Nibak Nis at Duga

SABAC, Serbia (Interstat) — Nibak Nis will visit Duga on Saturday for a women’s professional basketball game. Nibak Nis enters with a 4-1 record, while Duga is 1-4.

Nibak Nis has won four of its first five games. Its most recent result was a 75-64 home victory over Novosadska. Vladinka Erak led Nibak Nis with 24 points and 16 rebounds in that game, while Bojana Stevanovich added 18 points and six rebounds and Andela Janic scored 10 points. Nibak Nis also has wins over Radivoj Korac 73-60, Ras 76-61 and Mega MIS 68-62. Its lone loss came at Student Nis 79-70.

Erak is the player to watch for Nibak Nis. She had 24 points and 16 rebounds against Novosadska, 24 points and 12 rebounds against Mega MIS, and 19 points and 11 rebounds against Ras. She also had 16 points and eight rebounds at Radivoj Korac and eight points and six rebounds at Student Nis. Erak has scored in double figures in four of her five recent appearances and has recorded two double-doubles in that span. She has played at least 32 minutes in each of her five recent games.

Duga enters after a 113-50 loss at Partizan. Jelena Zoric had 10 points, six rebounds and six assists in that game. Olga Stepanovic scored 15 points, and Jeana Weatherspoon added eight points and four rebounds for Duga. Duga’s only win this season came against Kraljevo 60-56. The team also has losses to Crvena Zvezda 114-66, Spartak Subotica 60-50 and Vojvodina 89-49.

Zoric is the player to watch for Duga. In the win over Kraljevo, she had 17 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. She also had eight points, five rebounds and four assists at Crvena Zvezda and eight points, seven rebounds and three assists against Spartak Subotica. In the most recent game at Partizan, she played 36 minutes and contributed 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Nibak Nis is 3-0 at home and 1-1 on the road. Duga is 1-2 at home and 0-2 on the road. Nibak Nis has scored 75, 73, 76, 70 and 68 points in its five games. Duga has scored 50, 60, 66, 50 and 49 points. Nibak Nis has held four opponents under 65 points.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Nibak Nis 73, Duga 67.