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Red Star better in the derby
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| Miroslav Radosevic (Partizan Belgrade) |
In the most interesting game of the last round of the Yugoslav men's basketball Championship, the Belgrade Red Star has, without much difficulty, defeated the city rival Partizan. In the game, in which nothing would have been decided, the best players of the winning team were Zlatko Bolic with 25 points and the playmaker Dragan Lukovski, who, throughout the match, wisely lead his team to the triumph.
With the games of the 22nd round, the regular part of the Yugoslav men's basketball Championship ended, and the competition will continue on April 8th with the first quarter-finals play-off games.
Last round (March 25/26) - Results
| RED STAR Belgrade |
PARTIZAN Belgrade |
69-54 |
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LOVCEN Cetinje |
BEOBANKA Belgrade |
78-73 |
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HEMOFARM Vrsac |
IBON Niksic |
88-72 |
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FMP ZELEZNIK Belgrade |
SPARTAK Subotica |
83-62 |
| BEOPETROL Belgrade |
BORAC Cacak |
77-78 |
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BUDUCNOST Podgorica |
RADNICKI Belgrade |
96-77 |
Standings after regular part of the season
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Games played |
W |
L |
Pts. |
| 1 |
BUDUCNOST |
22 |
22 |
0 |
44 |
| 2 |
PARTIZAN |
22 |
16 |
6 |
38 |
| 3 |
RED STAR |
22 |
15 |
7 |
37 |
| 4 |
HEMOFARM |
22 |
13 |
9 |
35 |
| 5 |
BEOBANKA |
22 |
13 |
9 |
35 |
| 6 |
FMP ZELEZNIK |
22 |
12 |
10 |
34 |
| 7 |
RADNICKI |
22 |
10 |
12 |
32 |
| 8 |
BORAC |
22 |
9 |
14 |
31 |
| 9 |
LOVCEN |
22 |
8 |
14 |
30 |
| 10 |
BEOPETROL |
22 |
7 |
15 |
29 |
| 11 |
SPARTAK |
22 |
4 |
18 |
26 |
| 12 |
IBON |
22 |
3 |
19 |
25 |
Yugoslav men's basketball championship, play-offs, quarter-finals:
BUDUCNOST - BORAC
PARTIZAN - RADNICKI
RED STAR - FMP ZELEZNIK
HEMOFARM - BEOBANKA
First matches are scheduled to be played on April 8, the second on April 10 and the third ones (if necessary) on April 12.
SPECIAL ADDITION: Statistics of the regular part of the 1999/2000 season
After derby match with Partizan in Belgrade, Buducnost remains the only undefeated team in the Yugoslav Championship. The guests from Podgorica imposed their own tempo from the start, mostly controlling the score of the match. The key players in the moments when the host team threatened to endanger their lead were former Partizan players, Dejan Tomasevic (29 points, 13 rebounds) and Haris Brkic (22 pts.), whose successful actions brought new lead to the current Yugoslav champion.
Round 21 (March 18/19) - Results
| PARTIZAN Belgrade |
BUDUCNOST Podgorica |
70-82 |
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SPARTAK Subotica |
RED STAR Belgrade |
66-97 |
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BEOBANKA Belgrade |
HEMOFARM Vrsac |
78-69 |
|
RADNICKI Belgrade |
LOVCEN Cetinje |
79-56 |
| BORAC Cacak |
FMP ZELEZNIK Belgrade |
94-97 |
|
IBON Niksic |
BEOPETROL Belgrade |
75-99 |
Last round (March 25): Hemofarm - Ibon, Beopetrol - Borac, FMP Zeleznik - Spartak, Red Star - Partizan, Buducnost - Radnicki, Lovcen - Beobanka.
Standings after 21 rounds
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Games played |
W |
L |
Pts. |
| 1 |
BUDUCNOST |
20 |
20 |
0 |
40 |
| 2 |
PARTIZAN |
21 |
16 |
5 |
37 |
| 3 |
RED STAR |
21 |
14 |
7 |
35 |
| 4 |
HEMOFARM |
21 |
12 |
9 |
33 |
| 5 |
BEOBANKA |
21 |
12 |
9 |
33 |
| 6 |
FMP ZELEZNIK |
21 |
11 |
10 |
32 |
| 7 |
RADNICKI |
21 |
10 |
11 |
31 |
| 8 |
LOVCEN |
21 |
8 |
13 |
29 |
| 9 |
BORAC |
20 |
8 |
12 |
28 |
| 10 |
BEOPETROL |
21 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
| 11 |
SPARTAK |
21 |
4 |
17 |
25 |
| 12 |
IBON |
21 |
3 |
18 |
24 |
In the most interesting match of the 20th round, Red Star got a win over Borac in dramatic fashion. Borac had a 21-9 lead after only 10 minutes and closed the half with a 42-33 lead. The man of the match was Red Star's guard Igor Rakocevic, who made decisive three-pointer in the last second of the match. These points were the only ones he scored in the match.
Round 20 (March 11/12) - Results
| RED STAR Belgrade |
BORAC Cacak |
73-71 |
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BEOBANKA Belgrade |
RADNICKI Belgrade |
82-79 |
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FMP ZELEZNIK Belgrade |
IBON Niksic |
92-74 |
|
LOVCEN Cetinje |
PARTIZAN Belgrade |
66-70 |
| BUDUCNOST Podgorica |
SPARTAK Subotica |
109-84 |
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HEMOFARM Vrsac |
BEOPETROL Belgrade |
78-76 |
Round 21 (March 18): Beobanka - Hemofarm, Radnicki - Lovcen, Partizan - Buducnost, Spartak - Red Star, Borac - FMP Zeleznik, Ibon - Beopetrol.
Standings after 20 rounds
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Games played |
W |
L |
Pts |
| 1 |
BUDUCNOST |
19 |
19 |
0 |
38 |
| 2 |
PARTIZAN |
20 |
16 |
4 |
36 |
| 3 |
RED STAR |
20 |
13 |
7 |
33 |
| 4 |
HEMOFARM |
20 |
12 |
8 |
32 |
| 5 |
BEOBANKA |
20 |
11 |
9 |
31 |
| 6 |
FMP ZELEZNIK |
20 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
| 7 |
RADNICKI |
20 |
9 |
11 |
29 |
| 8 |
LOVCEN |
20 |
8 |
12 |
28 |
| 9 |
BORAC |
19 |
8 |
11 |
27 |
| 10 |
BEOPETROL |
20 |
6 |
14 |
26 |
| 11 |
SPARTAK |
20 |
4 |
16 |
24 |
| 12 |
IBON |
20 |
3 |
17 |
23 |
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