Super League Round 5 (Second Stage): TFT is defeated by Kozuv

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between second ranked TFT (22-5) and fifth ranked Kozuv (14-13) was the most important one in the last round on Friday night. TFT was defeated by Kozuv in Gevgelija 91-79. Kozuv outrebounded TFT 43-27 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kozuv looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Jordan Kuzmanov (190-2006) stepped up and scored 9 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international guard Nikola Vasilevski (192-2003) chipped in 15 points and 4 assists. Kozuv's coach Ljupcho Malinkov used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international point guard Viktor Tashovski (182-2001) responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds. Kozuv moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Madzari. TFT at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost.
The game between Top Four teams took place in . 4th placed host Madzari (14-13) lost to first ranked MZT Skopje (23-4) 94-81. American guard Mack Smith-McEwen (191-1998, college: W.Michigan) nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and Marin Petkov accounted for 21 points and 7 assists. American guard Javon Greene (193-1999, college: S.Florida) came up with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Madzari in the defeat. Defending champion maintains first place with 23-4 record. Newly promoted Madzari keeps the fourth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Kozuv.
An interesting game took place in Gostivar where 8th ranked Cair 2030 (13-14) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Gostivar (9-18) 107-72 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was Leonard Dixon who had a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Metin Saiti produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds for the guests. Gostivar moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Feniks 2010. Loser Cair 2030 keeps the eighth position with 14 games lost.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 5: Kumanovo MK won against Feniks 2010 on the opponent's court 98-92. Rabotnicki managed to outperform Angeli in a home game 99-84. Tikvesh recorded a loss to Pelister on the road 100-93.



Gostivar - Cair 2030 107-72

An interesting game took place in Gostivar where 8th ranked Cair 2030 (13-14) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Gostivar (9-18) 107-72 on Tuesday. Gostivar had a 32-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 20 long-distance shots on high 55.6 percentage. Gostivar looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Cair 2030's players. The best player for the winners was American guard Leonard Dixon (201-1999, college: ECU) who had a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Swingman Renato Dimitrievski (196-1991) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Metin Saiti (201-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and Dijedon Sinani (-2005) added 15 points respectively for the guests. Four Gostivar and five Cair 2030 players scored in double figures. Gostivar moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Feniks 2010. Loser Cair 2030 keeps the eighth position with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Gostivar: D.Leonard 39+10reb+5ast, R.Dimitrievski 18+7reb+2ast, K.Kenan 15+3reb+2ast, G.Cameron 13+8reb, T.Leonid 11+4reb, S.Kristijan 4+1reb+1ast
Cair 2030: S.Dijedon 15+4reb+3ast, R.Fatjon 13+7reb+1ast, S.Metin 12+12reb, I.Taulant 11+3reb+2ast, A.Chatman 10+3reb+1ast, S.Endrit 6

Feniks 2010 - Kumanovo MK 92-98

Rather expected game in Skopje where 10th ranked Feniks 2010 (9-18) was defeated by seventh ranked Kumanovo MK (15-12) 98-92 on Wednesday. Kumanovo MK made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Kumanovo MK outrebounded Feniks 2010 41-27 including 33 on the defensive glass. Kumanovo MK looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was Serbian guard Andreja Stevanovic (195-1995) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Serbian center Uros Lukovic (213-1989) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Luka Savicevic produced 22 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American guard EC Matthews (196-1994, college: URI, agency: One Motive Sports) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Kumanovo MK have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain seventh place with 15-12 record. Loser Feniks 2010 keeps the tenth position with 18 games lost. They share it with Gostivar.
Top scorers:
Kumanovo MK: S.Andreja 23+11reb+5ast, L.Uros 16+11reb+2ast, G.Stojan 14+4reb+4ast, M.Maksim 13+1reb+6ast, R.Aleksandar 12+8reb+4ast, F.Stojanovski 10+4reb+3ast
Feniks 2010: S.Luka 22+2reb+2ast, E.Matthews 18+5reb+2ast, D.Dyson 15+5reb+3ast, V.Zlatevski 14+2reb+1ast, K.Blazevski 11+2reb+5ast, B.Nsiah 6+3reb+3ast

