Liga OTP banka Round 6 (Regular Season): Sencur Gor. loses to Krka

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Sencur Gor. (4-1) in Novo Mesto on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Krka (6-0) 98-78. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sencur Gor.. Krka made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Sencur Gor.'s players. 24 personal fouls committed by Sencur Gor. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Lenart Sirc (204-2003) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and ex-international forward Blaz Mahkovic (201-1990, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Jan Novak (193-1995) with 11 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Krka have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Sencur Gor. at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. Krka are looking forward to face league's second-placed Hopsi Polzela on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sencur Gor. will play against Zlatorog and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Zlatorog (#5) was upset in Lasko by eighth ranked Rogaska 69-60. American power forward Jalen Reynolds (201-1999, college: Southern) notched 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and Aljaz Toplisek supported him with 14 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Even 24 points and 8 rebounds by American forward Mahmoud Bangura (201-2003, college: UNCP) did not help to save the game for Zlatorog. Rogaska (2-4) moved-up to seventh place. Zlatorog at the other side keeps the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with Nova Gorica. Rogaska will play against higher ranked Ilirija (#3) in Ljubljana in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Zlatorog will play on the road against Sencur Gor. in Kranj and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Helios Suns (0-6) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to fourth ranked Ilirija (5-1) 79-73 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Cameron Shelton who scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Maks Ciperle who recorded 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Ilirija have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Hopsi Polzela. Loser Helios Suns still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Sentjur. Ilirija will meet Rogaska (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Helios Suns will play against Sentjur and hope to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 6 Nova Gorica won against Sentjur on the opponent's court 75-71. Triglav unfortunately lost to Hopsi Polzela in a home game 82-98.



Ilirija - Helios Suns 79-73:
Bottom-ranked Helios Suns (0-6) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to fourth ranked Ilirija (5-1) 79-73 on Wednesday evening. Ilirija outrebounded Helios Suns 45-31 including 33 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American guard Cameron Shelton (188-1999, college: LMU) who scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Lian Boisa (194-2007) chipped in 19 points. Four Ilirija players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Maks Ciperle (200-2008) who recorded 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and David Krizanic (201-2003) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Ilirija have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Hopsi Polzela. Loser Helios Suns still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Sentjur. Ilirija will meet Rogaska (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Helios Suns will play against Sentjur and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Helios Suns: M.Ciperle 22+8reb+5ast, Z.Loboda 11, D.Krizanic 10+6reb, C.Cabrilo 8+2reb+2ast, F.Pirs 7+3reb+5ast, L.Lovro 6+1reb
Ilirija: B.Lian 19+4reb+1ast, S.Cameron 13+7reb+5ast, D.Hunter 13+7reb, F.Lovro 10+8reb+1ast, G.Bine 6+2reb+2ast, C.Gal 5+2reb+5ast

Krka - Sencur Gor. 98-78:
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Sencur Gor. (4-1) in Novo Mesto on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Krka (6-0) 98-78. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sencur Gor.. Krka made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Sencur Gor.'s players. 24 personal fouls committed by Sencur Gor. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Lenart Sirc (204-2003) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and ex-international forward Blaz Mahkovic (201-1990, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Krka players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Jan Novak (193-1995) with 11 points and 8 rebounds and Latvian Ricards Vanags (204-2002) scored 19 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Krka have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Sencur Gor. at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. Krka are looking forward to face league's second-placed Hopsi Polzela on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sencur Gor. will play against Zlatorog and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sencur Gor.: R.Vanags 19+2reb, L.Majstorovic 15+4reb+1ast, J.Novak 11+8reb+3ast, X.Lipscomb 9+3reb+2ast, L.Bolhar 8+2ast, S.Grosic 5+4reb+5ast
Krka: S.Lenart 15+6reb+1ast, M.Blaz 14+2reb+4ast, B.Djordje 14+2reb+1ast, S.Galin 13+4reb+2ast, K.Jazon 9+1reb+2ast, D.Jon 9+5ast

