Great second half gives OKK the win against Zrinjski.
OKK win at home
22-02-2011 | 20:53 | Alexander Sotirov
OKK Beograd defeated HKK Zrinjski Mostar 75:72 after a great second half in Belgrade. Marko Icelic′s team were trailing 45:61 at halftime, but after 40:36 in the second half, including a 21:2 run in the third period settled with the win.The home side started the game strong and quickly had a 6:0 lead. HKK Zrinjski responded with a 7:2 run which cut their deficit down to 1 point - 8:7. The visitors had their first lead of the game with a little less than 5 minutes remaining when Zeljko Sakic scored for 11:13. Zrinjski led in the next couple of minutes, before OKK managed to get their lead back - 18:17 with 1.22 to go. However Zrinjski were ahead after the first period - 18:19.
A three by Tomislav Ramljak gave Zrinjski a 18:22 lead early in the second quarter. OKK responded with six unanswered points for 24:22. The lead changed two more times before OKK managed to break ahead by 4 points (31:27). After that HKK Zrinjski made a 8:0 run to find themselves ahead by 31:34 Halfway through the game they held a single point lead - 35:36.
The third quarter started strong for the Bosnian team, as Zrinjski started to build a bigger lead. They led the game 38:44, before OKK decreased it to 40:44. However a 5:0 run gave Zrinjski a 40:49 lead - their biggest in the game so far. OKK were struggling in these minutes, while Zrinjski′s lead continued to grow. After 10:25 in the third period, they had a 16-point lead after 30 minutes of play - 45:61.
OKK entered the final quarter with a 16-point deficit, and nobody would believe what they were about to do. Marko Icelic′s squad started playing zone defense which was definitely a successful move, as they outscored the opposition 21:2 in the first minutes after halftime to make the score 66:63. However Zrinjski didn′t give up and tied it at 66:66 and afterwards at 68:68 and 70:70. The final score was settled at 75:72 for OKK Beograd.
Dragan Zekovic scored 17 points and added 7 rebounds for the win, while Uros Lucic was one rebound shy of a double-double - 15 points and 9 boards. Dragan Mitrovic scored only 6 points but added 9 assists.
Zeljko Sakic once again was the main man for HKK Zrinjski - 23 points and 9 rebounds. Marin Han scored 11, while Lazar Simonovic had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Mate Perajica added 11 points as well.
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