Prva A Liga Round 16 (Regular Season): KAM Basket losses a game and the top position to Kriva Palanka

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of KAM Basket (13-3) in Kamenica on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Kriva Palanka (13-3) 64-57. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of KAM Basket. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Dyani Robinson (170-2001, college: N.Texas) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import point guard DaJa Green (169-1999, college: ECU) who added 9 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Cvetanka Dimova (177-1998) responded with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Kriva Palanka have a solid three-game winning streak. They used an opportunity after KAM Basket lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position which they share with defeated KAM Basket. Kriva Palanka is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Sport Tim (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. KAM Basket will play against Badel (#3) in Skopje and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: Vardar (#4) and MZT (#6). MZT was smashed at home by 21 points 59-80 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The winners were led by the former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and Elena Tasevska supported her with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 24 points and 8 rebounds by American guard Crystal Corley (175, college: Morehead St.) did not help to save the game for MZT. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Vardar (11-5) moved-up to third place, which they share with Badel. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with 11 games lost. Vardar will play against Patriot (#7) in the next round. MZT will play against Probasket in Kavadartsi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Badel (11-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Patriot (1-15). Badel smashed Patriot 94-69 on Friday. Lindsey Cleary fired 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. Badel's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tymberlin Criswell produced 30 points for lost side. Badel have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Vardar. Patriot lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 15 games lost. They share it with Sport Tim. Badel will meet at home league's leader KAM Basket in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Patriot will play against Vardar (#4) in Skopje and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 16 Probasket won against Sport Tim on the opponent's court 79-75.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks by Kayla Thomas of Probasket.

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KAM Basket - Kriva Palanka 57-64

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of KAM Basket (13-3) in Kamenica on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Kriva Palanka (13-3) 64-57. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of KAM Basket. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Dyani Robinson (170-2001, college: N.Texas) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import point guard DaJa Green (169-1999, college: ECU) who added 9 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Cvetanka Dimova (177-1998) responded with 19 points and 7 rebounds and the former international point guard Sanja Adamovska (168-1998) scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Four KAM Basket players scored in double figures. Kriva Palanka have a solid three-game winning streak. They used an opportunity after KAM Basket lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position which they share with defeated KAM Basket. Kriva Palanka is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Sport Tim (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. KAM Basket will play against Badel (#3) in Skopje and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
KAM Basket: D.Cvetanka 19+7reb+2ast, P.Katerina 11+8reb, M.Sara 11+6reb+5ast, A.Sanja 10+5reb+7ast, A.Hafhallaoui 6+4reb+2ast, S.Iva 0
Kriva Palanka: D.Robinson 24+7reb+1ast, M.Aleksovska 11+2reb+1ast, G.Gruevska 11+7reb+2ast, D.Green 9+7reb+7ast, N.Abby 6+9reb, M.Markoska 3+3reb+1ast

MZT - Vardar 59-80

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Skopje: Vardar (#4) and MZT (#6). MZT was smashed at home by 21 points 59-80 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Vardar made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. The winners were led by the former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and the former international Elena Tasevska (186-2002) supported her with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Vardar players scored in double figures. Even 24 points and 8 rebounds by American guard Crystal Corley (175, college: Morehead St.) did not help to save the game for MZT. Her fellow American import Amari Heard (183, college: SSU) added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Vardar (11-5) moved-up to third place, which they share with Badel. MZT at the other side keeps the sixth position with 11 games lost. Vardar will play against Patriot (#7) in the next round. MZT will play against Probasket in Kavadartsi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
MZT: C.Crystal 24+8reb+3ast, H.Amari 13+8reb+4ast, M.Vanja 12+5reb+1ast, K.Nina 6+3reb+2ast, S.Ana 2+6reb+3ast, B.Mila 2
Vardar: M.Nikolic 19+12reb+3ast, J.Pislevska 12+2reb+2ast, E.Tasevska 11+6reb+4ast, M.Zafirovska 11+4reb+1ast, A.Snezana 5+2reb+5ast, T.Trajkovska 5+3reb+1ast

Patriot - Badel 69-94

The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Badel (11-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Patriot (1-15). Badel smashed Patriot 94-69 on Friday. Badel dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Patriot's 38. They outrebounded Patriot 44-21 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. American forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) fired 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. The former international power forward Jovana Petrushevska (184-2000) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Cleary is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Badel players scored in double figures. Badel's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Tymberlin Criswell (173, college: TAMUCC) produced 30 points and her fellow American import guard Lauren Scott (165, college: High Point) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Badel have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Vardar. Patriot lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 15 games lost. They share it with Sport Tim. Badel will meet at home league's leader KAM Basket in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Patriot will play against Vardar (#4) in Skopje and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Patriot: T.Criswell 30+4reb+2ast, L.Scott 17+4reb+3ast, A.Ana 13+3reb+3ast, T.Tamara 4+1reb, S.Radmila 3+1reb, A.Teodora 2+1reb
Badel: C.Lindsey 20+7reb+6ast, L.Boshkova 14+2reb+1ast, F.Arin 12+5reb+3ast, P.Jovana 11+13reb+5ast, L.Malinovska 11+3reb+2ast, I.Cholakoska 9+7reb+2ast

Sport Tim - Probasket 75-79

Rather expected game when 8th ranked Sport Tim (1-15) was defeated at home by fifth ranked Probasket (9-7) 79-75 on Friday. Probasket outrebounded Sport Tim 50-31 including a 38-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Probasket looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Probasket made 9 blocks. Serbian Milica Jovanovic (-2003) fired 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American forward Kayla Thomas (188-2003, college: MSU) chipped in 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Four Probasket players scored in double figures. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov used entire bench in such tough game. Ana Lukic produced 23 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 6 steals and Elena Dinova (-2010) added 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Probasket maintains fifth position with 9-7 record. Sport Tim lost eleventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Patriot. Probasket will meet at home MZT (#6) in the next round. Sport Tim will play against the league's second-placed Kriva Palanka and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Sport Tim: L.Ana 23+5reb+9ast, D.Elena 21+8reb+4ast, L.Ivona 20+4reb+3ast, M.Sara 9+8reb+2ast, K.Elena 2+6reb+1ast, M.Gordana 0
Probasket: S.McCormick 18+3reb+2ast, M.Jovanovic 18+7reb+6ast, T.Kayla 17+8reb+4ast, D.Miceva 12+9reb+1ast, A.Bogojevska 5+3reb, L.Gorgieva 5+3reb+3ast