Adriatic League, Regular Season, Game 8: November 19-20, 2011
Lior Eliyahu - Maccabi ElectraIn an all-Euroleague battle of Adriatic League leaders, Maccabi Electra handed Union Olimpija its first defeat of the season, 67-66, on Saturday night to take a 7-0 record and sole possession of first place. Maccabi won by the skin of its teeth, entering the fourth quarter with a 54-45 lead that evaporated as Olimpija outscored the hosts 13-21, but Yogev Ohayon stole the ball with 20 seconds left and coasted in for a layup to give the hosts a 66-62 lead that held up. Lior Eliyahu led Maccabi with 19 points and 9 rebounds, while David Blu added 13. Olimpija, which slipped to 7-1, got 15 points from Deon Thompson and 12 from Sasu Salin. With its 89-67 victory on Sunday night against Krka, Cedevita entered a tie for second with Olimpija, as Miro Bilan scored 19 and Marino Bazdaric added 14 to pace the home squad. Partizan mt:s missed a chance to join the tie for second when it fell to Zlatorog, 72-62, to end the week at 6-2. Vladimir Panic and Daniel Vujasinovic scored 20 points apiece and Panic added a 7 assists for the winners. Partizan got 12 points each from Miroslav Raduljica and Vladimir Lucic. Resurgent KK Zagreb coasted to victory against Helios Domzale, 72-57, to even its record at 4-4. Zagreb jumped out front 21-11 in the first quarter and led all the way behind 20 points by Mario Kasun and 14 by Sean May. In an all-Eurocup matchup, Budocnost took care of Cibona 85-69 as Nikola Vucevic came up big with 30 points and 9 rebounds, and Marko Popovich added 16 points. Cibona got 14 points from Davor Kus and 13 apiece from Tomislav Zubcic and Damjan Rudez. Both teams are tied at 5-3. In other games, Radnicki beat Crvena Zvezda on the road 84-79, and Hemofarm Stada pulled out a 74-70 win against Siroki.

LAST GAME GAME 8
November 19-20, 2011
Day Match Result
Nov. 19 Zlatorog L. vs. Partizan mt:s 72-62
Nov. 19 Hemofarm STADA vs. siroki
74-70
Nov. 19 Buducnost VOLI vs. Cibona 85-69
Nov. 19 Maccabi Elec. vs. U. Olimpija 67-66
Nov. 20 Cedevita vs. Krka 89-67
Nov. 19 Crvena Zvezda vs. Radnički 79-84
Nov. 19 Zagreb CO vs. Helios Domzale 72-57
NEXT GAME GAME 9
November 26-27, 2011
Day Match
Nov. 26 Helios Domzale vs. Zlatorog
Nov. 27 Radnički vs. Zagreb CO
Nov. 26 Krka vs. Crvena Zvezda
Nov. 26 Maccabi Electra vs. Cedevita
Nov. 27 Cibona vs. Union Olimpija
Nov. 26 siroki  vs. Buducnost VOLI
Nov. 27 Partizan mt:s vs. Hemofarm


STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv (-1) 7 7 0 591 483
2 KK Cedevita 8 7 1 705 569
3 KK Union Olimpija 8 7 1 673 619
4 KK Partizan mt:s 8 6 2 626 552
5 KK Budućnost VOLI 8 5 3 603 589
6 KK Cibona 8 5 3 646 671
7 KK Hemofarm STADA (-1) 7 4 3 556 558
8 KK Zagreb Croatia osiguranje 8 4 4 624 660
9 KK Široki WWin 8 3 5 613 622
10 KK Crvena Zvezda Beograd 8 2 6 698 698
11 KK Radnički 8 2 6 619 658
12 KK Krka 8 1 7 580 633
13 KK Helios Domžale 8 1 7 549 654
14 KK Zlatorog Laško 8 1 7 572 689
Sunday, November 20, 2011
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