Crvena Zvezda blows past Maccabi 84-59
In the opening game of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, the host team U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade downed U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 84-59. Lazar Stojkovic was the leader for the winners, collecting 24 points on 9-for-12 two-point shooting and 9 rebounds. Andrej Lucic and Stefan Markovic scored 16 apiece for Zvezda, while Eran Barak was the only double-digit scorer for Maccabi with 12 points.
Zvezda never trailed in the game, and pulled away with a 14-0 second-quarter run, during which it held Maccabi scoreless for more then 8 minutes to finish the half and take a 39-23 lead into the break. The margin was 26 points at then end of the third, and as big as 37 points late in the fourth before Maccabi scored the last 12 points of the game.
