Siroki rides fast start to road win over Mrkonjic Grad
MRKONJIC GRAD, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Interstat) — Siroki used a fast start and a balanced offense to beat Mrkonjic Grad 90-71 on Wednesday. Siroki led 30-19 after the first quarter and 60-28 at halftime, then weathered a 27-point third quarter by Mrkonjic Grad. Matej Bosnjak paced Siroki with 13 points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes. Dominik Vujanovic added 12 points and four assists, Josip Covic scored 14, C. Lewis had 10 points and six assists, and Karlo Zganec grabbed six rebounds. Siroki shot 35 of 66 from the floor, 11 of 26 from three-point range and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line. Mrkonjic Grad shot 29 of 70 overall and 5 of 21 from deep. Rajko Gutalj led Mrkonjic Grad with 17 points and seven rebounds, Aleksandar Smiljanic had 16 points and nine rebounds, Nemanja Milosevic scored 11 with seven assists, and Matija Popovic posted 10 points and 10 rebounds. Siroki committed 13 turnovers and Mrkonjic Grad 12. Siroki improved to 7-2, while Mrkonjic Grad fell to 1-4.