Prva A Liga Round 20 (Regular Season): Badel edge Vardar by three points

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The most exciting game of round 20 in the Prva A Liga took place in Skopje. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Vardar (13-7) to third ranked Badel (14-6) 62-59 in the game for the third place. Badel forced 20 Vardar turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Arin Freeman (170, college: UIC) who scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) chipped in 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Badel's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for the guests. Badel maintains third position with 14-6 record having just three points less than leader Kriva Palanka. Vardar at the other side keeps the fourth place with seven games lost. Badel are looking forward to face Probasket (#5) in Kavadartsi in the next round. Vardar will play against Sport Tim and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Leader Kriva Palanka delivered the seventeenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Probasket (10-10) 91-51. American guard Dyani Robinson (170-2001, college: N.Texas) orchestrated the victory by scoring 29 points and 7 rebounds. DaJa Green contributed with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. American forward Kayla Thomas (188-2003, college: MSU) replied with 13 points and 9 rebounds for Probasket. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Kriva Palanka (17-3) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Probasket lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with ten games lost. Kriva Palanka will play against MZT (#6) in Skopje in the next round where they are favorite. Probasket will play at home against Badel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Seventh ranked Patriot (4-16) played at the court of 8th ranked Sport Tim (2-18). Patriot smashed Sport Tim 78-47 on Wednesday. Worth to mention a great performance of Lauren Scott who helped to win the game recording 34 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds. Patriot's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sara Mitanovska responded with 16 points and 26 rebounds. Patriot have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain seventh position with 4-16 record. Loser Sport Tim stay dead last with 18 lost games. Patriot will meet at home league's second-placed KAM Basket in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Sport Tim will play against Vardar (#4) in Skopje and hope to secure a win.

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Sport Tim - Patriot 47-78

The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Seventh ranked Patriot (4-16) played at the court of 8th ranked Sport Tim (2-18). Patriot smashed Sport Tim 78-47 on Wednesday. Patriot dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Sport Tim's 24. Patriot forced 32 Sport Tim turnovers. Strangely Sport Tim outrebounded Patriot 52-40 including a 39-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Lauren Scott (165, college: High Point) who helped to win the game recording 34 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Tymberlin Criswell (173, college: TAMUCC) who added 21 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Patriot's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sara Mitanovska (-2010) responded with 16 points and 26 rebounds and Ana Lukic scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Patriot have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain seventh position with 4-16 record. Loser Sport Tim stay dead last with 18 lost games. Patriot will meet at home league's second-placed KAM Basket in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Sport Tim will play against Vardar (#4) in Skopje and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Sport Tim: M.Sara 16+26reb+2ast, L.Ana 14+7reb+4ast, D.Elena 13+7reb+2ast, L.Ivona 2+6reb+3ast, K.Elena 2+6reb+1ast, N.Marija 0
Patriot: S.Lauren 34+8reb+1ast, C.Tymberlin 21+6reb+2ast, A.Angelovska 10+3reb+10ast, I.Rasova 9+10reb, T.Tosevska 2+1reb, S.Atanasovska 1

Badel - Vardar 62-59

The most exciting game of round 20 in the Prva A Liga took place in Skopje. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Vardar (13-7) to third ranked Badel (14-6) 62-59 in the game for the third place. Badel forced 20 Vardar turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Arin Freeman (170, college: UIC) who scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Freeman 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 used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and Montenegrin guard Snezana Aleksic (173-1989) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Badel maintains third position with 14-6 record having just three points less than leader Kriva Palanka. Vardar at the other side keeps the fourth place with seven games lost. Badel are looking forward to face Probasket (#5) in Kavadartsi in the next round. Vardar will play against Sport Tim and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Vardar: N.Milica 21+10reb+2ast, T.Elena 11+4reb+4ast, S.Aleksic 11+5reb+4ast, Z.Monika 6+5reb+2ast, D.Martina 4+2reb+2ast, T.Tea 2+6reb+1ast
Badel: F.Arin 19+9reb+4ast, C.Lindsey 14+12reb+4ast, I.Cholakoska 13+5reb+2ast, P.Jovana 11+5reb+3ast, L.Boshkova 3+3reb+3ast, K.Anastasova 2+2reb

Kriva Palanka - Probasket 91-51

Leader Kriva Palanka delivered the seventeenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Probasket (10-10) 91-51. Kriva Palanka forced 21 Probasket turnovers and outrebounded them 49-33 including 17 on the offensive glass. American guard Dyani Robinson (170-2001, college: N.Texas) orchestrated the victory by scoring 29 points and 7 rebounds. The other American import point guard DaJa Green (169-1999, college: ECU) contributed with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Five Kriva Palanka players scored in double figures. American forward Kayla Thomas (188-2003, college: MSU) replied with 13 points and 9 rebounds and Serbian Milica Jovanovic (-2003) added 15 points and 5 assists in the effort for Probasket. Probasket's coach Atanas Dimov gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Kriva Palanka (17-3) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Probasket lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with ten games lost. Kriva Palanka will play against MZT (#6) in Skopje in the next round where they are favorite. Probasket will play at home against Badel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Probasket: J.Milica 15+2reb+5ast, K.Thomas 13+9reb+3ast, S.Sofia 6+1reb+3ast, M.Brankica 6+3reb, G.Liljana 4+1reb+1ast, B.Aleksandra 4+4reb+1ast
Kriva Palanka: D.Robinson 29+7reb+2ast, D.Green 19+8reb+8ast, G.Gruevska 13+5reb+4ast, N.Abby 13+17reb+1ast, M.Aleksovska 13+1reb+2ast, A.Angelovska 4+6reb+3ast