Kalinic leads Crvena past Partizan in the Serbian Cup final / News - Basketnews.com

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Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade defeated Partizan NIS Belgrade at the Radivoj Korac Cup final 85-68 (20-13, 29-15, 18-18, 22-18). It was the second straight year Zvezda's came out on top in this tournament.

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Crvena Zvezda started the game with eight unanswered points, but Kevin Punter's six points help Partizan weather the storm (11-13). However, that's when Crvena Zvezda went on a 14-2 run to blow the game wide open (27-13).

Red Star continued to dominate, finishing the first half up by 21 (49-28). It was more of the same in the second half, with Nikola Kalinic, Stefan Markovic, and Austin Hollins leading the way for Zvezda. Their advantage reached as many as 23 points, as they came away with a 17-point victory.

Nikola Kalinic led Crvena Zvezda with 18 points (2/5 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 5/6 FT), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 5 turnovers, and 17 PIR. Austin Hollins and Nate Wolters added 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Mathias Lessort was the best player for Partizan, finishing with 19 points (7/8 2PT, 5/9 FT), 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 22 PIR.

Crvena Zvezda: Nikola Kalinic 18, Austin Hollins 15 (5 AST), Nate Wolters 14, Stefan Markovic 13, Ognjen Dobric 9.

Partizan: Mathias Lessort 19, Kevin Punter 14, Dallas Moore 11, Zach LeDay 10.

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