2MLS Round 6 of Regular Season

There were just 6 rounds played in Regular Season of 2MLS and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 6 most important game was a victory of Vrsac over second-best Pirot 86-69 on Saturday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pirot. It was a key game for the second position in the league. It was a good game for guard Luka Andjusic (196-1994, college: California, PA, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who led his team to a victory with 19 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Slobodan Jovanovic (193-1997) contributed with 13 points for the winners. Forward Dusan Filipovic (188-1992) replied with 24 points and 4 assists for Pirot. Vrsac (5-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Zdravlje and Beovuk 72. Pirot at the other side dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Krusevac and IBC. Vrsac is looking forward to face Jagodina (#8) at home in the next round where they are favorite. Pirot will play against Mladost in Smederevska Palanka and is hoping to win this game.
2MLS top team - Konstantin (6-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat fifth ranked Krusevac (4-2) in Nis 86-68. Forward Zoran Paunovic (200-2000, agency: 011 Sports) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Milos Stojanovic chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Stefan Jankovic (203-2004, agency: Octagon Europe) with 26 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Konstantin have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Krusevac at the other side keeps the fifth place with two games lost. They share the position with Pirot and IBC. Konstantin will play against Sombor (#13) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Krusevac will play against Klik (#16) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Klik is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to ninth ranked Mladost (3-3) 98-83 on Sunday evening. Sasa Vuksanovic notched a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort. Even 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by Marko Susic did not help to save the game for Klik. Klik A.'s coach Mladen Sekularac rotated eleven players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mladost moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Jagodina. Loser Klik A. still closes the standings with six games lost. Mladost will meet at home higher ranked Pirot (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Klik will play against Krusevac (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 6: Proleter was smashed by Jagodina on the road 102-83. Loznica lost to IBC on its own court 71-77. Beko unfortunately lost to Ivanjica in a road game 71-80. Dunav 2014 was rolled over Beovuk 72 at home 67-86. Sombor was crushed by Zdravlje on the opponent's court 106-69.



Klik A. - Mladost SP 83-98:
Bottom-ranked Klik is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to ninth ranked Mladost (3-3) 98-83 on Sunday evening. Mladost looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Power forward Sasa Vuksanovic (206-1997, college: Hawaii-Hilo, agency: Olsta) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and forward Aleksa Markovic (198-2001) supported him with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Five Mladost SP players scored in double figures. Even 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by Montenegrin forward Marko Susic (206-2000, college: Lamar St.CC) did not help to save the game for Klik. Center Ratko Arsovic (197-1999, agency: Dagger Basket) added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Klik A.'s coach Mladen Sekularac rotated eleven players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mladost moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Jagodina. Loser Klik A. still closes the standings with six games lost. Mladost will meet at home higher ranked Pirot (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Klik will play against Krusevac (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Mladost SP: B.David 20+3reb+1ast, V.Sasa 20+11reb+5ast, M.Aleksa 13+10reb+1ast, K.Stevan 11+2reb+11ast, M.Todorovic 11+5reb, D.Dimitrije 10+4reb+6ast
Klik A.: R.Arsovic 22+5reb+4ast, S.Marko 20+9reb+4ast, J.Pavle 14+2reb+3ast, I.Nikola 10+1reb+3ast, D.Pantelic 8+6reb, P.Stepanovic 5+6reb+3ast

Pirot - Vrsac 69-86:
Round 6 most important game was a victory of Vrsac over second-best Pirot 86-69 on Saturday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pirot. It was a key game for the second position in the league. It was a good game for guard Luka Andjusic (196-1994, college: California, PA, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who led his team to a victory with 19 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Slobodan Jovanovic (193-1997) contributed with 13 points for the winners. Five Vrsac players scored in double figures. Forward Dusan Filipovic (188-1992) replied with 24 points and 4 assists and forward Ugljesa Radulovic (201-2000) added 9 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Pirot. Vrsac (5-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Zdravlje and Beovuk 72. Pirot at the other side dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Krusevac and IBC. Vrsac is looking forward to face Jagodina (#8) at home in the next round where they are favorite. Pirot will play against Mladost in Smederevska Palanka and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Vrsac: A.Luka 19+3reb+1ast, J.Slobodan 13+1reb+3ast, P.Steljic 13+2ast, R.Dimitrije 13+1reb, B.Novak 10+2reb+4ast, B.Marko 8+3reb
Pirot: F.Dusan 24+1reb+4ast, D.Borko 11+10reb, R.Ugljesa 9+10reb+3ast, V.Milos 8+2reb+1ast, S.Vladimir 6+2reb, M.Popovic 4+4reb

