May 24, 2012
Adriatic League, Game 25: March 16-17, 2007
Milenko Topic Hemofarm With just one game to go in the Adriatic League regular season, it is already known which teams advanced to the playoffs. Hemofarm joined FMP, Partizan and Cibona and it is only unknown which the playoff matchups will be. FMP is now atop the standings with a 20-5 record by  downing Union Olimpija 59-77 in Ljubljana on Friday behind 14 points from Djordje Micic. Cibona and Partizan tie for the second place at 19-6. Cibona edged cross-town rivals Zagreb 92-87 at home on Saturday. Brent Wright led the winners with 19 points on 9-of-10 free throws and 9 rebounds. Meanwhile, Partizan dropped to 19-6 due to a 89-85 road loss against Siroki Prima Pivo. Hemofarm clinched a playoff spot by downing Geoplin Slovan 92-76. Vanja Plisnic paced the winners with 28 points on 9-of-11 two-pointers and 2-of-3 triples in just 18 minutes while Milenko Topic added 24 for Hemofarm. Meanwhile, Milan Gurovic had 37 points to make Zvezda beat Bosna Asa BHT 93-84 in Belgrade on Saturday. In other games, Zadar overwhelmed Buducnost 80-47 while Helios Domzale thrashed Split 92-62.

FMP became the exclusive leader atop the standings by downing Union Olimpija 59-77 in Ljubljana on Friday. Micic led the winners with 14 points while Ivan Zigeranovic added 10 for FMP. Slavko Duscak had 14 points for Olimpija, Manu Markoishvili 12 and Ivica Jurkovic 11 for the hosts, whose playmaker Teemu Rannikko left the game with a knee injury. Back-to-back baskets by Markosihvili and a jumper by Sandi Cebular gave Olimpija a 19-16 edge after 10 minutes. Zigeranovic had 9 points in the second quarter to make FMP get a 33-40 lead. Duscak and Jurkovic brought Olimpija back into the game, but a 0-7 run gave FMP a 49-60 lead early in the fourth quarter. Olimpija never recovered and FMP got an important road win. Hemofarm made it to the playoffs by downing Geoplin Slovan 92-76. Plisnic paced the winners with 28 points on 9-of-11 two-pointers and 2-of-3 triples in just 18 minutes. Topic added 24 while Aleksej Nesovic had 12 for Hemofarm, that improved to 18-7 in the standings. Free throws by Bojan Bakic gave Hemofarm a 21-15 lead after 10 minutes. Slovan stayed in the game until the beginning of the second half, in which Topic led a 9-0 run that allowed Hemofarm to get a 76-62 after 30 minutes. Plisnic had 14 points in the final 8 minutes to make Hemofarm seal a playoff ticket.

Cibona had to battle harder than expected to edge cross-town rivals Zagreb 92-87 at home on Saturday. Wright led the winners with 19 points on 9-of-10 free throws and 9 rebounds. Chris Warren added 17 while Barisa Krasic and Marton Bader each had 14 for Cibona, that improved to 19-6 in the standings. Cibona led 74-71 with 7 minutes to go, but Barisa Krasic had 7 unanswered points and Zagreb never recovered. Partizan dropped to 19-6 due to a 89-85 road loss against Siroki Prima Pivo. Ivan Opacak paced the winners with 27 points. Vonteego Cummings had 22 points on 11-of-11 free throws for Partizan while Nikola Pakovic added 15. It all came down to the final 2 minutes, as a jumper by Dusan Kecman tied it at 84-84. Poacak hit a critical triple while Ivan Mimica sealed the win with free throws. Crvena Zvezda improved to 14-11 by downing Bosna Asa BHT 93-84 in Belgrade on Saturday. As usual, Gurovic paced the winners with 37 points. Nemanja Aleksandrov, Steven Markovic and Petar Popovic each had 11 while Antonio Burks added 10 for Zvezda. Clarence Gilbert had 28 points for Bosna, that got within 80-78 midway through the fourth quarter. Aleksandrov hit back-to-back triples and added a dunk in the final minute to seal the win in style.


LAST GAME GAME 25 - March 16-17, 2007
DayMatchResult
Mar. 17Crvena zvezda vs. Bosna ASA BHT93-84
Mar. 17Helios Domzale vs. Split CO92-62
Mar. 16Union Olimpija vs. FMP59-77
Mar. 17Cibona vs. Zagreb92-87
Mar. 17Hemofarm vs. Geoplin Slovan92-76
Mar. 17Zadar vs. Buducnost80-47
Mar. 17Siroki Prima pivo vs. Partizan89-85
NEXT GAME GAME 26 - March 24-25, 2007
DayMatch
Mar. 25Bosna ASA BHT vs. Siroki Prima pivo
Mar. 24Partizan vs. Zadar
Mar. 24Buducnost vs. Hemofarm
Mar. 24Geoplin Slovan vs. Cibona
Mar. 24Zagreb vs. Union Olimpija
Mar. 24FMP vs. Helios Domzale
Mar. 24Split CO vs. Crvena zvezda


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1KK FMP 2520521712019
2KK Partizan 2519620971868
3KK Cibona 2519621351963
4KK Hemofarm 2518720661891
5KK Buducnost 25151020091952
6KK Crvena zvezda 25141122372128
7KK Zadar 25141121332059
8KK Helios Domzale 25131219931981
9KK Union Olimpija 25121320321975
10KK Bosna ASA BH TELECOM 2591620492171
11HKK Siroki Prima pivo 2591619232066
12KK Zagreb 2581719472023
13KK Geoplin Slovan 2532218402150
14KK Split CO2522318442230
Sunday, March 18, 2007
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