SRB - Hemofarm maintain hot form

BELGRADE (Superleague) - Hemofarm continued their unbeaten streak to stay top of the Superleague with a 106-100 victory over last-placed Mega Ishrana.

With Partizan suffering their first defeat, 72-64 to FMP, Hemofarm have sole possession of first place.

However, the league leaders were given something to think about by Mega Ishrana, who rallied from a 53-28 deficit to force overtime before Hemofarm eventually pulled clear.

Vladan Vukosavljevic led seven Hemofarm players in double figures with 27 points.

Miroslav Markovic had 34 and Miladin Pekovic 24 for Mega Ishrana, who are still searching for their first Superleague victory.

Just one week after losing the Partizan in the Adriatic League final, FMP took their revenge with a domestic victory.

Using strong defence, they limited Partizan to just 64 points on and just two of 17 from long range.

FMP's Branko Cvetkovic exploded for 22 points in just 25 minutes on the court.

Youngster Milenko Tepic led Partizan with 17 points.

"We deserved this defeat as we didn't learn from our mistakes in the last game against Sloga," said Partizan coach Dusko Vujosevic.

"As coach, I'm the one to blame when we are not playing well, just as I am responsible for our success.

"We have failed in this match because we didn't have the right attitude against a quality rival."

Elsewhere, Red Star beat Masinac 93-80 to climb to fourth alongside Vojvodina, who suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Sloga, 82-78.

Darko Nikolic
FIBA