1A MCKL Round 2 (Regular Season): Podgorica lose their first game against Primorje

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Erste Liga. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Podgorica in Herceg Novi on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Primorje 99-89. Primorje outrebounded Podgorica 43-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. Primorje looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Podgorica helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Serbian forward Dimitrije Maric (199-2000, agency: Octagon Europe) had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian forward Luka Petrovic (197-1997, college: WVWC, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. The former international Zoran Vuceljic (197-2003, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds. Podgorica's coach Marko Sekulic rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Primorje is looking forward to face Kotor in Kotor4 in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Podgorica will have a break next round.
Lim was defeated at home by Kotor with the biggest margin this round 79-67. Naturalized Croatian forward Matija Jokic (203-1998, college: Arizona W. CC, agency: Dagger Basket) notched 9 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and Orhan Spago supported him with 11 points and 4 assists. Kotor's coach Rade Petric used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 38 points (!!!) by American guard Keith Warren (188-2002, college: Lock Haven) did not help to save the game for Lim. Kotor will play against Primorje in Herceg Novi in the next round. Lim will play on the road against Derby in Podgorica and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 2: winless Decic lost to Jedinstvo on the opponent's court 80-86. Winless Lovcen lost to undefeated Mornar in a home game 71-79. Derby recorded a loss to Teodo on the road 76-86. Winless Vukovi Zeta lost to undefeated Sutjeska on its own court 81-88.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 32 points by Devin Haid of Sutjeska.



Jedinstvo - Decic 86-80:
Jedinstvo used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Decic 86-80. American guard Brandon Scott (190, college: UAFS, agency: Octagon Europe) notched 23 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) to lead the effort and the other American import guard Tyson Edmondson (196, college: LSSU, agency: Starting 5) supported him with 20 points and 4 assists. Jedinstvo's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 34 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds by guard Marko Koljevic (191-1990, agency: Interperformances) did not help to save the game for Decic. Forward Bogdan Cebalovic (202-1992, agency: Interperformances) added 24 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Jedinstvo will play against Danilovgrad on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Decic will play against Vukovi Zeta to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Decic: M.Koljevic 34+10reb+3ast, B.Cebalovic 24+8reb+3ast, R.Kevyn 13+8reb+2ast, S.Vlahovic 4+2reb+1ast, B.Aleksandar 3+2ast, S.Vasilije 2+1reb+2ast
Jedinstvo: S.Brandon 23+3reb+3ast, E.Tyson 20+3reb+4ast, C.Ognjen 18+5reb+2ast, P.Ashton 7+4reb+2ast, V.Vasilije 6+7reb+1ast, K.Nemanja 6+3reb+3ast

Lim - Kotor 67-79:
Lim was defeated at home by Kotor with the biggest margin this round 79-67. Kotor forced 25 Lim turnovers. Lim was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Naturalized Croatian forward Matija Jokic (203-1998, college: Arizona W. CC, agency: Dagger Basket) notched 9 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and Bosnian point guard Orhan Spago (182-2002, agency: Olsta) supported him with 11 points and 4 assists. Kotor's coach Rade Petric used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 38 points (!!!) by American guard Keith Warren (188-2002, college: Lock Haven) did not help to save the game for Lim. Serbian power forward Tomislav Miholjcic (211-1999, college: HSU, agency: Dagger Basket) added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the hosts. Kotor will play against Primorje in Herceg Novi in the next round. Lim will play on the road against Derby in Podgorica and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lim: K.Warren 38+4reb, T.Miholjcic 12+13reb+1ast, J.Danilo 6+5reb, S.Joksimovic 5+4reb+1ast, B.Matija 4+4reb+2ast, B.Edib 2+1reb
Kotor: S.Orhan 11+2reb+4ast, M.Vukcevic 10+1reb+2ast, J.Matija 9+8reb, S.Aleksandar 9+2reb+2ast, H.Phil 7+9reb, W.Derrius 7+1reb+4ast

