Srdjan Jovanovic (198-2001) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Student-Igokea players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Adi Alikadic (190-1999, agency: Olsta) responded with 22 points and American guard Jacobi Wright (188, college: S.Carolina, agency: JCK Sports Group) scored 15 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Student-Igokea moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Leotar. Loser Radnicki G. dropped to the bottom position with 17 games lost. Student-Igokea will meet at home Promo (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Radnicki will play against Sloboda in Tuzla and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Radnicki G.: A.Alikadic 22+2reb+2ast, J.Wright 15+1reb+1ast, B.Ajdin 12+4reb, B.Ezewiro 7+9reb, K.Abdulah 4, J.Ligonde 4+1reb+1ast
Student-Igokea: H.Tarik 19+8reb+4ast, S.Milosevic 18+4reb+2ast, J.Srdjan 16+7reb+1ast, K.Ateljevic 10+10reb+4ast, B.Srdjan 9+2ast, T.Stevanovic 7+3reb+2ast

Zrinjski HT - Siroki 73-76

Ninth-ranked Zrinjski HT (8-15) made lots of trouble for second ranked Siroki (19-4) in Mostar on Friday. The visitors from Siroki Brijeg managed to secure only three-point victory 76-73. However their fans expected much easier game. American forward Jalyn McCreary (203-2000, college: Mercer, agency: 011 Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import point guard DMitrik Trice (183-1996, college: Wisconsin, agency: Diamond Sports) chipped in 14 points and 5 assists. Montenegrin guard Aleksa Bulajic (199-2002) produced 26 points and 8 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and Bojan Markovic (-2005, agency: Octagon Europe) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Siroki maintains second place with 19-4 record having just two points less than leader Borac BL. Zrinjski HT lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Promo and Basket Zivinice. Siroki are looking forward to face league's leader Borac in Banja Luka in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Zrinjski HT will play on the road against Slavija (#8) in Sarajevo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zrinjski HT: A.Bulajic 26+3reb+8ast, B.Mikavica 12+2reb+1ast, B.Markovic 11+8reb+2ast, M.Milivojevic 11+7reb+1ast, J.Weaver 7+11reb, J.Rucker 4+10reb
Siroki: M.Jalyn 20+11reb+2ast, T.D'Mitrik 14+4reb+5ast, J.Covic 13+5reb, B.Josip 12+4reb+4ast, M.Bosnjak 6+7reb+2ast, S.Miha 6+4reb+3ast