Rilski Sportist and Kumanovo 2009 to open the second round of the Top 6

BC Rilski Sportist will host KK Kumanovo 2009 in the first game of the second round of the Top 6 in EUROHOLD Balkan League. The game is of a big importance for the home team after losing in the first round. Rilski has 2 wins and 3 defeats in Top 6 while Kumanovo is with 3-2 record.
If Rilski fails to win at home it will hurt a lot the chances of the team to advance to the Final 4. It′s a must win match for the team as it will tie both teams in the standings. So far Rilski has not made a mistake in its own gym and had 4 victories in the first stage of the competition. Now the team will want to continue with that but Kumanovo for sure is coming to steal the win. So far Terry Smith is the top scorer in the league with 20.4 points. Branko Mirkovic was the MVP of the first stage and has an averages of 15.9 points and 6.1 assists as Hristo Zahariev has 12.1 points per game.
Kumanovo opened the Top 6 with big away win at Teodo Tivat and will try to do the same in Samokov. The team is coming to this game after its first home loss of the season which they suffered in their local championship. This may make the players even more hungrier to get the win in Samokov which may lead to a very interesting game. Top scorers for the team in the competition so far are Aleksandar Kostoski with 16.7 points and Ivica Dimcevski with 16.5. The center Uros Lukovic is also very important to the team as he is averaging 14.9 points and 11.0 rebounds.
The game is at 18.00 local time and will be broadcasted LIVE on Sportmedia.tv.