Super League Round 22 (Regular Season): MZT Skopje lose to Cair 2030

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked MZT Skopje (20-2) recorded its second loss on the court of eighth ranked Cair 2030 on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Cair 2030 76-68. Guard Meti Taci (194-2003) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. American forward Jalin Billingsley (203-2002, college: EMU, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) chipped in 12 points and 13 rebounds. American guard Mack Smith-McEwen (191-1998, college: W.Michigan) produced 12 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Cair 2030 (10-11) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Kumanovo MK. Defending champion MZT Skopje still keeps top position with two games lost.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Pelister (14-8) against fifth ranked Kozuv (12-11) on Sunday night. Visiting Pelister was defeated by Kozuv in a tough game in Gevgelija 82-89. Worth to mention a great performance of American Brian Bowen II (203-1998, college: Louisville, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Teodor Simic contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American Kevin Bracy-Davis (202-1995, college: Davis & Elkins, agency: Slash Sports) replied with 28 points for Pelister. Kozuv maintains fifth position with 12-11 record. Pelister lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with eight games lost.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked TFT (19-3) against seventh ranked Tikvesh (11-11) on Sunday night. Visiting TFT was crushed by Tikvesh in Kavadarci 102-74. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of TFT. DeSean Parsons scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners. At the losing side Viktor Tashovski responded with 16 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. Tikvesh have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. TFT at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost.

Rest of the games of round 22 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Feniks 2010 was defeated by Gostivar in a road game 76-74. Madzari smashed Angeli at home 106-81. Kumanovo MK lost to Rabotnicki on the opponent's court 72-76.



Cair 2030 - MZT Skopje 76-68

Top ranked MZT Skopje (20-2) recorded its second loss on the court of eighth ranked Cair 2030 on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Cair 2030 76-68. Guard Meti Taci (194-2003) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. American forward Jalin Billingsley (203-2002, college: EMU, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. American guard Mack Smith-McEwen (191-1998, college: W.Michigan) produced 12 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Serbian center Dusan Tanaskovic (208-2001) added 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Cair 2030 (10-11) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Kumanovo MK. Defending champion MZT Skopje still keeps top position with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Cair 2030: M.Taci 18+7reb+12ast, K.Ian 15+1reb+2ast, B.Jalin 12+13reb+2ast, F.Rexha 12+8reb+1ast, M.Saiti 9+3reb+1ast, C.Auston 7+3reb
MZT Skopje: D.Stojanovski 15+5reb+1ast, D.Tanaskovic 14+7reb+4ast, M.Smith-McEwen 12+9reb+6ast, L.Gill 12+6reb+5ast, J.Davis 9+8reb+1ast, M.Petkov 6+2reb+8ast

Gostivar - Feniks 2010 76-74

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 10th ranked Feniks 2010 (8-14) was edged on the road by eleventh ranked Gostivar (6-16) 76-74 on Sunday. Gostivar looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Swingman Renato Dimitrievski (196-1991) scored 28 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Marjan Mladenovic (180-1987) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side point guard Viktor Zlatevski (184-2001) responded with 13 points and 9 assists and American guard Dhashon Dyson (185-2001, college: BCU) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Feniks 2010 players scored in double figures. Feniks 2010's coach Denis Dervisevic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Gostivar maintains eleventh position with 6-16 record. Feniks 2010 at the other side keeps the tenth place with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Gostivar: R.Dimitrievski 28+6reb+2ast, M.Marjan 17+4reb+5ast, G.Cameron 10+12reb+3ast, S.Kristijan 8+1reb+1ast, C.Jovan 5+3reb+4ast, S.Ivan 5+5reb+4ast
Feniks 2010: D.Dyson 16+5reb+2ast, L.Rahama 14+4reb+4ast, V.Zlatevski 13+3reb+9ast, B.Nsiah 11+9reb+2ast, S.Andrej 8+3reb, E.Matthews 6+7reb+1ast

