Peja moves up to first in group A

KB Peja finished 2014 in style after beating KK Sutjeska 83-64 at home. This was the second straight victory for the Kosovo team as they are now on top of group A. The hosts played very well in the second half and especially in the third quarter they managed to build a good lead which was enough. With this win Peja is now first in group A with 4 wins and 2 defeats while Sutjeska is with 3-3 record and is tied with Rilski Sportist.
 
The hosts started good and led by 7 points in just three minutes. The lead continued to be around that difference for the next few minutes but in the end of the first quarter went down to 4. A 9-0 run for Sutjeska gave the visitors 5-point advantage at the start of the second quarter and they led for most of it. Right at the end of the first half Peja managed to turn around the score and went up by 2.
 
Until the middle of the third quarter the game was still close with the hosts leading by 2. However Peja went on a 14-2 run to increase the lead to 14 and after 30 minutes it was 13. Another run for Peja - and again 14-2 took the advantage up to 24 points and the game was over with a few minutes to play.
 
The biggest difference in this match was the three-point shooting. The hosts scored 12 from 37 attempts while the visitors were 5 of 32.
 
Six players scored in double figures for the winners with Alban Veseli being close to triple-double with 18 points, 9 steals and 8 rebounds. Jan Mocnik added 17 points while Drilon Hajrizi finished with 15 points and 8 rebounds.
 
For the visitors Nikola Zizic scored 11 points while 9 points apiece had Aleksa Ilic and Nemanja Vranjes.

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FULL STATS FROM THE GAME KB PEJA - KK SUTJESKA