Sentjur - Nova Gorica 71-75:
Rather expected game when bottom-ranked Sentjur (0-6) was defeated at home by sixth ranked Nova Gorica (3-3) 75-71 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Leon Jereb (192-2007) who scored 14 points and 5 assists. Igor Struger (204-2001) chipped in 8 points and 9 rebounds. Nova Gorica's coach Jan Mocnik used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was international forward Tim Tomazic (199-1999) who recorded 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and ex-international Urban Durnik (204-1997) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Nova Gorica moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Zlatorog. Loser Sentjur still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Helios Suns. Nova Gorica will meet at home Triglav (#8) in the next round. Sentjur will play against Helios Suns in Domzale and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Sentjur: T.Tomazic 21+6reb+4ast, D.Hornbuckle 17+1ast, U.Durnik 10+8reb+1ast, R.Pajk 9+3reb, M.Domen 7+2reb+5ast, O.Glavan 3+4reb+3ast
Nova Gorica: J.Leon 14+4reb+5ast, D.Nejc 12+1ast, Z.Petejan 11+1ast, A.Likar 11+4reb+3ast, J.Kilibarda 10+2reb+1ast, S.Igor 8+9reb+2ast

Triglav - Hopsi Polzela 82-98:
Rather predictable result in Kranj where fourth ranked Hopsi Polzela (5-1) defeated 7th ranked Triglav (1-4) 98-82 on Saturday. Hopsi Polzela made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Hopsi Polzela outrebounded Triglav 31-17. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. The best player for the winners was the former international power forward Dino Muric (201-1990) who scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. American point guard Kameron Hobbs (178-2002, college: Morgan St.) chipped in 20 points. Four Hopsi Polzela players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Nejc Klavzar (187-1999) who recorded 17 points and 6 assists and ex-international Leon Santelj (205-1995) added 12 points respectively. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hopsi Polzela have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Ilirija. Loser Triglav dropped to the eighth position with four games lost. Hopsi Polzela will meet at home league's leader Krka in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Triglav will play against Nova Gorica (#5) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Triglav: N.Klavzar 17+4reb+6ast, A.Bobnar 13+1reb+2ast, L.Santelj 12+3reb+3ast, M.Mikus 9+1reb+1ast, I.Zukanovic 9+3reb+1ast, P.Matic 8
Hopsi Polzela: H.Kameron 20+3reb+3ast, M.Dino 19+9reb, V.Daniel 16+3reb+7ast, D.Nik 13+4reb+1ast, C.Martin 8+5reb+1ast, F.Halilovic 6

Zlatorog - Rogaska 60-69:
Zlatorog (#5) was upset in Lasko by eighth ranked Rogaska 69-60. Rogaska forced 20 Zlatorog turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American power forward Jalen Reynolds (201-1999, college: Southern) notched 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and center Aljaz Toplisek (203-2007) supported him with 14 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Even 24 points and 8 rebounds by American forward Mahmoud Bangura (201-2003, college: UNCP) did not help to save the game for Zlatorog. German-Croatian guard Luka Stojic (192-2007) added 12 points. Rogaska (2-4) moved-up to seventh place. Zlatorog at the other side keeps the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with Nova Gorica. Rogaska will play against higher ranked Ilirija (#3) in Ljubljana in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Zlatorog will play on the road against Sencur Gor. in Kranj and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zlatorog: M.Bangura 24+8reb+2ast, L.Stojic 12+2reb+1ast, T.Pesjak 11+1reb+3ast, E.Rrahmani 5+2reb+1ast, P.Dorotic 4+2reb+2ast, J.Santro 2+6reb+3ast
Rogaska: N.Rok 17+2reb+3ast, T.Aljaz 14+7reb+2ast, R.Jalen 13+8reb+4ast, B.Jalen 7+2reb+3ast, D.Jan 6+2reb+1ast, T.Ferme 6+3reb+3ast