Jagodina - Proleter 102-83:
No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Jagodina (3-3) crushed at home 14th ranked Proleter (1-5) 102-83 on Sunday. Jagodina looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Forward Edin Veskovic (196-1993) notched a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the effort and point guard Stefan Zebic (-2003) supported him with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Even 19 points and 9 rebounds by forward Sergej-Dimitrije Bulovic (201-2003) did not help to save the game for Proleter. Forward Ognjen Kozomora (198-2005) added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Jagodina and four Proleter players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Jagodina maintains eighth position with 3-3 record, which they share with Mladost. Proleter lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth place with five games lost. They share the position with Sombor and Loznica. Jagodina will meet higher ranked Vrsac (#3) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Proleter will play against Loznica (#15) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Jagodina: Z.Stefan 19+2reb+1ast, Z.Stefan 18+5reb+2ast, E.Veskovic 16+11reb+10ast, M.Milosevic 15+4reb+4ast, S.Tanasije 11+8reb+5ast, M.Djordje 10+3reb+3ast
Proleter: B.Sergej-Dimitrije 19+9reb+1ast, I.Uros 16+2reb+3ast, O.Kozomora 12+6reb+4ast, L.Majkic 12+3reb+1ast, O.Bojbasa 8+2reb+2ast, T.Aleksandar 7+1ast

Loznica - IBC 71-77:
Very expected game when 15th ranked Loznica (1-5) lost at home to seventh ranked IBC (4-2) 77-71 on Sunday. IBC made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Loznica turnovers. Naturalized Montenegrin power forward Petar Bjelica (208-2009) notched 27 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Bogdan Tejic (189-2001, agency: Interperformances) supported him with 21 points. IBC's coach Nenad Jerkovic used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Even 15 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists by swingman Dusan Cicic (191-2004) did not help to save the game for Loznica. Uros Bardak (200-2003) added 12 points and 9 rebounds. IBC moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Krusevac and Pirot. Loser Loznica dropped to the thirteenth position with five games lost. They share it with Proleter and Sombor. IBC will meet at home Ivanjica (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Loznica will play against Proleter in Zrenjanin and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
IBC: P.Bjelica 27+7reb+2ast, T.Bogdan 21+1reb+2ast, B.Jovicevic 11+8reb+1ast, O.Matovic 8+5reb, A.Stikovic 6+3reb+2ast, M.Vuk 2+7reb+3ast
Loznica: D.Cicic 15+8reb+7ast, B.Uros 12+9reb, G.Vucicevic 10+2reb, Z.Nikola 9+4reb+1ast, A.Carapa 7+2reb+1ast, M.Bozovic 7+12reb+2ast

Ivanjica - Beko 80-71:
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when twelfth ranked Ivanjica (2-4) won against at home 11th ranked Beko (2-4) 80-71 on Saturday. Ivanjica looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Bogdan Zekavica (195-2008) notched 21 points to lead the effort and center Bozidar Curcic (206-2006) supported him with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Even 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) by center Stefan Djordjevic (206-1989, agency: Interperformances) did not help to save the game for Beko. Center Aleksa Davidovic (208-2004) added 12 points. Four Ivanjica and five Beko players scored in double figures. Beko's coach Nenad Petronic tested eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Ivanjica moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Dunav 2014 and Beko. Beko lost third consecutive game. Ivanjica will meet higher ranked IBC (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Beko will play against Dunav 2014 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ivanjica: B.Zekavica 21+3reb+1ast, C.Bozidar 16+8reb, A.Aleksandar 16+5reb+3ast, O.Stojanovic 12+6reb+3ast, S.Pavle 8+4reb+5ast, A.Veljovic 3+3reb+2ast
Beko: S.Djordjevic 13+9reb+5ast, S.Mihajlo 13+1ast, D.Aleksa 12+4reb, S.Balmazovic 11+3reb+1ast, T.Momir 10+3reb+1ast, D.Stefan 7+1reb

