SCM U Craiova smashed Peja to go top of group C

SCM U Craiova recorded second straight win in group C of EUROHOLD Balkan League. The Romanians hosted KB Peja and led from start to finish to win 97-75 at the end. With this victory Craiova is now first in the group with 3 wins and 2 defeats and Peja holds the same record. The Romanians however defeated them twice and have the advantage due to that fact. Next week Craiova will host Kumanovo in both teams last game of the Second Stage while Peja is visiting Mornar on March 4th in the last round.

Craiova started very well and took an early 12-2 advantage. After that the hosts kept their lead and it remained the same after ten minutes. Shortly after the start of the second quarter the home team scored 11 points in a row and the difference went up to 19 points. At the break it was 21 and in the second half there was really no contest. Peja managed to cut the deficit to 16 but thhe hosts responded with 10-0 and the match was over.

The hosts dominated the boards and grabbed 21 more rebounds than the visitors. They also had 12-6 points advantage on second chance points and 14-6 points from points off turnovers.

Travis Bureau was the top performer for the home team with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Djordje Micic added 19 points while Marko Boltic had 15, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

For the visitors Janou Rubin finished with 20 points and 7 assists while Alban Veseli had 18 points.

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FULL STATS FROM THE GAME SCM U CRAIOVA - KB PEJA