Crvena Zvezda crush FMP Belgrade in the Serbian League finals opener / News - Basketnews.com

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Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade did not have much trouble with FMP Belgrade and won with the final score of 110-71 (24-18, 29-11, 26-23, 31-19) taking the lead in the Serbian League finals 1-0.

Ognjen Kuzmic

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The game for the most part was decided in the second quarter, which Crvena Zvezda won 29-11.

Crvena Zvezda made a 15-0 run in the middle of the second quarter and went away 39-22 with 4:22 to go. The run was led by Luka Mitrovic who scored all of his 11-points in the second quarter.

At the half, Crvena Zvezda already had a 24-point lead (53-29) and kept FMP Belgrade at a solid distance through the rest of the game.

FMP Belgrade managed to fight back only in the first quarter, which they lost by 6-points (24-18)

In the second half, Crvena Zvezda's lead only grew and reached the record mark of a 42-point lead with 1:10 to go in the game, after Nikola Ivanovic's 3-pointer.

Crvena Zvezda was led by their big-man Ognjen Kuzmic who ended up with 17 points on 8/10 field goals, and 7 rebounds.

FMP Belgrade's leader was Danilo Tasic who had 19 points on 6/10 field goals, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade: Ognjen Kuzmic 17 (7 REB),Ognjen Dobric 14, Nikola Ivanovic 13 (9 AST), Luka Mitrovic 11, Branko Lazic 11;

FMP Belgrade:Danilo Tasic 19 (7 REB),Nenad Nerandzic 16, Marko Radonjic 14.

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