Lovcen - Mornar 71-79:
Rather predictable result in Cetinje where Mornar defeated Lovcen 79-71. They outrebounded Lovcen 42-30 including 27 on the defensive glass. The former international forward Viktor Vujisic (200-2001) notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Serbian forward Nikola Stanojevic (203-1990, agency: Dagger Basket) supported him with 17 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Even 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by the former international point guard Milutin Djukanovic (188-1991, agency: Interperformances) did not help to save the game for Lovcen. ex-international Zdravko Boskovic (200-1996, agency: Olsta) added 18 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mornar will play against Teodo in Tivat in the next round where they are favorite. Lovcen will play on the road against Sutjeska in Niksic to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Lovcen: Z.Boskovic 18+3reb, M.Djukanovic 17+5reb+6ast, P.Carlos 12+4reb+1ast, B.Dusan 8+5reb+1ast, R.Nikola 6+2reb+3ast, I.Vasilije 6+2reb+1ast
Mornar: V.Viktor 23+11reb+1ast, S.Nikola 17+7reb+1ast, C.Tarik 13+4reb+3ast, K.Milos 9+4reb+1ast, B.Aleksandar 4+3reb+1ast, B.AJ 4+4reb

Primorje - Podgorica 99-89:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Podgorica in Herceg Novi on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Primorje 99-89. Primorje outrebounded Podgorica 43-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. Primorje looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Podgorica helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Serbian forward Dimitrije Maric (199-2000, agency: Octagon Europe) had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian forward Luka Petrovic (197-1997, college: WVWC, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. Five Primorje players scored in double figures. The former international Zoran Vuceljic (197-2003, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Trey Tennyson (193-2001, college: TCU) scored 25 points. Podgorica's coach Marko Sekulic rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Primorje is looking forward to face Kotor in Kotor4 in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Podgorica will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Podgorica: Z.Vuceljic 30+10reb+2ast, T.Tennyson 25+2reb+3ast, K.Denil 13+2reb+2ast, N.Zizic 9+7reb, J.Bulajic 7+2reb+1ast, P.Dragovic 3+4reb+1ast
Primorje: M.Dimitrije 26+12reb+2ast, N.Pekovic 16+3reb+1ast, T.Vladimir 14+7reb+2ast, K.Nedeljko 12+3reb+3ast, P.Luka 10+5reb+9ast, B.Filip 9+2ast

Teodo - Derby 86-76:
There was a minor upset in Tivat where Derby was defeated by Teodo 86-76. Teodo outrebounded Derby 36-17 including 24 on the defensive glass. Bosnian forward Srdjan Jovanovic (198-2001) notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and forward Balsa Mirotic (197-1997) supported him with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Even a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists by point guard Vuk Ivelja (184-2008) did not help to save the game for Derby. Ilija Radovic (197-2010) added 25 points and 5 steals (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the guests. Five Teodo and four Derby players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Teodo will play against Mornar in Bar in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Derby will play at home against Lim to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Derby: I.Radovic 25+2reb+1ast, M.Popovic 18+4reb+2ast, V.Ivelja 16+3reb+10ast, R.Lazar 10+4reb, Z.Dujakovic 7+1ast, S.Dubljevic 0+2reb
Teodo: E.Cannedy 21+1reb+3ast, M.Balsa 14+6reb+5ast, L.Savion 13+2reb+4ast, J.Srdjan 12+13reb+2ast, G.Radulovic 10+5reb+1ast, R.Petar 7+3reb+2ast

Vukovi Zeta - Sutjeska 81-88:
Everything went according to plan in Golubovci where Sutjeska beat Vukovi Zeta 88-81. Sutjeska forced 23 Vukovi Zeta turnovers. Vukovi Zeta was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. American guard Devin Haid (196-1999, college: S.Florida, agency: Olsta) notched 32 points to lead the effort and Serbian guard Stefan Mitrovic (195-1996, agency: Olsta) supported him with 9 points and 10 assists. Even 20 points by the former international point guard Nenad Vukovic (192-1994, agency: Olsta) did not help to save the game for Vukovi Zeta. ex-international power forward Vasilije Knezevic (202-1996, agency: Olsta) added 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. Four Vukovi Zeta players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sutjeska will play against Lovcen in Cetinje in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Vukovi Zeta will play on the road against Decic to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Vukovi Zeta: N.Vukovic 20+4reb+3ast, K.Jovovic 12+5reb+4ast, V.Kaludjerovic 12+5reb+1ast, M.Raicevic 11+2ast, V.Knezevic 8+9reb+5ast, J.Savic 8+5reb
Sutjeska: H.Devin 32+3reb, V.Milos 10+5reb+1ast, G.Goran 10+3reb+1ast, M.Stefan 9+4reb+10ast, B.Bogdan 9+3ast, B.Andre 7