Three in a row for SCM U Craiova for second place in group B

SCM U Craiova recorded its third win in a row in group B which decided positions between 2 and 4 in it. The Romanians hosted KK Mornar and won 75-63 after leading from start to finish. With this victory Craiova ends up in 2nd place in the group, Mornar is third and Sigal Prishtina is fourth. All three teams have 4 wins and 4 defeats and are 2-2 when we look at the results between them. However Craiova has +11 points difference, Mornar is -2 while Sigal is -9. It all means that Craiova and Mornar will enter the Second Stage with 1 win and 1 loss while Sigal is entering with 0-2 as Kozuv is first and is 2-0.   The match was even in the first four minutes but in the final six of the first quarter Craiova made 17-2 run and went up by 15. Mornar however started the second on a 10-2 and cut its deficit to single digits. Then the hosts controlled their advantage as it was around 10 points before 4 in a row for the visitors made it 7 after 20 minutes of play.   In the second half the hosts continued to have the lead and to control the match. A 9-2 run for them increased the advantage to 14 and it went down to 11 after the end of the quarter. In the last ten minutes Craiova had good enough difference and finished off their opponents without allowing them to come close.   The difference in this game was the three-points shooting as the hosts made 8 of 22 attempts while Mornar was 4 of 19.   Travis Bureau was the top performer for the winners with 20 points and 8 rebounds as Djordje Micic also played well with 16 and 4.   For the visitors 16 points had Ivan Jelenic as 14 and 5 rebounds added Sam Coleman.

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FULL STATS FROM THE GAME SCM U CRAIOVA - KK MORNAR