Novosadska at Nibak Nis
NIS, Serbia (Interstat) — Nibak Nis will host Novosadska on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game, pairing a home team with a 3-1 record against a visiting team that is 1-3.
Nibak Nis has won three of four. It most recently beat Korac 73-60 on Saturday as Andela Radovic finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in 35 minutes. Vladinka Erak added 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes, while Bojana Stevanovich had 20 points, nine rebounds and one assist in 30 minutes. Radovic, the player to watch for Nibak Nis, also had six rebounds and nine assists in 33 minutes against Ras, 16 points, five rebounds and eight assists in 33 minutes at Student Nis, and six points, three rebounds and six assists in 31 minutes against Mega MIS. Nibak Nis beat Ras 76-61 at home and Mega MIS 68-62 at home, and lost at Student Nis 79-70.
Novosadska is trying to end a three-game losing streak. Its most recent game was a 94-45 loss to Partizan at home on Saturday. Andela Jekic led Novosadska with 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in 30 minutes. Nastja Bulovic had four points, six rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes, and Marija Marceta had seven points, one rebound and one assist in 35 minutes. Jekic, the player to watch for Novosadska, also had two points, nine rebounds, two assists and one block in 25 minutes at Kraljevo and five points, three rebounds and three blocks in 18 minutes against Crvena zvezda. Novosadska opened the season with a 53-46 win at Spartak before losses to Crvena Zvezda, Kraljevo and Partizan.
Nibak Nis has won two straight and three of its past four. Its only loss came at Student Nis. Radovic has recorded at least six assists in each of her past four games. Novosadska’s lone win came at Spartak, and its past three losses have come by double digits. Jekic has scored 20 points in her most recent game and has grabbed at least nine rebounds in two of her past three.
Both teams have additional games scheduled. Novosadska will host Mega MIS, while Nibak Nis will visit Duga. Nibak Nis will then host Spartak, and Novosadska will visit Student Nis. Nibak Nis has scored at least 68 points in each of its four games, and Novosadska has allowed at least 74 points in each of its past three games. Nibak Nis has scored 73 or more points in two of its past three games.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Nibak Nis 76, Novosadska 71.