Prva A Liga Round 11 of Regular Season

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The biggest surprise of round 11 was guest Kriva Palanka's (#2) road victory over Vardar (#3) 62-53 on Wednesday evening. Kriva Palanka made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 27 Vardar turnovers. The best player for the winners was American Abby Niehues (186-1999, college: S.Nazarene, agency: DC Sports) who scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Her fellow American import point guard DaJa Green (169-1999, college: ECU) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) produced 14 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts. Kriva Palanka maintains second place with 9-2 record behind leader KAM Basket. Vardar at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. Kriva Palanka are looking forward to face Probasket (#4) in Kavadartsi in the next round. Vardar will play on the road against the league's leader KAM Basket in Kamenica and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Skopje. Fourth ranked Probasket (7-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 6th ranked MZT (3-8) 75-72 on Sunday evening. American forward Kayla Thomas (188-2003, college: MSU) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. Milica Jovanovic contributed with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American Amari Heard (183, college: SSU) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for MZT. Probasket have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-4 record. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Probasket will play against league's second-placed Kriva Palanka on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. MZT's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje Badel.
Leader KAM Basket delivered the tenth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked Sport Tim (1-10) 92-57. It was a great evening for Cvetanka Dimova who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. KAM Basket's coach Tony Simic felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sara Mitanovska responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds. KAM Basket (10-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place. Sport Tim lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. KAM Basket will meet at home Vardar (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Sport Tim will play against Patriot (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 11 winless Patriot was crushed by Badel in Skopje 106-46.

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Badel - Patriot 106-46

There was no surprise in Skopje where bottom-ranked Patriot (0-11) was crushed by fifth ranked Badel (6-5) 106-46 on Saturday. Badel dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Patriot's 24. Badel forced 36 Patriot turnovers and outrebounded them 47-27 including a 34-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Badel looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Patriot's players. It was a great evening for American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) who led her team to a victory scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds. The former international power forward Jovana Petrushevska (184-2000) helped adding 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Cleary is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Badel players scored in double figures. Guard Ana Angelovska (160-2006) responded with 12 points, 5 assists and 5 steals and Sara Atanasovska scored 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Badel maintains fifth place with 6-5 record. Loser Patriot still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Badel'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:
Patriot: A.Sara 13+3ast, A.Ana 12+3reb+5ast, T.Tamara 7+9reb, G.Tamara 6+2reb+2ast, S.Radmila 3+3ast, M.Iva 3+3reb+1ast
Badel: C.Lindsey 21+6reb+1ast, P.Jovana 14+5reb+6ast, M.Nikolov 12+3reb+4ast, J.Colakovska 11+3reb+4ast, L.Boshkova 11+5reb+2ast, I.Colakoska 10+6reb+7ast

MZT - Probasket 72-75

Important game to mention about took place in Skopje. Fourth ranked Probasket (7-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 6th ranked MZT (3-8) 75-72 on Sunday evening. Probasket made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. American forward Kayla Thomas (188-2003, college: MSU) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. Serbian Milica Jovanovic (-2003) contributed with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American Amari Heard (183, college: SSU) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and the other American import guard Crystal Corley (175, college: Morehead St.) added 22 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for MZT. Probasket have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-4 record. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Probasket will play against league's second-placed Kriva Palanka on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. MZT's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje Badel.
Top scorers:
MZT: C.Crystal 22+10reb+1ast, H.Amari 20+14reb+6ast, M.Vanja 12+8reb+1ast, A.Dora 9+4reb+8ast, M.Teodora 9+4reb+3ast, Z.Iva 0
Probasket: T.Kayla 22+13reb, M.Jovanovic 17+6reb+5ast, S.Stoeva 15+8reb+3ast, S.McCormick 9, L.Gorgieva 8+7reb+2ast, D.Miceva 4+10reb+3ast

Sport Tim - KAM Basket 57-92

Leader KAM Basket delivered the tenth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked Sport Tim (1-10) 92-57. KAM Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Sport Tim's 34. They outrebounded Sport Tim 47-29 including a 36-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. KAM Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. It was a great evening for the former international forward Cvetanka Dimova (177-1998) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. point guard Sara Maksimovska (172-2002) helped adding 17 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Five KAM Basket players scored in double figures. KAM Basket's coach Tony Simic felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sara Mitanovska (-2010) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds and Ana Lukic produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. KAM Basket (10-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place. Sport Tim lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. KAM Basket will meet at home Vardar (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Sport Tim will play against Patriot (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sport Tim: D.Elena 18+3reb+1ast, M.Sara 13+14reb+1ast, L.Ana 10+5reb+10ast, L.Ivona 9+3reb+2ast, K.Elena 5, K.Elena 2+4reb+2ast
KAM Basket: C.Dimova 23+12reb+1ast, K.Pop-Dimitrovska 18+5reb+7ast, I.Dojcinova 18+8reb+4ast, S.Maksimovska 17+7reb+9ast, H.Amal 11+9reb+2ast, K.Ivana 3+3reb+1ast

Vardar - Kriva Palanka 53-62

The biggest surprise of round 11 was guest Kriva Palanka's (#2) road victory over Vardar (#3) 62-53 on Wednesday evening. Kriva Palanka made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 27 Vardar turnovers. The best player for the winners was American Abby Niehues (186-1999, college: S.Nazarene, agency: DC Sports) who scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Her fellow American import point guard DaJa Green (169-1999, college: ECU) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) produced 14 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Elena Tasevska (186-2002) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Kriva Palanka maintains second place with 9-2 record behind leader KAM Basket. Vardar at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. Kriva Palanka are looking forward to face Probasket (#4) in Kavadartsi in the next round. Vardar will play on the road against the league's leader KAM Basket in Kamenica and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Vardar: N.Milica 14+6reb+1ast, T.Tea 11+7reb+1ast, T.Elena 10+8reb+1ast, M.Marija 6+6reb+4ast, D.Martina 6+2reb+1ast, N.Bojana 3+1reb
Kriva Palanka: N.Abby 20+8reb+1ast, D.Robinson 12+2reb+1ast, D.Green 12+6reb+4ast, G.Gruevska 8+1reb+2ast, M.Aleksovska 6+5reb+3ast, T.Gjorgievska 2+9reb+2ast