Rilski Sportist hosts OKK Beograd in a decisive game

The 2011 EUROHOLD Balkan League runner-up - BC Rilski Sportist Samokov are facing OKK Beograd at home in Arena Samokov tomorrow night, as Rosen Barchovski′s team is in a must-win situation in Group A.   Riletso are currently third in the standings with a balance of 5 wins and 4 losses and must win their next home game, which is the last one from their regular season schedule if they want to seal their spot in the quarterfinal stage of the competition.   The fourth-placed team - BC Timisoara will be hoping for a win by OKK Beograd, and also they must win their home game against KK Mornar Bar in order to qualify for the next phase.   OKK Beograd and Rilski Sportist already met in Belgrade, as Riletso don′t keep good memories from this game, which they lost by 18 points of difference - 86:68. Filip Vukosavljevic had 18 points in the loss, while Hristo Zahariev added 16. This was the only game in which Branko Mirkovic has failed to score 10 or more points. Luka Drca led OKK Beograd with 21, while Nenad Misanovic added 14.   Branko Mirkovic will be the key man for OKK Beograd to watch. The Serbian playmaker averages 18.2 points, 5.0 asssits and 3.0 rebounds per game. Filip Vukosavljevic adds 16.0 points and 7.2 boards per contest, while Ante Bilobrk and Asen Velikov score 8.3 and 8.1 points per game respectively.   Nenad Misanovic averages 11.5 points and 4.8 rebounds for OKK Beograd. Stanoje Knezevic adds 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds, while Nemanja Bezbradica has been playing good recently, as over the last three games he has 13.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 steal per contest.   The game is scheduled for 17.45 local time on the 6th of March in Arena Samokov in Samokov. SportMedia TV along with BNT World and BNT2 will broadcast the game live.