Prva A Liga Round 12 (Regular Season): Vardar defeat KAM Basket

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Prva A Liga. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked KAM Basket (10-2) in Kamenica on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Vardar (9-3) 53-43. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of KAM Basket. Vardar forced 21 KAM Basket turnovers. It was a good game for the former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds. The former international Elena Tasevska (186-2002) contributed with 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists for KAM Basket. Vardar maintains third position with 9-3 record behind leader KAM Basket. Defending champion KAM Basket still keeps top place with two games lost. They share the position with Kriva Palanka. Vardar are looking forward to face Probasket (#5) in Kavadartsi in the next round. KAM Basket will play against Patriot (#7) and is hoping to win this game.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: Badel (#5) and MZT (#6). MZT was defeated at home 65-76 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Marija Nikolov (172-2005) who helped to win the game recording 27 points, 6 assists and 4 steals and Lindsey Cleary who added 23 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American Amari Heard (183, college: SSU) with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds. Badel have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Probasket. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. Badel will play against league's second-placed Kriva Palanka at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. MZT will play against Sport Tim (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Kriva Palanka (10-2) which hosted in Palanka 4th ranked Probasket (7-5). Second ranked Kriva Palanka managed to get a 11-point victory 63-52. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Probasket. The winners were led by Abby Niehues who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Even a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds by Kayla Thomas did not help to save the game for Probasket. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kriva Palanka used an opportunity after KAM Basket lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Loser Probasket keeps the fourth place with five games lost. They share the position with Badel. Kriva Palanka will meet Badel (#4) in the next round. Probasket will play against Vardar and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 12 Sport Tim was smashed by Patriot on the road 59-40.
The most impressive performance of 12th round was 29 points and 6 rebounds by Tymberlin Criswell of Patriot.

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KAM Basket - Vardar 43-53

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked KAM Basket (10-2) in Kamenica on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Vardar (9-3) 53-43. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of KAM Basket. Vardar forced 21 KAM Basket turnovers. It was a good game for the former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds. The former international Elena Tasevska (186-2002) contributed with 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international center Ivana Kmetovska (190-1995, college: WSU) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international forward Cvetanka Dimova (177-1998) added 13 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for KAM Basket. Vardar maintains third position with 9-3 record behind leader KAM Basket. Defending champion KAM Basket still keeps top place with two games lost. They share the position with Kriva Palanka. Vardar are looking forward to face Probasket (#5) in Kavadartsi in the next round. KAM Basket will play against Patriot (#7) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Vardar: E.Tasevska 16+6reb, M.Nikolic 11+16reb+2ast, T.Trajkovska 9+6reb+1ast, J.Pislevska 7+4reb+1ast, B.Nikolic 4+1reb, M.Miteva 4+2reb+5ast
KAM Basket: D.Cvetanka 13+8reb+3ast, A.Sanja 10+6reb+3ast, I.Kmetovska 10+17reb+4ast, P.Katerina 7+3reb+3ast, M.Sara 3+3reb, D.Iva 0+1reb

Kriva Palanka - Probasket 63-52

An interesting game for Kriva Palanka (10-2) which hosted in Palanka 4th ranked Probasket (7-5). Second ranked Kriva Palanka managed to get a 11-point victory 63-52. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Probasket. Kriva Palanka forced 19 Probasket turnovers and outrebounded them 48-36 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by American Abby Niehues (186-1999, college: S.Nazarene, agency: DC Sports) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and the former international swingman Mihaela Aleksovska (175-2005) supported her with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Even a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds by American forward Kayla Thomas (188-2003, college: MSU) did not help to save the game for Probasket. Serbian Milica Jovanovic (-2003) added 14 points and 5 assists. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kriva Palanka used an opportunity after KAM Basket lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Loser Probasket keeps the fourth place with five games lost. They share the position with Badel. Kriva Palanka will meet Badel (#4) in the next round. Probasket will play against Vardar and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kriva Palanka: N.Abby 19+13reb+2ast, M.Aleksovska 18+5reb+5ast, D.Robinson 13+9reb+3ast, D.Green 7+4reb+3ast, G.Gruevska 4+5reb, T.Gjorgievska 2+8reb+1ast
Probasket: K.Thomas 18+12reb+1ast, J.Milica 14+4reb+5ast, P.Sara 9+6reb+1ast, B.Aleksandra 4, G.Liljana 3+1reb+1ast, M.Sharale 2+2reb+1ast

MZT - Badel 65-76

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: Badel (#5) and MZT (#6). MZT was defeated at home 65-76 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Marija Nikolov (172-2005) who helped to win the game recording 27 points, 6 assists and 4 steals and American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) who added 23 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Cleary is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was American Amari Heard (183, college: SSU) with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds and her fellow American import guard Crystal Corley (175, college: Morehead St.) scored 20 points. Badel have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Probasket. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. Badel will play against league's second-placed Kriva Palanka at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. MZT will play against Sport Tim (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Badel: M.Nikolov 27+4reb+6ast, C.Lindsey 23+12reb+2ast, I.Colakoska 12+7reb+1ast, P.Jovana 7+11reb+4ast, L.Boshkova 5+3reb+2ast, K.Anastasova 2+3reb
MZT: H.Amari 27+11reb+2ast, C.Crystal 20+3reb+2ast, M.Vanja 7+11reb+2ast, A.Dora 6+1reb+4ast, K.Nina 3+3reb, M.Teodora 2+3reb

Patriot - Sport Tim 59-40

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eighth ranked Patriot (1-11) crushed at home bottom-ranked Sport Tim (1-11) 59-40 on Sunday. Patriot held Sport Tim to an opponent 24.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Patriot forced 19 Sport Tim turnovers. The winners were led by American guard Tymberlin Criswell (173, college: TAMUCC) who scored that evening 29 points and 6 rebounds and guard Ana Angelovska (160-2006) supported her with 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Even a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds by Sara Mitanovska (-2010) did not help to save the game for Sport Tim. Serbian center Tamara Veselinovic (196-2002) added 6 points and 7 rebounds. Patriot left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with defeated Sport Tim. It was Sport Tim's seventh loss in a row. Patriot will meet at home league's leader KAM Basket in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Sport Tim will play against MZT (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Patriot: C.Tymberlin 29+6reb, A.Angelovska 12+10reb+5ast, I.Rasova 5+11reb+2ast, T.Tosevska 4+4reb, S.Lauren 4+1reb+2ast, E.Angelovska 3+2reb+2ast
Sport Tim: M.Sara 12+12reb, L.Ana 9+4reb, L.Ivona 7+1reb, V.Tamara 6+7reb+1ast, D.Elena 3+4reb, K.Elena 3+4reb