FIBA Basketball
SCG - Partizan still perfect
BELGRADE (Superleague) - Reigning Serbia & Montenegro champions Partizan Belgrade are the only unbeaten side after five rounds of games in the Superleague. Partizan crushed Borac 105-74 to stay top of
BELGRADE (Superleague) - Reigning Serbia & Montenegro champions Partizan Belgrade are the only unbeaten side after five rounds of games in the Superleague.
Partizan crushed Borac 105-74 to stay top of Group A on a day when Buducnost stunned Red Star Belgrade 85-82 to share top spot in Group B with Red Star with a 4-1 record.
Against lowly Borac, the league MVP Dejan Milojevic finished with 26 points, nine assists and five rebounds in just 25 playing minutes for Partizan.
"Milojevic is a true leader. He showed his younger team-mates what a professional performance is all about - his running and competitiveness can teach a lot to others," said Partizan coach Dusko Vujosevic.
Also in Group A, FMP used Mile Ilic's 23 points and 11 rebounds to defeat bottom side Mornar 96-78 and stay second while Vojvodina stayed third after an 83-74 win over Masinac.
In Group B, Red Star, once again guided by Milan Gurovic who scored 22 points, took a 71-63 lead but Buducnost's 25-year-old guard Miljan Pavkovic was not finished yet.
Pavkovic scored 11 of his 19 points in the next two minutes, including three three-pointers as Buducnost rallied, taking a 77-75 lead in the final minute.
"We defeated a team that is better then us in every single basketball segment, except in talent," said Buducnost boss Dejan Radonjic.
Sakota said: "Buducnost deserved this victory as we suddenly stopped after taking quite a big lead."
Hemofarm struggled to beat Atlas 90-89 while OKK Belgrade hammered lowly Zdravlje with 29 points from Marko Brkic including six from 10 from behind the arc.
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Partizan crushed Borac 105-74 to stay top of Group A on a day when Buducnost stunned Red Star Belgrade 85-82 to share top spot in Group B with Red Star with a 4-1 record.
Against lowly Borac, the league MVP Dejan Milojevic finished with 26 points, nine assists and five rebounds in just 25 playing minutes for Partizan.
"Milojevic is a true leader. He showed his younger team-mates what a professional performance is all about - his running and competitiveness can teach a lot to others," said Partizan coach Dusko Vujosevic.
Also in Group A, FMP used Mile Ilic's 23 points and 11 rebounds to defeat bottom side Mornar 96-78 and stay second while Vojvodina stayed third after an 83-74 win over Masinac.
In Group B, Red Star, once again guided by Milan Gurovic who scored 22 points, took a 71-63 lead but Buducnost's 25-year-old guard Miljan Pavkovic was not finished yet.
Pavkovic scored 11 of his 19 points in the next two minutes, including three three-pointers as Buducnost rallied, taking a 77-75 lead in the final minute.
"We defeated a team that is better then us in every single basketball segment, except in talent," said Buducnost boss Dejan Radonjic.
Sakota said: "Buducnost deserved this victory as we suddenly stopped after taking quite a big lead."
Hemofarm struggled to beat Atlas 90-89 while OKK Belgrade hammered lowly Zdravlje with 29 points from Marko Brkic including six from 10 from behind the arc.
PA Sport