ADRIATIC League – Red Star win Belgrade derby against Partizan
BELGRADE (Adriatic League) - Serbia international Milenko Tepic Partizan missed a lay-up at the end of the game as Red Star won the Belgrade derby 81-80 in the Adriatic League on Sunday. Partizan had survived a few close calls in the competition this season and they almost scraped an unlikely win against Svetislav Pesic's team after ...
BELGRADE (Adriatic League) - Serbia international Milenko Tepic Partizan missed a lay-up at the end of the game as Red Star won the Belgrade derby 81-80 in the Adriatic League on Sunday.
Partizan had survived a few close calls in the competition this season and they almost scraped an unlikely win against Svetislav Pesic's team after their Cedomir Vitkovac drilled a three-pointer and then Tadija Dragicevic of Red Star missed two free throws.
But Tepic was off target with his potential game-winner right at the death as defending champions Partizan suffered their first defeat.
Elmedin Kikanovic had 22 points and Marko Marinovic 19 for Red Star.
Both sides are now 7-1.
“Our main goal is placement in the NLB Final Four and now we are in a good situation,” said Pesic, who was thrown out of the game.
Zadar and Hemofarm are both 6-2 after winning games at home.
Zadar thrashed Zagreb 110-75 and Hemofarm hammered Buducnost 96-77.
In other games, Krka lost in front of their own fans to Split 86-79, Cibona won 99-75 over Vojvodina, Bosna defeated Olimpija 94-85 and Helios cruised past FMP 96-82.
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