Nibak Nis at Korac

BELGRADE (Interstat) — Nibak Nis will put a 2-1 record on the line Saturday when it visits Korac in a women’s professional basketball game. Korac enters at 0-3 and is seeking its first win of the season.

Nibak Nis has won two of its first three games. Its most recent result was a 76-61 home win over Ras. Bojana Stevanovich led the way with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in 28 minutes. Vladinka Erak added 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, while Jana Dinic scored 12 points with 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Nibak Nis also beat Mega MIS 68-62 at home. Its lone loss was a 79-70 setback at Student Nis. In that game, Stevanovich had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. She also had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists against Mega MIS. Stevanovich played 28 minutes against Ras, 26 minutes at Student Nis and 35 minutes against Mega MIS. Stevanovich is the player to watch for Nibak Nis.

Korac has opened the season with three losses. The team’s most recent game was a 69-52 loss at Partizan. Denai Bowman finished with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in 40 minutes. Azra Niksic had 4 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block, and Mia Macesic added 9 points and 1 rebound. Korac also lost 64-52 at home to Kraljevo and 112-49 at Crvena Zvezda. Against Kraljevo, Bowman scored 12 points with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Bowman played 40 minutes at Partizan and 32 minutes against Kraljevo. Bowman is the player to watch for Korac.

Nibak Nis received 19 points and 11 rebounds from Erak and 12 points and 9 rebounds from Dinic in the win over Ras. Korac’s most recent game included 21 points from Bowman, 4 points and 9 rebounds from Niksic, and 9 points from Macesic. Korac has allowed 69, 64 and 112 points in its first three games. Nibak Nis has scored 76, 70 and 68 points in its first three games. Korac has scored 52, 52 and 49 points.

After this game, Nibak Nis will host Novosadska, visit Duga, host Spartak, visit Crvena Zvezda, host Kraljevo, visit Partizan, host Vojvodina, visit Mega MIS, host Student Nis and visit Ras. Korac will visit Mega MIS, host Student Nis, visit Ras, visit Vojvodina, host Novosadska, visit Duga, host Spartak, host Crvena Zvezda, visit Kraljevo and host Partizan.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Nibak Nis 75, Korac 67.