Prva A Liga Round 3 (Regular Season): KAM Basket defeat Kriva Palanka

There were just three rounds played in Regular Season of Prva A Liga and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Kriva Palanka (2-1) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by KAM Basket (3-0) 83-70. KAM Basket had a 31-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. It was a good game for who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds. The former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) contributed with 23 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) answered with 23 points and 6 rebounds for Kriva Palanka. KAM Basket is looking forward to face Sport Tim (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kriva Palanka will play against Vardar (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Skopje. Vardar (3-0) saved a 2-point victory at home edging MZT (0-3) 55-53 on Saturday evening. It was a great evening for who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Tea Trajkovska helped adding 12 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Vanja Milosavljevikj with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds. Vardar will play against Kriva Palanka (#4) on the road in the next round. MZT will play against Probasket and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game between Probasket (2-1) and Patriot (0-3) in Kavadartsi on Saturday ended with biggest points difference. Probasket outscored guests from 91-53. It was a quality performance for Milica Jovanovic who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ina Rasova came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds for Patriot in the defeat. Probasket will meet MZT (#6) in the next round. Patriot will play against Badel and looks forward to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 3 winless Sport Tim was smashed by Badel on the road 70-41.

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Badel - Sport Tim 70-41

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Badel's (2-1) home victory over Sport Tim (0-3) in Skopje 70-41 on Sunday. Badel forced 32 Sport Tim turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) who led the winners and scored 15 points. The former international power forward Jovana Petrushevska (184-2000) accounted for 13 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Cleary is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Badel's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds and added 6 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals respectively for Sport Tim in the defeat. Badel will meet Patriot (#7) in the next round. Sport Tim will play against KAM Basket in Kamenica and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Badel: L.Cleary 15+4reb+3ast, M.Martina 14+2reb+1ast, J.Petrushevska 13+7reb+2ast, N.Marija 6+3reb+6ast, M.Lara 5+1reb, C.Iva 5+3reb+3ast
Sport Tim: K.Elena 12+3reb, M.Sara 11+13reb+1ast, L.Ivona 6+4reb+5ast, L.Ana 6+9reb+4ast, V.Tamara 4+5reb+3ast, D.Elena 2+7reb+2ast

Kriva Palanka - KAM Basket 70-83

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Kriva Palanka (2-1) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by KAM Basket (3-0) 83-70. KAM Basket had a 31-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. It was a good game for who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds. The former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) contributed with 23 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) answered with 23 points and 6 rebounds and added 20 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Kriva Palanka. KAM Basket is looking forward to face Sport Tim (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kriva Palanka will play against Vardar (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
KAM Basket: M.Sara 25+10reb+3ast, I.Kmetovska 23+9reb+1ast, A.Sanja 22+5reb+4ast, D.Iva 6+1reb, P.Katerina 5+3reb+6ast, D.Cvetanka 2+5reb+6ast
Kriva Palanka: A.Poole 23+6reb, G.Tamara 20+5reb+2ast, G.DaJa 9+4reb+7ast, G.Glorija 8+5reb+4ast, A.Niehues 8+7reb, A.Mihaela 2+3reb

Probasket - Patriot 91-53

The game between Probasket (2-1) and Patriot (0-3) in Kavadartsi on Saturday ended with biggest points difference. Probasket outscored guests from 91-53. Probasket held Patriot to an opponent 24.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Probasket forced 27 Patriot turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Patriot's players. It was a quality performance for who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists. accounted for 17 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side. Four Probasket players scored in double figures. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds and the former international power forward Jovana Petrushevska (184-2000) added 17 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Patriot in the defeat. Probasket will meet MZT (#6) in the next round. Patriot will play against Badel and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Probasket: J.Milica 19+6reb+12ast, T.Kayla 17+13reb+1ast, S.Sofia 13+4reb+4ast, P.Sara 12+2reb+2ast, B.Martina 9+3reb+1ast, M.Dusica 8+11reb+2ast
Patriot: R.Ina 17+16reb+2ast, C.Margarita 17+9reb, S.Melani 6+2reb, A.Preslava 5+1reb+1ast, A.Ana 4+6reb+5ast, A.Teodora 2+8reb

Vardar - MZT 55-53

Important game to mention about took place in Skopje. Vardar (3-0) saved a 2-point victory at home edging MZT (0-3) 55-53 on Saturday evening. Vardar forced 29 MZT turnovers. MZT was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. helped adding 12 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Vanja Milosavljevikj with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds and the former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Vardar will play against Kriva Palanka (#4) on the road in the next round. MZT will play against Probasket and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Vardar: P.Jana 14+2reb, T.Tea 12+8reb, T.Elena 10+11reb+2ast, M.Marija 6+3reb+1ast, N.Bojana 6+1reb+1ast, D.Martina 5+4reb+2ast
MZT: S.Ana 13+4reb+2ast, A.Dora 13+6reb+2ast, M.Vanja 11+12reb+2ast, M.Teodora 7+6reb+2ast, A.Angela 4+5reb, K.Nina 3+5reb+1ast