Prva A Liga Round 9 (Regular Season): KAM Basket defeat Badel in the game between Top 4 teams

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An interesting game for KAM Basket (8-1) which played road game in Skopje against 4th placed Badel (4-5). Third ranked KAM Basket had an easy win 81-64. KAM Basket forced 21 Badel turnovers. It was a good game for the former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. contributed with 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. KAM Basket's coach Tony Simic used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. answered with 16 points and 5 assists for Badel. KAM Basket have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Vardar and Kriva Palanka. Badel lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. KAM Basket is looking forward to face league's leader Kriva Palanka at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Badel will play against Sport Tim (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Prva A Liga top team - Kriva Palanka (8-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked MZT (2-7) 83-48. American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners and Abby Niehues chipped in 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was the former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) with 10 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kriva Palanka have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-1 record, which they share with Vardar and KAM Basket. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Kriva Palanka will play against league's second-placed KAM Basket in Kamenica in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. MZT's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje Vardar.
Second ranked Vardar blasted bottom-ranked Patriot (0-9) in Skopje 136-35 on Saturday evening. Patriot is still unable to win any game. Elena Tasevska nailed a triple-double by scoring 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 steals for the winning side. Vardar's coach Aleksandar Asadanov felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Sara Atanasovska came up with 12 points for Patriot in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Vardar. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Kriva Palanka and KAM Basket. Patriot lost their ninth game in a row. They still close the standings with nine 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 MZT.

In the last game of round 9 Sport Tim was smashed by Probasket on the road 84-63.

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Badel - KAM Basket 64-81

An interesting game for KAM Basket (8-1) which played road game in Skopje against 4th placed Badel (4-5). Third ranked KAM Basket had an easy win 81-64. KAM Basket forced 21 Badel turnovers. It was a good game for the former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Cvetanka Dimova contributed with 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. KAM Basket's coach Tony Simic used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. answered with 16 points and 5 assists and the former international power forward Jovana Petrushevska (184-2000) added 14 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) in the effort for Badel. Four Badel players scored in double figures. KAM Basket have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Vardar and Kriva Palanka. Badel lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. KAM Basket is looking forward to face league's leader Kriva Palanka at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Badel will play against Sport Tim (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
KAM Basket: C.Dimova 24+9reb+1ast, K.Ivana 19+13reb+5ast, S.Maksimovska 12+4reb+1ast, K.Pop-Dimitrovska 9+5ast, S.Adamovska 9+4reb+6ast, H.Amal 6+2reb
Badel: N.Marija 16+3reb+5ast, J.Petrushevska 14+5reb+3ast, C.Iva 12+5reb+3ast, L.Cleary 10+4reb+4ast, D.Iva 6+1ast, K.Nena 4+3reb+1ast

Kriva Palanka - MZT 83-48

Prva A Liga top team - Kriva Palanka (8-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked MZT (2-7) 83-48. Kriva Palanka dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to MZT's 28. Kriva Palanka forced 20 MZT turnovers and outrebounded them 42-27 including a 33-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kriva Palanka players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by MZT's players. They brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners and her fellow American import Abby Niehues (186-1999, college: S.Nazarene) chipped in 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was the former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) with 10 points and 7 rebounds and scored 10 points. Four MZT players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kriva Palanka have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-1 record, which they share with Vardar and KAM Basket. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Kriva Palanka will play against league's second-placed KAM Basket in Kamenica in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. MZT's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje Vardar.
Top scorers:
Kriva Palanka: P.Alexis 29+11reb, N.Abby 16+8reb+3ast, G.Gruevska 11+2reb+3ast, D.Green 8+6reb+6ast, M.Aleksovska 6+2reb+5ast, T.Gjorgievska 3+4reb+3ast
MZT: M.Teodora 13+3reb+1ast, H.Amari 10+4reb+3ast, M.Vanja 10+6reb, C.Crystal 10+7reb+2ast, A.Dora 3+2reb+1ast, S.Ana 2+1reb+1ast

Probasket - Sport Tim 84-63

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Probasket (5-4) crushed 7th ranked Sport Tim (1-8) in Kavadartsi 84-63 on Friday. Probasket forced 27 Sport Tim turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Milica Jovanovic nailed 29 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and Dusica Miceva accounted for 16 points and 15 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Alexis Poole (188-1999, college: KSU) came up with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and her fellow the other American import import Abby Niehues (186-1999, college: S.Nazarene) added 12 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Sport Tim in the defeat. Probasket maintains fourth place with 5-4 record. Sport Tim lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with eight games lost. Probasket will meet bottom-ranked Patriot (#8) in the next round. Sport Tim will play against Badel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Probasket: M.Jovanovic 29+6reb+7ast, D.Miceva 16+15reb, S.Petrovska 10+2reb+5ast, C.Spasova 9, S.Stoeva 6+3ast, L.Gorgieva 5+6ast
Sport Tim: L.Ana 26+7reb+4ast, D.Elena 15+7reb, M.Sara 12+12reb+1ast, L.Ivona 6+2reb+5ast, K.Elena 4+3reb+3ast, M.Gordana 0

Vardar - Patriot 136-35

Second ranked Vardar blasted bottom-ranked Patriot (0-9) in Skopje 136-35 on Saturday evening. Patriot is still unable to win any game. Vardar dominated down low during the game scoring 94 of its points in the paint compared to Patriot's 26. Vardar forced 34 Patriot turnovers and outrebounded them 50-20 including a 21-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Vardar looked well-organized offensively handing out 50 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Patriot's players. Elena Tasevska nailed a triple-double by scoring 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 steals for the winning side and Jana Pislevska accounted for 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 8 steals. Four Vardar players scored in double figures. Vardar's coach Aleksandar Asadanov felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Sara Atanasovska came up with 12 points and Ana Angelovska added 6 points respectively for Patriot in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Vardar. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Kriva Palanka and KAM Basket. Patriot lost their ninth game in a row. They still close the standings with nine 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 MZT.
Top scorers:
Vardar: J.Pislevska 25+5reb+6ast, E.Tasevska 20+14reb+10ast, T.Trajkovska 19+3reb, M.Zafirovska 16+3reb+6ast, M.Miteva 11+5reb+5ast, B.Nikolic 10+1reb+3ast
Patriot: A.Sara 12+1reb+2ast, S.Radmila 8+1reb, A.Ana 6+3reb+3ast, S.Melani 4, T.Tamara 3+5reb, A.Teodora 2+5reb