Coach Džikić and his players gave a lovely birthday present to their club with a win over MZT
In the first game of the day, MZT Skopje Aerodrom are currently hosting Partizan NIS in Jane Sandanski Arena Skopje. Follow live stats on our website.
Vanja Marinkovic (Photo: MZT Skopje Aerodrom/Dragan Mitreski)
Patizan NIS team put on a convincing display on the road in Jane Sandanski against MZT Skopje Aerodrom, achieved a magnificent win and gave their club a fantastic 71th birthday present.
ABA League, Round 2, Tuesday, 4.10.2016:
MZT Skopje Aerodrom – PARTIZAN NIS 62:93 (16:29, 9:19, 21:22, 16:23)
Story of the game: With an excellent first quarter performance, Partizan NIS have broken the resistance of MZT Skopje Aerodrom early in the game and afterwards just cruised to the magnificent win on the road in Jane Sandanski. MZT tried their best to get back in the game for the win in the second half, but they were far from successful. This win keeps Partizan NIS on the top of the standings, while MZT Skopje Aerodrom still haven't tasted the sweet taste of a victory this season after 2 rounds played in ABA League.
Key moments: Partizan NIS solved all dilemmas regarding the final outcome of the game in the opening half. They were up by 13 points after 10 minutes and by 23 at half time. After that there was no chance of comeback for MZT Skopje Aerodrom in the final 20 minutes of the game.
Man of the match: William Hatcher was the true leader of his team, as he led Partizan NIS to the victory with 21 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and a valuation of 31 achieved in only 24 minutes spent on court.
Can't trick the stats: Team game is what made the difference in favour of Partizan NIS against MZT Skopje Aerodrom this time. The score of 24:11 in assists in favour of the guests tells enough about how things stood on the court.
