Guest coach Marko Simonović divided the minutes among all his players, and the most efficient was Tadija Tadić with 16 points. Bogdan Bojić and Ilija Varajić also had double-digit performances with 14 each, Xavier Williams with 12 and Zdravko Bošković with 11 points. Miloš Latković – 20, Milutin Đukanović – 15, Kingsley Perkins – 11 and Stefan Adžić 10 scored double-digit points for the home team. The more successful team from this two-match series will face SC Derbi as their rival.
The second pair in the play-in is much more uncertain. Third-placed Mornar Barsko zlato defeated second-placed Primorje 1945 tonight in "Topolica" with a score of 99:87 (20:23, 28:29, 23:115, 28:20), so the team from Novalja faces a difficult task to make up for the minus 12 in the return match.
The most deserving player for the victory for coach Mihailo Pavićević's team was Mason Allston with 32 points and nine assists. Viktor Vujisić achieved a double-double performance with 15 points and 10 rebounds, Alija Islamović scored 15 points with nine rebounds, the same as Petar Krivokapić, while Christopher Austin finished the match with 12 points.
The best players in coach Pavle Roganović's team were captain Aleksandar Danilović with 24 points and nine rebounds and point guard Ognjen Mićović with 20 points and six assists, while Nikola Rakočević with 15 points and nine rebounds and Novak Peković with 13 points also scored in double figures.
The other play-in matches are scheduled for next Saturday.