Madzari - Angeli 106-81

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Madzari (12-10) smashed at home bottom-ranked Angeli (0-22) 106-81 on Sunday. Madzari outrebounded Angeli 34-18 including a 27-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Madzari looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Angeli's players. American guard Javon Greene (193-1999, college: S.Florida) scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and international Amar Hot (202-2003, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in 24 points and 10 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) during the contest. Five Madzari players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international swingman Rubin Stefanov (191-2005, agency: Interperformances) responded with 19 points and 7 assists and American forward Deng Reng (198, college: Ferris St.) scored 20 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. Newly promoted Madzari maintains fourth position with 12-10 record. Angeli at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings.
Top scorers:
Madzari: G.Javon 26+6reb+4ast, H.Amar 24+10reb+2ast, L.Marko 15+3reb+5ast, D.Ivica 13+2reb+1ast, A.Terry 13+4reb+10ast, S.Jovan 5+6reb+1ast
Angeli: R.Deng 20+7reb+2ast, R.Stefanov 19+3reb+7ast, A.Nastovski 11+2reb+1ast, E.Stamatiu 8+1reb+2ast, L.Dino 7+1reb, B.Ivan 7

Kozuv - Pelister 89-82

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Pelister (14-8) against fifth ranked Kozuv (12-11) on Sunday night. Visiting Pelister was defeated by Kozuv in a tough game in Gevgelija 82-89. Kozuv outrebounded Pelister 38-26 including 27 on the defensive glass. Kozuv players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Pelister's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American Brian Bowen II (203-1998, college: Louisville, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). International center Teodor Simic (215-2004) contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Kozuv players scored in double figures. American Kevin Bracy-Davis (202-1995, college: Davis & Elkins, agency: Slash Sports) replied with 28 points and Serbian forward Nikola Malesevic (202-1989, college: URI) added 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Pelister. Kozuv maintains fifth position with 12-11 record. Pelister lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Kozuv: B.Brian 31+15reb+4ast, S.Teodor 22+8reb+4ast, N.DQ 15+6reb+7ast, D.Zetov 12+1reb+1ast, B.Nikola 5+1reb+2ast, V.Nikola 2+3ast
Pelister: K.Bracy-Davis 28+2reb+2ast, N.Malesevic 14+9reb+4ast, B.Stajic 11+1ast, A.Mitrevski 8, L.Wilson 7+8reb, L.Stojanovski 6+1reb+3ast

Rabotnicki - Kumanovo MK 76-72

There was a minor upset in Skopje where 7th ranked Kumanovo MK (10-11) was defeated by ninth ranked Rabotnicki (10-13) 76-72 on Sunday. Bosnian-Croatian center Robert Rikic (219-1990, agency: AltusBasket) had a double-double by scoring 11 points and 18 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Viktor Efremovski (194-1998, agency: PEPI SPORT) chipped in 26 points during the contest. Five Rabotnicki players scored in double figures. At the losing side Bosnian Aleksandar Radukic (206-1991, agency: 011 Sports) responded with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and Serbian center Uros Lukovic (213-1989) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Rabotnicki maintains ninth position with 10-13 record. Kumanovo MK at the other side keeps the seventh place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Cair 2030.
Top scorers:
Rabotnicki: E.Viktor 26+1reb+2ast, R.Damjan 14+9reb+6ast, F.Nakov 13+4reb+1ast, R.Robert 11+18reb+1ast, K.Aleksandar 10+3reb+2ast, G.Mladen 2
Kumanovo MK: A.Radukic 23+9reb+7ast, U.Lukovic 13+8reb+1ast, S.Gjuroski 10+6reb+1ast, M.Mitevski 9+4reb+3ast, B.Husein 8+1reb+1ast, S.Filip 5+3reb

Tikvesh - TFT 102-74

Very important is a road loss of second ranked TFT (19-3) against seventh ranked Tikvesh (11-11) on Sunday night. Visiting TFT was crushed by Tikvesh in Kavadarci 102-74. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of TFT. They outrebounded TFT 47-32 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tikvesh looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by TFT's players. American forward DeSean Parsons (201-1995, college: Portland St.) scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian Stefan Gligorijevic (205-1998) chipped in 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Tikvesh players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international point guard Viktor Tashovski (182-2001) responded with 16 points and Milos Knezevic (200-2005) scored 10 points and 6 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. Tikvesh have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. TFT at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Tikvesh: M.Quinton 21+3reb+1ast, P.De'Sean 17+5reb+6ast, H.Javaunte 11+3reb+4ast, S.Gligorijevic 11+10reb+5ast, A.Chadamov 8+4reb+2ast, B.Petar 8+3reb+3ast
TFT: V.Tashovski 16+2ast, K.Milos 10+6reb+1ast, S.Mihail 10, J.Gordon 10+3reb, S.Davis Jr. 8+3reb+3ast, G.Zafirov 7+4reb+1ast