Second loss for Cherno More in Kavadarci

Cherno More with second loss

19-09-2009 20:20

Cherno More lost second straight game at the friendly Tournament in Macedonia. After suffering loss to Rilski Sportist in first appearance, they failed against Macedonian outfit Vardar 88-96 in game two.

Once again Cherno More players opened the game better, but started with falling for the rest of the way. They held 26-23 lead after initial 10 minutes of play and were looking good on both ends of the court. Vadar increased intensity in the second quarter, and Cherno More players just could not match that. At the half time, Vardar was up 47-52.

In the third, it was pretty much even game as neither team made concrete run. Cherno More managed to cut the deficit to 3 points with 10 minutes left, but that was all they could do.

In the final quarter, Vardar went on a 5-0 run, having no troubles to keep its lead until the end.

Eric Webb (188-G-84) was once again the best player for Cherno More finishing with 26 points. Pavels Veselovs (207-F/C-83) added 21, while Simeon Tsenov (196-F-82) recorded double-double of 16 points and 11 boards. Still this was not enough for the win.

For the winning squad, Damjan Stojanovski (197-F-87) led all the scorers with 28 points and 8 rebounds. Toni Simic (210-C-76) drained 26 and Toni Grncarov (191-G-80) scored 16. Pero Blazevski (200-C-72) finished the contest with 14.