Prva A Liga Round 6 (Regular Season): Kriva Palanka keep a leadership position

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game had a very big importance for fourth-ranked Kriva Palanka as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Kriva Palanka defeated one of their biggest challengers Badel at home 64-58. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Badel. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Kriva Palanka looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 11 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field). contributed with 13 points for the winners. replied with 20 points and 4 steals for Badel. Kriva Palanka have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Vardar and KAM Basket. Badel at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. Badel will play next round against strong Vardar trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje - Vardar. Kriva Palanka will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Sport Tim on the road.
MZT's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after five consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Sport Tim (1-5) 54-37. scored 17 points to lead the charge for the winners and Dora Aleksova chipped in 5 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. MZT left bottom position moving up to sixth place, which they share with defeated Sport Tim. MZT will play against bottom-ranked Patriot (#8) in the next round. Sport Tim will play against the league's leader Kriva Palanka to get more than just one victory in their record.
Prva A Liga top team - KAM Basket (5-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed eighth ranked Patriot (0-6) in Kamenica 74-38. Sanja Adamovska notched a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the effort. KAM Basket's coach Tony Simic felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds by Margarita Chipova did not help to save the game for Patriot. Defending champion maintains first position with 5-1 record, which they share with Vardar and Kriva Palanka. Loser Patriot still closes the standings with six games lost. KAM Basket will meet Probasket (#5) in the next round. Patriot will play against MZT and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 6 Probasket was beaten by Vardar on the road 85-79.
The most impressive performance of 6th round was 35 points (!!!) and 19 rebounds by Kayla Thomas of Probasket.

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KAM Basket - Patriot 74-38

Prva A Liga top team - KAM Basket (5-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed eighth ranked Patriot (0-6) in Kamenica 74-38. KAM Basket held Patriot to an opponent 22.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 46.8 percent accuracy of the winners. KAM Basket forced 22 Patriot turnovers and outrebounded them 56-32 including a 39-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. KAM Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Patriot's players. Sanja Adamovska notched a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the effort and Tunisian forward Amal Hafhallaoui (186-1997) supported her with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Five KAM Basket players scored in double figures. KAM Basket's coach Tony Simic felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds by Margarita Chipova did not help to save the game for Patriot. added 6 points and 7 rebounds. Defending champion maintains first position with 5-1 record, which they share with Vardar and Kriva Palanka. Loser Patriot still closes the standings with six games lost. KAM Basket will meet Probasket (#5) in the next round. Patriot will play against MZT and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
KAM Basket: S.Adamovska 16+14reb+14ast, K.Pop-Dimitrovska 12+3reb+2ast, H.Amal 11+9reb+2ast, I.Dojcinova 10+5reb+2ast, A.Djorgievska 10+4reb+3ast, S.Maksimovska 8+4reb+1ast
Patriot: C.Margarita 13+10reb+1ast, A.Sara 10+1ast, M.Iva 8+4reb+1ast, A.Preslava 6+7reb+3ast, T.Tamara 1+2reb+1ast, G.Ana 0

Kriva Palanka - Badel 64-58

The game had a very big importance for fourth-ranked Kriva Palanka as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Kriva Palanka defeated one of their biggest challengers Badel at home 64-58. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Badel. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Kriva Palanka looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 11 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field). Glorija Gruevska contributed with 13 points for the winners. replied with 20 points and 4 steals and American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) added 9 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Badel. Kriva Palanka have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Vardar and KAM Basket. Badel at the other side dropped to the fourth place with two games lost. Badel will play next round against strong Vardar trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje - Vardar. Kriva Palanka will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Sport Tim on the road.
Top scorers:
Kriva Palanka: P.Alexis 32+11reb+2ast, G.Gruevska 13+3reb+2ast, M.Aleksovska 6+3reb+7ast, N.Abby 6+7reb+1ast, D.Green 5+5reb+7ast, T.Gjorgievska 2+2reb+1ast
Badel: C.Iva 20+4reb+2ast, N.Marija 11+4reb+7ast, S.Zara 9+2reb+2ast, L.Cleary 9+13reb+1ast, J.Petrushevska 4+5reb+1ast, D.Jovana 3+2reb

MZT - Sport Tim 54-37

MZT's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after five consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Sport Tim (1-5) 54-37. MZT held Sport Tim to an opponent 23.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 27.8 percent accuracy of the winners. MZT forced 22 Sport Tim turnovers. Jovana Dimovska scored 17 points to lead the charge for the winners and Dora Aleksova chipped in 5 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Sara Mitanovska scored 6 points and 16 rebounds. MZT left bottom position moving up to sixth place, which they share with defeated Sport Tim. MZT will play against bottom-ranked Patriot (#8) in the next round. Sport Tim will play against the league's leader Kriva Palanka to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
MZT: J.Dimovska 17+3reb+1ast, C.Corley 10+7reb+2ast, N.Karajovanova 9+5reb, V.Milosavljevikj 6+6reb+1ast, D.Aleksova 5+8reb+7ast, I.Zgonc 2+1reb
Sport Tim: L.Ana 14+8reb+4ast, D.Elena 11+3reb+3ast, M.Sara 6+16reb+1ast, L.Ivona 3+5reb+1ast, V.Tamara 2+5reb, K.Elena 1+8reb

Vardar - Probasket 85-79

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Vardar's (5-1) home victory over 5th ranked Probasket (3-3) in Skopje 85-79 on Saturday. Vardar shot 34 for 46 from the free-throw line, while Probasket only scored thirteen points from the stripe. Vardar forced 26 Probasket turnovers. Strangely Probasket outrebounded Vardar 53-20 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Elena Tasevska notched 27 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and Tea Trajkovska supported her with 10 points. Even a double-double of 35 points (!!!) and 19 rebounds (on 15-of-19 shooting from the field) by Kayla Thomas did not help to save the game for Probasket. Tunisian forward Amal Hafhallaoui (186-1997) added 9 points and 13 rebounds. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Vardar keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Kriva Palanka and KAM Basket. Loser Probasket keeps the fifth place with three games lost. Vardar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Skopje to the arena Badel.
Top scorers:
Vardar: E.Tasevska 27+7reb+2ast, T.Trajkovska 10+4reb, M.Zafirovska 9+1reb+2ast, J.Pislevska 9+2reb+2ast, L.Mitkova 8+1reb+2ast, M.Miteva 8+2reb+2ast
Probasket: T.Kayla 35+19reb+1ast, S.Sofia 10+5reb+3ast, J.Milica 10+2reb, M.Dusica 9+13reb+3ast, P.Sara 6+9reb+4ast, G.Liljana 3+1reb+2ast