Madzari - MZT Skopje 81-94

The game between Top Four teams took place in . 4th placed host Madzari (14-13) lost to first ranked MZT Skopje (23-4) 94-81. MZT Skopje players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. American guard Mack Smith-McEwen (191-1998, college: W.Michigan) nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and international guard Marin Petkov (192-2003) accounted for 21 points and 7 assists. Four MZT Skopje players scored in double figures. American guard Javon Greene (193-1999, college: S.Florida) came up with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import guard Terry Armstrong (201-2000, college: Arizona, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) added 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Madzari in the defeat. Defending champion maintains first place with 23-4 record. Newly promoted Madzari keeps the fourth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Kozuv.
Top scorers:
MZT Skopje: S.Mack 23+3reb+12ast, P.Marin 21+3reb+7ast, G.LG 19+2reb, K.Bojan 13+6reb+2ast, S.Vojdan 5+1reb+2ast, D.Juan 5+3reb
Madzari: J.Greene 23+5reb+5ast, T.Armstrong 22+6reb+4ast, A.Hot 11+10reb, J.Savic 9+5reb, T.Lewis 9+1reb+3ast, M.Lukanoski 5+1reb+1ast

Rabotnicki - Angeli 99-84

Rather predictable result in Skopje where ninth ranked Rabotnicki (12-15) defeated bottom-ranked Angeli (1-26) 99-84 on Thursday. Rabotnicki dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Angeli's 50. Rabotnicki looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was Bosnian-Croatian center Robert Rikic (219-1990, agency: AltusBasket) who had a double-double by scoring 31 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists (on 15-of-18 shooting from the field). The former international Viktor Efremovski (194-1998) chipped in 24 points and 5 assists. Four Rabotnicki players scored in double figures. The former international swingman Rubin Stefanov (191-2005, agency: Interperformances) produced 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Angel Kechovski (188-2005, college: Oakland CC) added 24 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Rabotnicki maintains ninth place with 12-15 record. Angeli lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 26 lost games.
Top scorers:
Rabotnicki: R.Robert 31+18reb+4ast, E.Viktor 24+1reb+5ast, P.Luka 14+2reb+2ast, G.Mladen 11+6reb+4ast, F.Nakov 7+3reb+4ast, R.Damjan 6+3reb+2ast
Angeli: K.Angel 24+4reb+3ast, R.Stefanov 21+8reb+4ast, A.Nastovski 13+5reb+1ast, L.Dino 8+2reb+2ast, R.Deng 6+11reb+2ast, S.Bojan 4+6reb+2ast

Pelister - Tikvesh 100-93

Not a big story in a game in Bitola where 6th ranked Tikvesh (11-16) was defeated by third ranked Pelister (19-8) 100-93 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was American Langston Wilson (206-2000, college: Milwaukee, agency: 011 Sports) who scored 29 points and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import Kevin Bracy-Davis (202-1995, college: Davis & Elkins, agency: Slash Sports) chipped in 24 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Wilson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Pelister players scored in double figures. Pelister's coach Borce Daskalovski allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Center Blagoj Dimitriev (200-2000) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds and Todor Zlatev (194-2002) added 19 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Pelister have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain third place with 19-8 record having four points less than leader Kumanovo MK. Tikvesh lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Pelister: W.Langston 29+9reb, B.Kevin 24+4reb+3ast, M.Nikola 18+4reb+2ast, J.Branden 11+4reb+3ast, B.Dimitrovski 6+3reb+1ast, S.Luka 6+4reb+6ast
Tikvesh: J.Hawkins 24+1reb+3ast, Z.Todor 19+9reb+1ast, B.Dimitriev 16+13reb+2ast, N.Hristijan 11+2reb, C.Andrej 9+3reb+1ast, P.Boshaleski 6+7reb

Kozuv - TFT 91-79

The game between second ranked TFT (22-5) and fifth ranked Kozuv (14-13) was the most important one in the last round on Friday night. TFT was defeated by Kozuv in Gevgelija 91-79. Kozuv outrebounded TFT 43-27 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kozuv looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Jordan Kuzmanov (190-2006) stepped up and scored 9 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international guard Nikola Vasilevski (192-2003) chipped in 15 points and 4 assists. Kozuv's coach Ljupcho Malinkov used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international point guard Viktor Tashovski (182-2001) responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds and the former international forward Toma Stojanoski (198-2004, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Kozuv moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Madzari. TFT at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Kozuv: B.Nikola 16+3reb+3ast, V.Nikola 15+3reb+4ast, K.Kjirilovski 14+4reb+2ast, P.Rodney 12+1reb+1ast, J.Kuzmanov 9+18reb+4ast, S.Teodor 9+8reb+2ast
TFT: V.Tashovski 24+5reb+3ast, S.Mihail 19+1reb+7ast, T.Stojanoski 17+13reb, K.Milos 8+1reb+2ast, N.Edis 6+1reb+5ast, G.Zafirov 3+2reb+1ast