Dunav 2014 A. - Beovuk 72 67-86:
Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Dunav 2014 (2-4) was outscored by sixth ranked Beovuk 72 (5-1) in Apatin 86-67 on Saturday. Beovuk 72 shot 64.0 percent from the field. Beovuk 72 had a 28-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Beovuk 72 especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 53.3 percentage. Uros Rakic (192-2004) notched 20 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and Veljko Petrovic (191-2009) supported him with 17 points. Even 20 points by guard Stefan Rekic (200-2004) did not help to save the game for Dunav 2014. Forward Dejan Laketa (206-1992) added 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Beovuk 72 have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Zdravlje and Vrsac. Loser Dunav 2014 A. keeps the tenth position with four games lost. They share it with Ivanjica and Beko. Beovuk 72 will meet at home Zdravlje (#4) in the next round. Dunav 2014 will play against Beko (#12) in Belgrade and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Beovuk 72: U.Rakic 20+6reb+1ast, V.Petrovic 17+2reb+3ast, S.Kokoskov 12+2reb, N.Pavle 11+2reb+1ast, V.Nikola 8+4reb+2ast, I.Marko 5+6reb+1ast
Dunav 2014 A.: R.Stefan 20, D.Laketa 12+3reb, S.Uros 9+2reb+3ast, M.Luka 7+3reb, V.Velickovic 5+2reb+3ast, D.Igor 5

Zdravlje - Sombor 106-69:
Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Zdravlje (5-1) outplayed 13th ranked Sombor (1-5) in Leskovac 106-69 on Monday. Zdravlje forced 19 Sombor turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Sombor's players. Guard Dragomir Jovic (189-1994) notched 17 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and swingman Lazar Dimovski (207-2001) supported him with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Even 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by point guard Miroslav Bogdanovic (190-2006) did not help to save the game for Sombor. Center Veljko Kovacevic (206-2005) added 14 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zdravlje moved-up to second place, which they share with Beovuk 72 and Vrsac. Sombor lost third consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with five games lost. They share it with Proleter and Loznica. Zdravlje will meet league's second-placed Beovuk 72 in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sombor will play against the league's leader Konstantin (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Zdravlje: D.Glisovic 22+1reb+2ast, D.Lazar 17+5reb+6ast, D.Jovic 17+7reb+9ast, O.Ivkovic 14+2reb, M.Jankovic 11+4reb, S.Stojkovic 8+5reb+6ast
Sombor: V.Kovacevic 14+3reb, B.Miroslav 13+6reb+4ast, G.Sergej 11+1reb+1ast, J.Vasilije 11+3reb, K.Stefan 6+2reb+4ast, S.Filip 5+1reb+3ast

Konstantin - Krusevac 86-68:
2MLS top team - Konstantin (6-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat fifth ranked Krusevac (4-2) in Nis 86-68. Konstantin dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Krusevac's 40. Forward Zoran Paunovic (200-2000, agency: 011 Sports) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Milos Stojanovic (207-1994) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five Konstantin players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was center Stefan Jankovic (203-2004, agency: Octagon Europe) with 26 points and 7 rebounds and guard Dimitrije Raicevic (188-1993) scored 15 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Konstantin have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Krusevac at the other side keeps the fifth place with two games lost. They share the position with Pirot and IBC. Konstantin will play against Sombor (#13) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Krusevac will play against Klik (#16) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Konstantin: B.Andrija 17+3reb, D.Filip 12+2reb+3ast, P.Zoran 12+9reb+4ast, S.Milos 11+8reb+1ast, S.Luka 10+2reb+3ast, P.Luka 9+3reb+2ast
Krusevac: S.Jankovic 26+7reb+2ast, D.Raicevic 15+2reb+5ast, K.Vukasin 9+7reb+1ast, M.Dragan 6+3reb+3ast, C.Predrag 5+2reb, M.Vojkan 4+7reb+1ast