Prva A Liga Round 21 (Regular Season): Top-ranked Kriva Palanka wins another game

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Prva A Liga top team - Kriva Palanka (18-3) managed to deliver another win on Monday. This time they beat sixth ranked MZT (5-16) in Skopje 72-59. Kriva Palanka outrebounded MZT 45-27 including 16 on the offensive glass. Kriva Palanka looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Kriva Palanka made 7 blocks. It was a good game for American guard Dyani Robinson (170-2001, college: N.Texas) who led her team to a victory with 22 points. Her fellow American import point guard DaJa Green (169-1999, college: ECU) contributed with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Kriva Palanka's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Nina Karajovanova (-2009) answered with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for MZT. Kriva Palanka have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 18-3 record. MZT lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 16 games lost.
The game in supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked KAM Basket (16-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Patriot (4-17). KAM Basket smashed Patriot 72-44. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Patriot. The former international forward Cvetanka Dimova (177-1998) stepped up and scored 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Sanja Adamovska chipped in 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Tymberlin Criswell (173, college: TAMUCC) with 14 points and 9 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. The victory was the third consecutive win for KAM Basket. Defending champion maintains second place with 16-5 record having just two points less than leader Kriva Palanka. Patriot at the other side keeps the seventh position with 17 games lost.
The game in Kavadartsi was also quite interesting. Third ranked Badel (15-6) played at the court of 5th ranked Probasket (10-11). Badel managed to secure a 8-point victory 74-66 on Saturday. Arin Freeman nailed 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Milica Jovanovic came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Probasket in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Badel. They maintain third place with 15-6 record having just three points less than leader Kriva Palanka. Probasket lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 11 games lost.

In the last game of round 21 bottom-ranked Sport Tim was beaten by Vardar on the road 77-62.
The most impressive performance of 21th round was 25 points and 8 rebounds by Milica Nikolic of Vardar.

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MZT - Kriva Palanka 59-72

Prva A Liga top team - Kriva Palanka (18-3) managed to deliver another win on Monday. This time they beat sixth ranked MZT (5-16) in Skopje 72-59. Kriva Palanka outrebounded MZT 45-27 including 16 on the offensive glass. Kriva Palanka looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Kriva Palanka made 7 blocks. It was a good game for American guard Dyani Robinson (170-2001, college: N.Texas) who led her team to a victory with 22 points. Her fellow American import point guard DaJa Green (169-1999, college: ECU) contributed with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Four Kriva Palanka players scored in double figures. Kriva Palanka's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Nina Karajovanova (-2009) answered with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international Vanja Milosavljevikj (-2009) added 23 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for MZT. Kriva Palanka have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 18-3 record. MZT lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Kriva Palanka: D.Robinson 22+2reb+3ast, M.Aleksovska 12+2reb, D.Green 12+8reb+7ast, N.Abby 10+6reb+3ast, M.Ilijevska 6+5reb, G.Gruevska 4+6reb+4ast
MZT: M.Vanja 23+7reb+1ast, K.Nina 19+8reb+5ast, S.Ana 10+3reb+5ast, P.Jana 3+1reb+1ast, Z.Iva 2+1ast, A.Angela 2+1reb

Patriot - KAM Basket 44-72

The game in supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked KAM Basket (16-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Patriot (4-17). KAM Basket smashed Patriot 72-44. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Patriot. KAM Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Patriot's 30. KAM Basket forced 20 Patriot turnovers and outrebounded them 32-19 including 21 on the defensive glass. The former international forward Cvetanka Dimova (177-1998) stepped up and scored 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and the former international point guard Sanja Adamovska (168-1998) chipped in 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Four KAM Basket players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Tymberlin Criswell (173, college: TAMUCC) with 14 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import guard Lauren Scott (165, college: High Point) scored 17 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. The victory was the third consecutive win for KAM Basket. Defending champion maintains second place with 16-5 record having just two points less than leader Kriva Palanka. Patriot at the other side keeps the seventh position with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
KAM Basket: C.Dimova 21+8reb+2ast, I.Dojcinova 16+5reb+2ast, S.Maksimovska 11+3reb+2ast, S.Adamovska 10+11reb+4ast, A.Bozinova 8+3reb, K.Pop-Dimitrovska 4+1reb+5ast
Patriot: L.Scott 17+1reb+1ast, T.Criswell 14+9reb+2ast, S.Melani 5, A.Elena 2+2reb+2ast, S.Melita 2, M.Iva 2+2reb

Probasket - Badel 66-74

The game in Kavadartsi was also quite interesting. Third ranked Badel (15-6) played at the court of 5th ranked Probasket (10-11). Badel managed to secure a 8-point victory 74-66 on Saturday. Badel forced 32 Probasket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Arin Freeman (170, college: UIC) nailed 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and her fellow American import forward Lindsey Cleary (183-1997, college: CMS) accounted for 11 points and 14 rebounds. Freeman is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Serbian Milica Jovanovic (-2003) came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Kayla Thomas (188-2003, college: MSU) added 14 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for Probasket in the defeat. Four Probasket players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Badel. They maintain third place with 15-6 record having just three points less than leader Kriva Palanka. Probasket lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Badel: F.Arin 20+6reb+5ast, I.Cholakoska 16+2reb+3ast, C.Lindsey 11+14reb+3ast, P.Jovana 8+1reb+2ast, J.Colakovska 5+1reb, L.Boshkova 5+1reb+1ast
Probasket: J.Milica 20+6reb+3ast, K.Thomas 14+10reb+2ast, G.Liljana 13+1reb+1ast, S.Sofia 10+3ast, M.Dusica 5+11reb, S.Cvetanka 2+3reb+1ast

Vardar - Sport Tim 77-62

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Vardar (14-7) beat bottom-ranked Sport Tim (2-19) in Skopje 77-62 on Saturday. Vardar dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Sport Tim's 38. They outrebounded Sport Tim 45-22 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Vardar looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. The former international forward Milica Nikolic (188-2006) nailed 25 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and international Tea Trajkovska (-2010) accounted for 10 points and 10 rebounds. Vardar's coach Aleksandar Asadanov used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Ana Lukic came up with 23 points and 4 steals and Elena Dinova (-2010) added 19 points and 4 assists respectively for Sport Tim in the defeat. Vardar maintains fourth place with 14-7 record. Sport Tim lost their third game in a row. They stay dead last with 19 lost games.
Top scorers:
Vardar: M.Nikolic 25+8reb+3ast, T.Trajkovska 10+10reb+3ast, M.Dzangarovska 10+1ast, E.Tasevska 9+4reb+2ast, M.Zafirovska 8+4reb+2ast, A.Snezana 6+4reb+6ast
Sport Tim: L.Ana 23+3reb+3ast, D.Elena 19+4reb+4ast, L.Ivona 10+2reb+4ast, M.Sara 6+8reb+2ast, K.Elena 4+5reb+5ast, N.Marija 0