Kumanovo defeats Beroe to finish second in the group

KK Kumanovo 2009 finished second in Group E of Delasport Balkan League. In a direct battle for that place the North Macedonian team hosted BC Beroe and thanks to a 93-80 victory, ended up the first stage with 6-4 record. Both teams had qualified for the Second Stage already before the game and they only had to decide which team will finish second and which third. In that case it's Kumanovo which means that if the team are drawn in the same group for the next stage, the second game between them will be played in Kumanovo.

The hosts took full advantage of the fact that Beroe missed a lot of key players and started better. Thanks to a good offensive performance in the first half they managed to build a double-digit advantage but still the visitors weren't ready to give up. They won the third quarter and tried to close the gap, but Kumanovo never allowed any problems until the end.

Branislav Djekic was the top scorer for the winners with 23 points. Otis Livingston had another very good game finishing with 22 and 8 assists while Aleksandar Andrejevic scored 21.

The visitors were led by James Gavin with 24 points as Simeon Iliev added 23.