Adriatic League, Regular Season, Game 22: February 14-15, 2009 - ADRIATIC LEAGUE

May 23, 2013

Adriatic League, Regular Season, Game 22: February 14-15, 2009

Partizan keeps leading the Adriatic League standings with a 20-2 record by rallying for a 17-point deficit to edge nion Olimpija 69-67 in Pionir Arena on Saturday. Stephane Lasme led the winners with 15 points, including a key block in the final seconds. Crvena Zvezda improved to 17-5 and stayed second by beating Helios Domzale 63-69 on the road also on Saturday behind 16 points from Tadija Dragicevic. Hemofarm Stada survived a tough test by edging FMP 90-83 in Vrsac on Saturday. Hemofarm improved to 16-6 while FMP dropped to 9-13. Stefan Markovic paced the winners with 25 points. Zadar improved to 15-7 by thrashing Buducnost m:tel 92-69 at home on Saturday behind 22 points and 9 rebounds from Todor Gecevski. Cibona overcame an early deficit to beat Split 79-73 at home on Sunday with 18 points from Alan Anderson. In other games, Zagreb thrashed Krka 64-84 on the road behind 25 points from Andrej Stimac while Bosna ASA BHT overwhelmed Vojvodina Srbijagas 94-68.

Partizan improved to 20-2 by rallying to edge Union Olimpija 69-67 in Pionir Arena on Saturday. Lasme led the winners with 15 points while Milenko Tepic added 13 for Partizan. Saso Ozbolt led Olimpija with 20 points. Vladimir Golubovic added 15 while Aleksej Nesovic had 13 for the guests. A 10-0 opening run that Novica Velickovic capped with a free throw allowed Partizan to keep a 19-15 edge after 10 minutes. Ozbolt singlehandedly kept Olimpija in the game while Nesovic followed a jumper with a dunk to give the guests their first lead, 30-33. An unstoppable Obzolt nailed a triple and added a jumper for a 33-38 Olimpija lead at halftime. An outstanding Golubovic and three-point plays by Jasmin Hukic and Junior Harrington made it a 17-point game, 38-55. Aleksandar Rasic led a 15-2 run that brought Partizan back to life, 53-57. It all came down to the final minute, as free throws by Mirza Begic gave Olimpija its last lead, 66-67. Tepic sank a critical jumper while Lasme added a free throw and had a big block on Ozbolt in the game's final possession. Crvena Zvezda improved to 17-5 by beating Helios Domzale 63-69 on the road also on Saturday. Dragicevic led the winners with 16 points while Leroy Owens and Mirko Kovac each added 11 for Zvezda, that led 40-48 after 30 minutes. Owens, Dragicevic and Vladimir Stimac stepped up in the fourth quarter to lead Zvezda to a well-deserved road win.

Hemofarm Stada survived a tough test by edging FMP 90-83 in Vrsac on Saturday. Hemofarm improved to 16-6 while FMP dropped to 9-13. Markovic led the winners with 25 points. Boban Marjanovic added 19, Bojan Krstovic had 14 while Miljan Pavkovic got 11 for Hemofarm. Miroslav Raduljica led FMP with 22 points. Dragan Labovic added 20, Filip Covic had 14 and Mladen Jeremic 13. Marjanovic and Nebojsa Joksimovic allowed Hemofarm to get a 25-16 lead after 10 minutes. Raduljica and Nemanja Protic helped FMP to stay in the game, 41-34, at halftime. Even when Markovic was unstoppable and Marjanovic dominated the boards, a jumper by Raduljica kept FMP within 67-62 after 30 minutes. Hemofarm soon boosted its margin to 80-68 and Pavkovic allowed the hosts to keep full control of the game until the final buzzer. Zadar improved to 15-7 by thrashing Buducnost m:tel 92-69 at home on Saturday. Gecevski paced the winners with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Juby Johnson added 16 points, Rok Stipcevic had 12 and 10 assists for a double-double while Dejan Ivanov scored 10 points in an easy home win fro Zadar, that led 49-33 at halftime and never looked back. Vladimir Dasic had 17 points for Buducnost, Vladimir Dragicevic added 14, Marko Simonovic 12 and Vladimir Micov 10. Cibona overcame an early deficit to beat Split 79-73 at home on Sunday. Anderson led the winners with 18 points. Marin Rozic added 16, Jared Homan had 13 while Earl Calloway got 12 for Cibona, that trailed 13-29 late in the first quarter. Rozic shined in the second quarter while Calloway brought Cibona within 35-37 at halftime. Cibona regained the lead immediately after the break and even when Zadar got within 63-61, Anderson and Homan made sure that the hosts added a big home win.

LAST GAME GAME 22 February 13-15, 2009
Day	Match	Result
Feb. 14	Krka vs. Zagreb CO	64-84
Feb. 14	Zadar vs. Buducnost	92-69
Feb. 14	Hemofarm STADA vs. FMP	90-83
Feb. 14	Helios vs. Crvena zvezda	63-69
Feb. 14	Partizan vs. Union Olimpija	69-67
Feb. 13	Bosna ASA BHT vs. Vojvodina	94-68
Feb. 15	Cibona vs. Split CO	79-73

NEXT GAME GAME 23 February 28, 2009
Day	Match
Feb. 28	Cibona vs. Krka
Feb. 28	Split CO vs. Bosna ASA BHT
Feb. 28	Vojvodina vs. Partizan
Feb. 28	Union Olimpija vs. Helios
Feb. 28	Crvena zvezda vs.Hemofarm
Feb. 28	FMP vs. Zadar
Feb. 28	Buducnost vs. Zagreb CO

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	KK Partizan	22	20	2	1662	1484
2	KK Crvena zvezda	22	17	5	1715	1626
3	KK Cibona	22	16	6	1765	1654
4	KK Hemofarm STADA	22	16	6	1782	1700
5	KK Zadar	22	15	7	1843	1648
6	KK Budućnost m:tel	22	12	10	1710	1674
7	KK Bosna ASA BH TELECOM	22	10	12	1710	1742
8	KK Union Olimpija	22	9	13	1702	1698
9	KK FMP	22	9	13	1755	1754
10	KK Split Croatia osiguranje	22	8	14	1591	1696
11	KK Krka	22	7	15	1574	1708
12	KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje	22	6	16	1669	1773
13	KK Helios Domžale	22	5	17	1560	1704
14	KK Vojvodina Srbijagas	22	4	18	1673	1850