National Championships; Zrinjski stun Igokea in Game 1 of the BiH Finals
It was a busy day in the national championships around the region.
Marko Ramljak (Photo: Zrinjski/Ivan Kristo)
This was a special night in Mostar as Zrinjski prevailed over Igokea at home court in Game 1 of the 2017/18 Bosnia & Herzegovina Finals. Zrinjski have therefore taken the lead in this series, which is being played in the best-of-5 format.
Meanwhile in Slovenia, Krka overpowered Sixt Primorska in Novo mesto and tied the series to 1:1. Therefore, the two finalists of the 2018 ABA League 2 Final Four will play the third game which will decide which team will join Petrol Olimpija in the 2017/18 Slovenian Championship Finals.
BiH National Championship Finals, Round 1, Saturday, 12.5.2018:
ZRINJSKI – Igokea 73:67 (14:16, 22:23, 19:16, 18:12) / * 1:0 in victories
Ramljak 19, Igrutinović 14 | Rikić 14, Artis 14.
Croatian National Championship Semi-Finals, Round 1, Saturday, 12.5.2018:
ZADAR - Cibona 89:78 (22:29, 20:22, 21:13, 26:14) / * 1:0 in victories
Božić 15, Gray 15 | Žorić 31, Novačić 12.
Sunday, 13.5.2018:
Cedevita - Split (18:00)
Macedonian National Championship Semi-Finals, Round 2, Saturday, 12.5.2018:
Kumanovo 2009 - RABOTNIČKI 68:82 (12:28, 19:15, 14:15. 23:24) / * 0:2 in victories
Janeski 17, Stajić 10 | Kostov 20, Gynard 18.
Friday, 11.5.2018:
BLOKOTEHNA - MZT Skopje Aerodrom 106:94 (31:23, 28:22, 24:22, 23:27) / * 1:1 in victories
Benjamin 31, Mijatović 20 | Sokolov 16, Simonovski 14.
Slovenian National Championship Semi-Finals, Round 2, Saturday, 12.5.2018:
Rogaška - PETROL OLIMPIJA 67:73 (25:17, 15:19, 15:14, 12:23) / * 0:2 in victories
KRKA - Sixt Primorska 75:61 (14:18, 23:17, 17:15, 21:11) / * 1:1 in victories
Marinelli 15, Dimec 12 | Čakarun 12, Vujasinović 12.